Archive for January, 2010

PROfiles Hernan Humana

Beach Volleyball is a rather unique sport whereby coaches cannot coach or be directly involved in the competitions. Therefore coaches need to prepare their athletes even more to be independent, mentally tough and possess the ability to problem solve themselves during matches. As a result, coaches sometimes do not receive or even expect recognition for [...]

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13U Blizzard Capture Silver

Former Nipissing University Lakers standouts and recent Faculty of Education graduates Laura Hudson and Christina Crozier are doing a lot of teaching these days — and not only in the classroom. The two freshly
minted teachers and their 13U charges picked up their second silver medal of the season at the Ontario Volleyball Association tournament in [...]

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Maurauders Take Top Spot

In a battle for the top spot in the OUA, the two best volleyball teams in the province faced off in Kingston. The McMaster Marauders came out victorious Friday evening with a 3-2 decision over the Queen’s Gaels.
McMaster now has sole position of the top spot in the OUA with 22 points off their 11-2 [...]

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Soonias and League of Champions

Canadian National Volleyball team member Dallas Soonias of Red Deer (Alberta) scored 21 points in a brilliant performance to lead Almeria, Spain to a thrilling five-set victory over Tours, France in the League of Champions action to determine the top pro club in Europe.
The Spanish squad won the match 25-21, 25-12, 16-25, 22-25, 15-13 inĀ  [...]

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Titans Tight

The Scarborough Titans Dynasty 15U girl’s volleyball team is a group of athletes that have come together this year with the common goal of being the best volleyball team they can be. With only three girls on the team having ever played club volleyball, the team decided to commit to three days of practice a [...]

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PROfiles Mark Heese

It might be fair to say that if you asked the top men and women players in Canada who their favourite players were growing up, the answer would be John Child and Mark Heese. Their team alone raised the profile and popularity of Beach Volleyball in Canada with their bronze at the Atlanta Olympic Games [...]

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Nipissing Lakers Reach Final

The Nipissing Lakers men’s volleyball team walked away with silver medals from the weekend’s Seneca Invitational tournament, falling to the Fanshawe Falcons 3-1 (16-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23) in the final.
The tournament featured five ranked teams in the OCAA and proved to be a good test for the team to begin the season’s second half, according [...]

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Raiders Sweep Lakers Classic Title

Caitlin Hebert smashed home the final point at the net to put an exclamation point on the Chippewa Raiders championship win in the Lakers Volleyball Classic senior girls tournament Saturday.
The Raiders swept Barrie’s Eastview Wildcats in the final (25-22, 25-12) to become the first local team to claim the championship since the Widdifield Wildcats in [...]

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Wildcats Down Bears

North Bay’s Widdifield Wildcats junior girls volleyball team re-captured the Scarlet and Gold title over the weekend at Chippewa Secondary School to repeat as the tournament champions.
They finished first overall in pool play, not relinquishing a single set. Moving on to the quarter-final, the Wildcats played the St. Charles Cardinals of Sudbury, defeating them in [...]

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Determination and Endurance Gold

The 17U Element volleyball team participated in the 18U Provincial Cup Premier Division this past weekend at Brock University in St.Catharines and little did we know when the girls took the court at 10:00 am just how long the day would be.
Pool Play:
1030hrs – The first match of the day was against the 18U Scarborough [...]

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