Volleyball

In fall 2010, Blair organized an intramural program to feed a growing interest among Blair girls in the sport of volleyball; the program has since evolved into a varsity team.

Volleyball begins in late August with a week-long preseason camp that consists of several practices and team activities a day, as well as scrimmages. In season, Blair competes against other NJISAA schools. Rutgers Prep, Lawrenceville, Pope John and Warren Hills are commonly seen on the schedule.

About Coach Raley

History faculty member Anna Raley joins the Blair volleyball coaching staff in 2021, serving as the assistant varsity coach and head JV coach. In 2022, she became the head varsity volleyball coach. Previously, she was the head JV volleyball coach at the Rabun Gap Nacoochee School. A former collegiate soccer and basketball player at Huntingdon College,  Ms. Raley will also serve as the assistant girls' varsity basketball coach.

About Coach Queally

Cally Queally was appointed to Blair’s English faculty in 2020. She earned her bachelor’s degree in creative writing in 2020 at Hamilton College, where she minored in psychology and theatre and captained the ski team. She gained teaching and mentoring experience during summer internships at Northfield Mount Hermon School (2019) and the Meadowbrook School of Weston (2018, 2019). Cally teaches English and coaches the ski team at Blair, and she lives in Kathryn Hall with her golden retriever, Toby. She is working on a fantasy novel, which she hopes to publish someday.

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Meet Coach Devaney

Ying Devaney is assistant coach of the girls' varsity volleyball team and head JV coach. Before relocating to the United States in 2006, Mrs. Devaney earned her undergraduate degree in sports science at the Physical Education College in Bangkok, Thailand, in the late 1990s. Over the course of her career in Thailand, she served as a health club instructor at Shell Co., Ltd., a health club instructor and supervisor at the Radisson Hotel, an instructor with Outward Bound, a teacher at Khamasiri Memorial School and Sanarangsun Municipal School, and a sport supervisor at the Le Meridien Khao Lake Beach & Spa Resort. She has lived at Blair with her husband, language teacher Tim Devaney, since 2010, and has held various positions across campus, including in the Childcare Learning Center and Golf Shop. A sports enthusiast, she was a gold medalist in Judo at the All-Thailand Physical Education College Games during her undergraduate years, and her hobbies include playing volleyball, swimming and running.

Meet Coach Thomas

Evan Thomas was a teacher of fine art at Philadelphia-area independent schools from 2009 to 2015, Evan Thomas joined Blair’s faculty in 2015, where he teaches all levels of drawing and painting as well as "Art for Social Change". He serves as the faculty advisor for the Black and Latinx Student Union and as the SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) program leader for faculty and staff. Evan holds a bachelor’s degree in art education from Kutztown University (2009), a master’s degree in art education from Boston University (2013), and recently earned his certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (2021). Evan now serves as the assistant girls' JV volleyball coach. 

View directions to athletic events. To read recaps about past events, go to the "Team News" tab above.