The Canadian Athletes Now Fund and SHAW will be hosting an eight hour telethon this Sunday, Nov 16th. A portion of the money raised will go directly to help Canada’s volleyball players in their quest to train for future Olympics. The Canadian Athletes Now Fund helps to support all needy sports and athletes in our [...]
Read More..>>University at Albany’s Amanda Cowdrey (Brampton Ontario) was tabbed the America East volleyball player of the week for the period ending October 19.
Cowdrey, a successful beach player on the OVA tour circuit, averaged 5.00 kills and 3.17 digs per set in two three-set wins last week. The sophomore outside hitter recorded 15 kills and [...]
The Dubai Open is the first-ever international Beach Volleyball event to be staged in the United Arab Emirates and was held at the Jumierah Beach Park, October 5-10.
Annie Martin teamed up with fellow Canadian Marie-Andre Lessard for this event winning their opening match against the 12th ranked team of Campisi-Lozano from Spain, 2-0 (21-14, 21-13). [...]
Comments(0) Two-time Olympic Beach Volleyball gold-medal winner Misty May-Treanor announced she is out of the “Dancing with the Stars” television program because of a ruptured left Achilles tendon. “I heard a pop,” said the 31-year-old May-Treanor in media reports about her rehearsing the jive in the “Dancing with the Stars” ballroom. “I was doing the Lindy [...]
Read More..>> Comments(0) McMaster’s Jeremy Groenveld was a member of the Canadian men’s duo who competed at the 2008 FIVB Junior World Beach Championships in Brighton, England in early September. Along with teammate Tom Podstawka they beat teams from Switzerland, Latvia and Finland before finishing fifth in the world.The Canadian duo met with the team from Switzerland in [...]
Read More..>> Comments(0) Canadian women’s duo, Kaila Janssen and Victoria Cowley finished ninth at the 2008 FIVB Junior World Beach Championships which took place in Britain’s favourite seaside city, Brighton, September 3-7, 2008.
Bikinis gave way to leggings and long sleeves as heavy rain and strong winds swept through, with matches being played regardless.
You cannot play beach volleyball on [...]
Comments(0) Josh Binstock is on top of the Canadian beach volleyball world.
The 27-year-old Richmond Hill resident can lay claim to that title after he joined forces with Matt Zbyszewski, 27, of Toronto to win the recent Canadian National Championships on the sands of Ashbridges Bay in Toronto.
Seeded fifth entering the competition, Binstock and Zbyszewski captured the [...]
Comments(0) Grade 10 Saltfleet volleyball player Taylor Simons finished her 2008 beach volleyball season in Ashbridges Bay with yet more hardware and many more accomplishments.
Simons, the defending 2007 Provincial and National Beach Volleyball Champion, had to move up an age division this year and compete against players up to two years her senior.
Get the full story [...]
Comments(0) Dale Lahey has been to the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony before to lend his support.
This year, he’ll be a guest of honour.
The longtime volleyball coach will join his brother Larry Lahey and mentor Mort Giles as a Hall of Fame inductee during the annual banquet Sept. 11 at the W. I. S. [...]
I Believe in the Power of Sport! Do you?
The federal election campaign is underway and so is the Federal Election Campaign for Sport - 2008….
“I believe in the power of sport to…”
The Power of Sport Campaign is looking for your participation, to reach-out to the candidates in all 308 ridings across Canada with your message [...]
