Archive for March, 2009

Honouring Inspiration

Katie Cole comes from a long line of teachers, so it’s only fitting she became one.
Every day the physical education and English teacher inspires students at Arva’s Medway high school to be their best. She coaches the volleyball team and organizes student participation in the Run for the Cure to raise money for breast cancer [...]

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A Feather in Their Cap

Shortly after being ousted from the playoffs, the solemn look on the faces of the Brock women’s volleyball squad were turned into smiles at the news of their head coach, and two players, being named to several Ontario University Athletics awards.
Coach Lucas Hodgson was named the 2008-09 OUA West Coach of the Year after leading [...]

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Crosier sights Toronto

The Varsity Blues women’s volleyball team is pleased to announce that if offered a letter of admission, Rebecca Crosier has made known her intent to attend the University of Toronto in the fall of 2009.
Crosier has accepted an athletic financial award from U of T and will major in sciences with a focus on medicine.
The [...]

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Outstanding Women of Laurier Award

Wilfrid Laurier University announced the four finalists for the fourth-annual Outstanding Women of Laurier Award. The award will be presented at a luncheon Thursday, April 2 at The Waterloo Inn.
Nominated is Tesca Andrew-Wasylik, captain of the Laurier varsity women’s volleyball team and a second-year kinesiology and physical education student from Unionville, Ontario. This past summer, [...]

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Mayfield Consolation

It was clearly the toughest pool at the AAAA senior girls’ volleyball OFSAA championships, with three top 10 teams in Ontario.
The eighth ranked Mayfield Mavericks were one of Pool B’s powerhouses, looking to make some noise, as the primary host of the tournament, taking place March 10 and 11.
After losing two of three games on [...]

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Court Time for a Good Cause

Students at Nouvelle- Alliance high school took to the gymnasium earlier this month for a whole lot of volleyball, all in the name of goodwill.
Taking part in the school’s first Volley-Ball-A-Thon, students from grades 9 to 12 took to the court from 3 p. m. to 11 p. m. to raise money in order to [...]

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Skelly to be a Mac Attack

Lauren Skelly, a member of Team Ontario Under 17, has committed to the McMaster Marauders women’s volleyball team.
Skelly is the starting 6′1″ Left Side player from the Durham Attack 18U Black, the defending Ontario and Canadian Champions. She will join Mac players Kaila Janssen and Shannon McRobert, both graduates of the Durham Attack program. On [...]

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OCAA All-Star Game

Top volleyball players from across the province will be gathering at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre on Saturday to participate in the 16th annual Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Volleyball All-Star Games hosted by Fleming College.
More than 60 athletes from 20 colleges will be participating. The Fleming Knights will be represented by right side [...]

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Coaching IQ Quiz

Check this out. It’s fun, challenging, and will tell you about yourself as a coach.
It’s a “2009 Coaching IQ Quiz” set up by the American Coaching Academy.
The ACA wants to remind us that there is always more to learn as a coach.
The quiz covers athlete communication, nutrition, legal responsibilities, and more.
It only takes a [...]

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Breakers Golden at Ken Davies Cup

The Northumberland Breakers 18U boys team recently completed the OVA’s indoor tour of four tournaments with a gold medal win at the recent Ken Davies Cup held in Brantford.
The win capped an up-and-down season for the boys as they battled through injuries and limited rosters for each tournament.
In the latest tournament the boys were missing [...]

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