The Corporate Recognition Award is presented to a corporation or partner of the OVA that has made significant contributions to the Association and its programs. Two corporations, Mikasa Sports Canada and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), were honoured this year with the Corporate Recognition Award at the OVAtion Awards Banquet held on December 3rd, 2011.
Mikasa [...]
Read More..>>The Officials’ Award of Merit was established in 1998 and is presented biannually at the OVAtion Awards Banquet by the Officials’ Committee in recognition of dedicated service to volleyball in Ontario.
At this year’s Awards Banquet, two officials were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the sport:
Eric Lawlor
For over 10 years, Eric has served as the [...]
Read More..>>At the 2011 OVAtion Awards Banquet the OVA recognized the achievements of four excellent coaches, honouring them as Coaches of the Year. The OVA Male and Female Development Coach of the Year Award is presented to coaches for their history in developing athletes and teams within the OVA and for their contribution to the development [...]
Read More..>>The OVA’s Special Achievement Award is presented bi-annually at the OVAtion Awards Banquet to an individual to recognize an outstanding contribution to volleyball at the provincial level for 15 years or more. The recipient of the 2011 Special Achievement Award is John Long.
John started playing volleyball in his native Switzerland. In Canada, his playing experience [...]
Read More..>>The OVA Achievement Award is presented to an individual who has had an impact on volleyball development at the regional or provincial level for 10 years or more. This year the OVA honoured 8 Achievement Award recipients at the bi-annual OVAtion Awards Banquet held on December 3rd, 2011.
The 2011 Achievement Award Winners are:
Denis Levesque
Denis [...]
Read More..>>At the OVAtion Awards Banquet on December 3rd, 2011 the Recognition Award was presented to 13 outstanding individuals in the volleyball community. The Recognition Award is presented to an individual who has been involved in the development of volleyball at the club or local community level for 5 years or more.
The 2011 Recognition Award recipients [...]
It’s an unconventional approach, but the Ottawa Mavericks own the proof of success as their three 15-and-under girls’ teams finished at the top of a November Ontario Volleyball Association regional tournament.
The club is mixing around all players from the 15U level for each event and will only select set teams at the end of January.
“They [...]
The Guelph Gryphons men’s volleyball team is pleased to announce the addition of Guelph native Tim Warnholtz to the program for the 2012-13 season
“Tim is a very gifted volleyball player and an even better man. His work ethic is second to none and he plays with unbelievable passion. We recruited Tim because he is the [...]
It’s a day to celebrate Emily Ruetter’s accomplishments.
The 17-year-old is sitting at a table at the front of the room at Nelson High School. Family members, friends and volleyball coaches take their turn posing behind her as cameras flash. Ruetter smiles, laughs and makes jokes about her lack of cooking skills.
Surrounded by people she knows [...]
The Hespeler Scorpions Volleyball Club (Cambridge) had a double silver medal accomplishment this past Saturday with their U15 and U16 competitive girls teams.
The U15 team played up a year in the U16 division in St. Catherines. They played strong throughout the day. Coach Janet Cobbs-Mullholland’s team defeated Toronto West, Royal City Ravens, E381 Club [...]
