Archive for June, 2010

Groenveld to Coach

The Niagara College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are very pleased to announce and officially welcome Nathan Groenveld as Head Coach of the Niagara College Knights Men’s Volleyball team. At age 23, the Welland resident becomes the newest and youngest coach at Niagara College.
As an athlete, Nathan Groenveld has competed at every level possible. From 2004 [...]

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Expanded OVA Beach Tour

The OVA is pleased to announce the expansion of the 2010 OVA Beach Tour to include three additional locations on Saturday July 10, 2010: Ottawa, Grand Bend, and Pickering.
On June 19, Max Volley in Ottawa, hosted a successful Beach Satellite Tournament event sanctioned by the OVA. The OVA is happy to announce it will [...]

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Canada 7th at Pan Am Cup

Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, produced a match-high 22 points on Saturday to lead Canada to a 25-18, 11-25, 25-14, 25-22 victory over Brazil at the Pan Am Cup women’s volleyball tournament in Tijuana, Mexico.
With the win, Canada places seventh at the 11-country meet with an overall record of two wins and five losses The Canadians [...]

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Stratford Choice

An eventful summer lies ahead for some volleyball players.
Stratford’s Katie McLay and Ethan McCarroll have been selected to the 16U Region 3 indoor volleyball team that will compete in the Ontario Summer games August 10-13 in Sudbury. McLay is a member of the K-W Predators volleyball team, while McCarroll plays for the Stratford Cobras. Both [...]

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Grand Bend to Test Volleyball Waters

The 2010 volleyball decision has been made in a 5-2 vote for PVB beach volleyball and the Not So Pro tournament to go forward. Ward 3 Councilor Mark Simpson in his motion to council said Lambton Shores council just want to see and experience first hand the OVA tournament as well as the beach volleyball [...]

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Forest City Goes National

The collision was monumental — the Calgary Dinos, the best 15U girls’ volleyball team in Western Canada, and London’s Forest City Volleyball Club’s green team, the toast of Ontario with three straight provincial championships under its belt.
The Canadian Open Championships for 15U girls held May 21-24 came down to these two titans, and the competition [...]

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Dean of Dedication

A textbook definition of the word dedication is: A commitment to a course of action through selfless devotion.
But to understand the real-life meaning, you must drop by Glashan Public School and observe Rick Desclouds.
But you’ll have to get there early and soon to watch the Dean of Dedication, a single father of two adult boys [...]

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Familiar Duo Finds New Success

Familiarity has bred success for Courtney Aubin and Jillian Hughes.
The teenage duo has become a pleasant surprise on the OVA Beach Tour circuit, winning two medals in two tournaments. Not a bad way to start for two players who are new to the sport.
“It’s been pretty amazing,” Hughes, 14, said. “We’ve been practising pretty hard [...]

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PVB Youth Beach Camps

2010 marks PVB’s 10th year of summer beach volleyball camps at Ashbridge’s Bay, Toronto. Athletes can experience high level training at an affordable price. Work with Canada’s top beach volleyball athletes and coaches through a coaching format that ensures sound skill and tactical improvements while also satisfying your summer camp initiatives of having a blast [...]

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Taking it Outside

There’s always been indoor volleyball in the winter or pickup outdoor volleyball in the summer. Now, there’s an attempt at organizing outdoor beach volleyball play in Brockville, Prescott and Iroquois.
Jo Ellen Bauder is working at setting up Rural Eastern Ontario Volleyball.
The beach volleyball league will operate at TISS in Brockville on Tuesday and Thursday at [...]

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