Archive for January, 2012

Humber wins their fourth straight Adidas Cup

OSHAWA, Ont. – The Humber Hawks proved why they are the top ranked team in Ontario at the 24th annual Adidas Cup Tournament on the January 8th weekend as they won their fourth straight title at Durham College.The Hawks defeated to No. 2 OCAA ranked Cambrian Golden Shield 3-1 in the championship game. Set scores [...]

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Women’s Olympic Volleyball Qualifier Confirmed for April in Tijuana, Mexico

Volleyball Canada has recently received confirmation of the dates for the NORCECA (North and Central America and Carribean) Women’s Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament. The competition was initially scheduled for this week, but was postponed due to financial difficulties of the host. The event will remain in Tijuana, Mexico, and is now scheduled for April 29 [...]

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Rams Spend Week in Mexico on Humanitarian Mission

The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team spent a week in Agua Prieta, Mexico from December 16-23, where they took part in a humanitarian effort along with the charity foundation Rancho Feliz.
Head Coach Dustin Reid commented on the team’s trip over the holidays:
“We had a terrific trip to Agua Prieta. Our hosts Rancho Feliz and the [...]

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Blues Complete Weekend Sweep

The Varsity Blues women’s volleyball team notched their eighth win of the season with a 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 25-16) victory over the Western Mustangs on Saturday, January 7 in London, Ont.
“Today we demonstrated outstanding focus and composure on the court one play at a time,” said Varsity Blues head coach Kristine Drakich. “Each player [...]

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Lakers Finish 4th in Florida

The Nipissing Lady Lakers volleyball team returned home with a respectable fourth place finish at the 7th annual Innisbrook Resort Collegiate Volleyball Invitational Tournament taking place in Palm Harbor, Florida from Dec. 28, 2011 -  Dec. 31, 2011.
The Lady Lakers started off playing some strong volleyball and although the team dropped a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, [...]

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Volleyball Sweeps Gryphons Athlete Of The Week Picks

Volleyball athletes swept the male and female Athlete of the Week categories this past week at the University of Guelph.  Gryphons men’s volleyball team member Marc Wilson and women’s volleyball team member Erinn Bickle received the honour.
MARC WILSON, MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Marc Wilson from Stratford, Ont. helped the Guelph Gryphon men’s volleyball team secure two big road [...]

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Wasser Lights Up The St. Denis Centre

The University of Windsor continued their winning ways with the defeat of the Toronto Varsity Blues at the St. Denis Centre on January 6th, 2012.  In front of a capacity crowd the Lancers defeated the Blues 3-1.  The scores were 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-22.
The Lancers started off the set sluggish and it was side out [...]

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McMaster Women Fall to Brock

After starting off on a positive note, the McMaster women’s volleyball team lost an Ontario University Athletics game 3-2 in sets against the Brock Badgers on Friday (Jan. 7).
The Marauders took the opening set, 25-21, lost the next two, 25-21 and 25-20, rebounded for a 25-20 win but dropped the final set 15-7. The game [...]

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Wildcat 16U Girls Take Silver

The Wildcat 16U Girls’ Volleyball Team captured the silver medal at the 16U Challenge Cup held December 17th at Twin Lakes S.S. in Orillia.
Seeded 6th entering the tournament, the team won their pool defeating the Barrie Cubs 25-18 and 25-19 in their first match then knocked off the tournament’s number 1 seed, DRVC {Durham Regional [...]

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Predators 14U Purple Wins Silver

Never underestimate the power of teamwork.
It took the 14U Purple team deep into the play-offs of the Trillium Challenge Cup at Jacob Hespeler in Cambridge. Bolstered by solid serving and defense the 9th-seeded Predators, played on Saturday December 17th and faced the number one seeded Niagara Rapids Black in their first match and lost in [...]

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