Archive for November, 2008

Thunderbirds Soar to Glory

It’s right where they expected to be all along.
And when the crowd poured out on to the court to celebrate, it was the sweetest moment of all in what has been a dream season for the Thunderbirds.
The Twin Lakes Secondary School senior boys’ volleyball team captured the school’s first Georgian Bay Secondary School Association championship [...]

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Canadian Athletes Telethon

The Canadian Athletes Now Fund and SHAW will be hosting an eight hour telethon this Sunday, Nov 16th. A portion of the money raised will go directly to help Canada’s volleyball players in their quest to train for future Olympics. The Canadian Athletes Now Fund helps to support all needy sports and athletes in our [...]

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Invaders Sweep

It didn’t take long for the Innisdale senior boys volleyball team to prove they are the best in the region.
First the Invaders swept into the gymnasium of Eastview Secondary School and then they swept aside the home Wildcats in three-straight sets to take the Georgian Bay ‘AAAA’ high school crown.
And, more impressive, they did it [...]

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Western Names Quigley

Years ago, what happened yesterday at Western would have been called a love-in.
If it was a movie, it would have earned two thumbs up.
Therese Quigley was officially introduced as Western’s new director of sports and recreation services, although she doesn’t take over until July 2009.
The room was packed by friends, coaches, administrators, family, media, some [...]

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Trojans Letter Perfect

When the North Park Collegiate Trojans junior boys volleyball team lost its first game of the season, they did an unusual thing.
“The kids wrote us a letter after the first game of the season,”NPC coach Andrew Rawls said on Wednesday, after his team captured the Brant County championship with a 25-16, 25-21, 20- 25 and [...]

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Bulldogs Aim for OFSAA

The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs took the first step towards an Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations boys volleyball medal Wednesday, knocking off visiting Governor Simcoe 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-22) in the Zone 4 final.
The three-time defending zone champions and two-time Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association champions are hoping to better their fifth-place showing at [...]

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Comets Sweep

The Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East Comets will have the opportunity to defend their Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics (COSSA) junior boys’ AA volleyball championship on home court.
Yesterday the 2007 COSSA champion Comets swept their way to four straight victories, including the final against the cross-town rival Cobourg District Collegiate Institute West Vikings, at the [...]

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OFSAA Volleyball Returns to Kenora

St. Thomas Aquinas’ senior boys volleyball team is on a mission.
With St. Thomas Aquinas and the Kenora Catholic District School Board hosting the 2008 ‘A’ Senior Boys Volleyball OFSAA Championship, the boys have a berth into the provincial tournament.
The provincial tournament will bring high-calibre volleyball to Kenora as 20 teams and over 300 athletes from [...]

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Paris Panthers Hungry

The focus this season for the Paris District High School Panthers senior boys volleyball team has always been the same: make it back to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations championships.
However, to get there, the Panthers still have two more items to take care of. The first one begins this week.
“It’s big for us,” [...]

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