Volleyfest

2025 marks the 48th anniversary of Fraulein Volleyfest, considered by many to be the premier kick-off event for the High School Volleyball season in Central Texas. This year's event will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. The 32 schools entered this year will travel from as far away as West Texas, Corpus Christi, and the Dallas, Houston, and Austin areas to participate in this prestigious event.

The Fraulein Volleyfest will bring in an estimated 1500 visitors to the New Braunfels area for the long weekend to enjoy some exciting volleyball action and the sights and sounds of New Braunfels.

We hope that you enjoy your stay in historic New Braunfels, and that you will take the time to visit some of our tournament sponsors. We wish each of your teams great success at the Fraulein Volleyfest!

Donna Lassiter Boehle graduated from SWT in 1969 where she was voted Best All Around Athlete in high school and college. She taught school for 36 years in Comal ISD. During this time she coached volleyball at Canyon High School and boasted an outstanding record of 551 wins and 216 losses in her career. Coach Boehle was inducted into the Texas Girls Coaches Hall of Fame in 2012. She was most recently inducted into the Texas State Bobcat Hall of Honor in 2014 and is credited with establishing the University's first volleyball team. Coach Boehle can still be found in a volleyball gym somewhere in the New Braunfels area most Tuesday and Friday nights!

Karen Chisum retired from Texas State University in 2020 after coaching collegiate volleyball for 41 seasons. Upon retirement, Chisum was the second longest active-tenured coach at one school across all three NCAA divisions. She is also the second-winningest female Division I coach in NCAA history and one of just seven coaches to reach the 900-win mark, with a career total of 915 wins. In 1994 Coach Chisum was the first female to be accepted for membership in the "T" Association's Hall of Honor. Before coaching the Bobcats, Coach Chisum led the New Braunfels Unicorns to a Class 3-A State runner-up in 1976 coaching former Texas volleyball standout Nell Fortner.