Archive for August, 2011

May Looking To Repeat Victory

Garrett May won’t have the element of surprise on his side this time.
The Toronto teen shares the No. 1 men’s seed at this week’s FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch junior world championships in Halifax but he’s also breaking in a new partner and wearing a big bull’s-eye as the defending champ that everyone’s gunning for.
“I can’t [...]

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Men Take First Match

Fred Winters of Victoria scored 20 points on Monday to lead Canada to a 25-21, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22 victory over Mexico to open round robin play the NORCECA (North and Central America and Caribbean) men’s volleyball championships.
The top-two teams at the eight-country week-long event earn a berth at the World Cup final November 20 to [...]

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Canadian Men Head to NORCECA

With a World League berth wrapped up, the Canadian men’s volleyball team now turns its attention to gaining a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games. The first opportunity towards that goal starts on Monday at the NORCECA Championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
The top two teams at the eight-country competition, which runs until September 3, qualify [...]

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Breaker Girls Head to Nationals

Two members of the Northumberland Breakers volleyball club hope the success they have had during their first season as a beach duo continues during the final weekend of play for this summer.
Emily Hacker and Monique Sheehan are one of four Breakers teams that will compete in the Volleyball Canada Beach Nationals at Ashbridges Bay in [...]

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Pair Wins Gold at Provincials

Chatham’s Maddy Hiltz and Danielle Bentley from London won the gold medal in the Ontario Volleyball Association’s 2011 Beach Provincials Championships help in Toronto on July 31st.
The 14-year-olds brought home the gold medal in the Under-15 Division II level and qualified for the national tournament to be held August 26 through 28  in Toronto. They [...]

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New Duo Wins Gold

They were champions on different teams so it was only natural that when Victoria Gorrell and Sarah Williams joined forces, they would find themselves atop the podium again.
Yet, not everyone agreed.
Seeded 29th going into the Ontario Volleyball Association girls under-14 division 2 championships, the pair won seven straight matches to take the gold medal.
Gorrell and [...]

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Canadians Finish 4th at Universiade

Canada’s search for its third Universiade medal in men’s volleyball came to a disappointing end on Monday evening as the red and white team dropped a 3-1 (25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19) decision to Brazil in the third-place match.
Despite the loss, the Canadians bettered their sixth position from the last world university games in 2009 in [...]

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Canada is World League Bound

Canada’s Men’s National volleyball team has secured a spot for themselves in the 2012 Edition of the World League with a decisive 3-0, 25-19, 25-14 and 25-19 on Sunday at the K-Rock Centre.
Canadian Gavin Schmitt led all scorers with 14 points over two sets, including 3 crucial service aces in the first set to put [...]

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Canada Heads to Semis

The Canadian men’s volleyball team booked its ticket to the semifinals at the 26th Summer Universiade thanks to a come-from-behind, four-set win over South Korea on Friday afternoon at the Shenzhen Gymnasium.
After finishing atop the Pool A standings with a perfect 4-0 record, the Canadians downed their South Korean rivals 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-21 to [...]

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Summer Universiade Update

Canada’s men’s volleyball team continued to roll on Wednesday night at the 26th Summer Universiade, finishing Group A competition with a perfect 4-0 record after downing Australia 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20).
Canada has completely dominated their group opponents, also beating Switzerland, China and Norway, while only dropping one set over four games under the guise of [...]

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