Kerry MacLean didn’t coach the senior boys’ volleyball team this fall as the Colonel By Cougars played their first season in the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association’s OFSAA division, a two-year pilot project designed for teams wanting to strive for the provincial high school championships.
He did, however, keep an eye on the team [...]
The 2010 OFSAA Boys Volleyball Championships took place November 25-27, 2010 in Mississauga, Ontario. The three day competition showcased the best high school volleyball from across the province with 76 teams participating in “A” to “AAAA” tournaments. OVA member, Mike Russell was the lead organizer and the tournament convenor for the event which began with [...]
Read More..>>Crush Volleyball Club has made a huge impact on volleyball in Ontario, winning the 18U Indoor Provincial Championships and grabbing Silver at Indoor Nationals last season. It’s easy to judge them by their best players and medal count, but if you pay close attention they are developing well-rounded athletes on a deep team. Michael Denton [...]
Read More..>>Durham Attack Girls 17U Black won Gold at the 2010 17U Provincial Cup held in Kingston, ON.
The first tournament of the season saw the girls win all 5 games in 10 sets for an undefeated run to the Gold.
Practicing on the court twice a week, as well as strength training another day, prepared the girls [...]
The following teams have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Teams of the Week for the period ending Sunday November 21, 2010.
St. Clair Saints Men’s Volleyball:
The St. Clair Saints men’s volleyball team defeated the No. 5 provincially-ranked Mohawk 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-18) at home on Friday night. Leading the way for St. Clair was [...]
Interclub U15 Girls played in their first OVA age division tournament of the season this past weekend in Erin, Ontario. Entering the tournament ranked #1 overall, the team was looking for a top 2 finish in order to move up to the Championship Division. With this goal in mind the team started off very strong [...]
Read More..>>Several of Canada’s gold medallists at the Vancouver Olympics were honoured with Canadian Sport Awards on Saturday.
Freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau was named the Male Athlete of the Year while long-track speedskater Christine Nesbitt earned top female honours. Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were named the Partners of the Year and the Olympic men’s [...]
During Taylor Simon’s volleyball journey she has been around several great coaches and been a key part of many strong teams. As a result she has been on medal winning teams and participated at Provincials and Nationals for both Indoor and Beach. She has also received the Joel Ferrell Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance at [...]
Read More..>>The FIVB is pleased to announce the release of a new medical section on the FIVB website, containing information on a number of medical issues, including the FIVB’s Anti-Doping education and awareness programme.
The medical section, accessible from the FIVB’s homepage at www.fivb.org, is divided in four sections: Anti-Doping education, Anti-Doping programme, Athlete Health and Referee [...]
Rookie outside hitter Ray Szeto and third-year middle Felipe Humana-Paredes combined for 32 points and led the York University Lions men’s volleyball team to their first win of the season Saturday (Nov. 13), a 3-1 victory over the Royal Military College Paladins.
Szeto (Sutton, Ont.) put on an incredible display of power in the match, scoring [...]
