Archive for September, 2010

24th Annual Queens Invitational

Queen’s University is pleased to announce the upcoming 24th Annual Queen’s Invitational Men’s Volleyball Tournament.
The first of two lead-up events to the 2012 CIS Championship, this event features four of the top men’s teams in Canada.
The Trinity Western Spartans, second in the 2010 CIS tournament  The Brandon Bobcats, third in the 2009 CIS tournament, [...]

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Tijuana Norceca Wrap Up

The following is a blog written by National Team athlete Maverick Hatch. Follow him and his partner Jessi Lelliott this week as they represent Canada on the Norceca tour. Visit maverickhatch.com
Day two of the tournament played out like this -
We were matched up against MEX 5 in the morning and beat them in two straight [...]

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Canada Scores Huge

TRIESTE, Italy – Ranked 20th in the world, Canada’s men’s volleyball team sent shockwaves through their pool tonight by upsetting heavily favoured Serbia (ranked #4 in the world) in a decisive 3-1 victory (25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23) here at the World Championships in Italy.
The win gives Canada a 1-1 record, tying them for second with [...]

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Yung to Lead Lakers

The Nipissing Lakers Men’s Volleyball team is happy to announce that former varsity player Eric Yung will take over the head coaching position after Grant Ross stepped down to spend more time with family.
“I would like to thank Grant for his leadership during the past two seasons and look forward to Eric continuing the tradition [...]

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Stratford Stingers Lose Founder

There was talent on the floor. But in order to have it showcased, the girls needed a lift.
“We used to pile into Lee’s van, the entire team, to get to the next tournament,” Laurie James (nee Henderson), recalled Tuesday afternoon. “We’d stay with friends he knew. It seemed as though he knew everyone and they [...]

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Team Canada Women Play Cuba

The Team Canada Volleyball Centre is excited to announce that the National Women’s Volleyball Team will be hosting world powerhouse Cuba, for a three game Super-Series in Winnipeg this October.
The three Super-Series matches are scheduled to take place Tuesday October 5th, Thursday October 7th and Friday October 8th at the University of Manitoba’s Investors Group [...]

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Volleyball Canada ED Leaves

It is with deepest regret that Volleyball Canada accepts the resignation of its Executive Director, John-Paul Cody-Cox. John-Paul is moving on to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Speed Skating Canada.
John-Paul has served as Volleyball Canada’s Executive Director for the past three-and-a-half years, following two years as Marketing Director. He took on the position of [...]

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Championship Blog Update

Team Canada Manager Julien Boucher will be blogging from the 2010 World Volleyball Championships. Follow Team Canada’s performance as captured by Julien Boucher on Volleyball Canada’s website throughout the event. Read on for Julien’s latest blog entry of the team’s journey:
Day 6, September 18 – Bled, Slovenia
It was a gala evening at the Radovljica Arena. [...]

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Canada Wins Gold

Garrett May and Sam Schachter, both of Toronto, defeated second-seeds Alvaro Filho and Vitor Felipe of Brazil 21-23, 21-16, 15-13 to win the gold medal on Sunday at the world junior championships in beach volleyball.
It is Canada’s first medal in the 10-year history of the tournament.
“It feels incredible,” said May, 18, about winning the 78-team [...]

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Seeking Gold

ANYALA, Turkey – Garrett May and Sam Schachter, both of Toronto, strung together three victories on Saturday to advance to the gold medal final at the world junior beach volleyball championships.
May and Schachter, seeded 18th, defeated 13th seeds Helmut Moser and Robert Seidl of Austria 2-1, (21-23, 21-9, 15-10) in the round of 16, took [...]

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