NEK volleyball
About
NEK Nighthawk Volleyball is entering into it’s 5th year of providing homeschool volleyball league for girls from 6th grade through 12th grade. The girl’s season runs end of July through mid-October. Teams play approximately 15-20 match days, including 3-8 tournaments.
We also recently started offering boys volleyball in the Spring semester for athletes 7th-12th grade. We will be a part of the HOA league in Kansas City. The boy’s season starts in March and runs through the beginning of May.
Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people.
Colossians 3:23
Our Coaches
Marley Baum
HS Girls Volleyball Coach
Marley Baum has been coaching youth sports for the past 10 years. Prior to coaching at NEK, Marley coached competitive basketball and volleyball teams for several years. Currently, she serves as the NEK High School Women’s Volleyball and High School Women’s Basketball head coach. Marley enjoys developing players to be the best versions of themselves both on and off the court. Marley is a nurse at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka,
and she and her husband Steve have 2 children whom they have homeschooled for over 9 years.
Valerie Tolin
Asst. HS Girls Volleyball CoacH/HS Boys Volleyball Coach
Valerie Tolin played volleyball in high school and has coached recreational teams for 6+ years, and, most recently, assisted Coach Romesburg with the Jr High girls for 3 years. She loves sports and is pretty competitive, but she delights in pouring into her players as she encourages them to fight through hard battles and rejoicing with them when they get a win. She wants to always remind them of who God made them to be and to ultimately play for His Glory. Valerie and her husband, Darren, live in Topeka and have three kids whom they have homeschooled for over 4 years.
Jessica Romesburg
HS Girls Asst. volleyball coach/HS Boys Asst. Volleyball Coach
Jessica Romesburg has always loved teaching and sports. She grew up in a home where sports played a huge part of her childhood, as did teaching. She played sports in Junior High and all throughout high school. Jess and her husband, Rob, have been involved in coaching youth sports for the last 8+ years. Jess has a passion for youth sports! To her it is about teaching the young ladies about the game, building them up and encouraging them no matter where they are. Jess and Rob have been married for 25 wonderful years and have been blessed with two amazing children who are both involved in NEK.
Tori Powell
Jr High Girls volleyball coach
Tori has coached her youngest daughter in recreational volleyball for 7+ years. She is a huge fan of competitive volleyball and love to see the girls put their very best foot forward on the court. Tori enjoys helping elevate their skill set, increasing their confidence in their abilities and assisting them on how to navigate the game strategically, while also reminding them always and foremost that God loves them and that it is important to allow God’s love to shine through them at every opportunity. Tori lives in Topeka where she has homeschooled her children for over 13 years.
Cristine Fischer
Jr High Girls Volleyball Coach