Archive for May, 2009

Lakehead Summer Camps and SPIKES

Lakehead Thunderwolves Volleyball and head coach Chris Green announced this year’s summer volleyball camp schedule.
Instructors will include coach Green, head coach of the Lakehead women’s program and head coach of Team Canada men’s junior national team which is heading to Pune, India this June for the World Championships. Many of the Lakehead women’s volleyball players [...]

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OVAtion 2009 Awards

The OVA will be hosting its bi-annual Awards Banquet on June 6 at 6:00 p.m., at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto.
Once again the OVA will be celebrating the achievements and contributions of its volunteers. It is always a pleasure to acknowledge and reward the volunteers who contribute their time and effort on behalf of [...]

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Rapids 14U Boys Take Gold

Seeding obviously didn’t matter to the Niagara Rapids.
The Rapids went into the Ontario provincial volleyball championships in Waterloo ranked eighth, but came away with a gold medal after defeating the Durham Attack Black 25-23, 25-17 in the 14U division final.
“They definitely played above the expectations,” coach Albino Pereira said.
Pereira could sense a top five finish, [...]

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Set for Stardom

Hamilton’s Daniel Rosenbaum defines scholar-athlete.
The second-year physics and biology major at Queen’s University recorded the highest academic standing of all Gael varsity athletes in his first year — an eye-popping 88 per cent for the science major from Westdale Secondary School.
“Dan is bright and analytical,” said Brenda Willis, coach of the Gaels men’s varsity volleyball [...]

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Tiadora Miric SPIKES Girl

Volleyball has been, past and present, almost exclusively reserved for girls twelve years of age and older. In late April, at 14U Tier 1 Provincial Championships in Waterloo, Tiadora Miric received an Award of Excellence for volleyball in Ontario by her team, Interclub. At eleven years of age she is the youngest player to be [...]

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Mavericks Capture National Title

Local Ottawa team the Maverick Mustangs have won the gold medal in the 18U men’s division in this weekend’s 17U/18U Canadian Open Volleyball Championships at Carleton University.
A large crowd of supporters cheered them on as they won against the BISONS (Manitoba, AB) in two sets 25-16, 25-12.
“It’s great to win,” said head coach Jeffrey Mooney. [...]

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Durham Attack 5-Time Golden

Durham Attack Black Win Gold in 18U Women at the National Championships held in Ottawa this past weekend.
18U women’s division 1 team Durham Attack Black could not be stopped in their quest for gold this weekend. This was their fifth and last year as a team together, and their history precedes them.
Durham Attack Black won [...]

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Webcast 17-18U National Championships

Over 3000 coaches and athletes from 216 different teams will battle it out on courts across Ottawa today for the first day of the 17U/18U Canadian Open Volleyball Championships. The tournament, which will utilize 32 different courts at six different venues over three days, showcases many of the top players in Canada at the 17-year-old [...]

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