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Cordonier in Final Four

Star UBC volleyball player Liz Cordonier was announced as one of this year’s four finalists in the18th annual BLG Canadian university athlete of the year awards.
Cordonier –a devastating 6-foot-1 left-side hitter — has already garnered just about every award on the women’s college volleyball scene for 2009-10; National female player of the year, Canada West [...]

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deGroot on Playing Libero

Gabe deGroot has found volleyball success in some unlikely places. After growing up in Langley BC and playing for the local Fraser Valley Volleyball Club and Surrey’s Fraser Valley Christian Falcons, deGroot headed to Edmonton to play for The King’s University College Eagles in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. He spent three years with the [...]

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Queens Bounces Back

The men’s volleyball team finished their run at the national championships in style Sunday, defeating the Thompson Rivers WolfPack in the fifth-place game. Queen’s won the first set 25-23, then lost the next two 15-25 and 21-25 before bouncing back to win the fourth set 25-18 and the decisive fifth set 15-13.
Thompson Rivers head coach [...]

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Laval First Seed in CIS Championships

A year after reaching the national final for the first time in seven seasons, the Laval Rouge et Or are heading into the CIS men’s volleyball championship as tournament favourites for the first time in a decade.
The seedings were announced Sunday evening for the 2010 CIS tourney set to kick off Friday at Thompson Rivers [...]

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Laval Takes Excalibur Gold

The Laval Rouge et Or claimed the gold medal at the 31st annual Excalibur Classic men’s volleyball tournament at York University on Sunday, Jan.10, defeating the Toronto Ruffriders of the Ontario Volleyball Association in dramatic fashion by a 3-1 score. Laval edged Toronto 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22 to secure the tournament title. The Rouge et [...]

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Pepperdine Tops at McDonalds

In an “All Ontario” battle, the McMaster Marauders downed the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1 to finish seventh at the 3rd Annual McDonalds International Men’s Volleyball Tournament, held at Thompson Rivers University, BC, this past weekend. The scores were 25-21,25-12,22-25,25-21. The Marauders, ranked fifth in the CIS national rankings wind up at 1 and [...]

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OUA Men Head West

The draw has been set for the third annual McDonald’s International Men’s Volleyball Classic Tournament in BC. For the first time, the tournament will feature eight teams.
“We are going to see most of the top teams in the nation,” says Thompson Rivers University WolfPack head coach Pat Hennelly.
The teams involved in this year’s tournament include [...]

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Glancy Finds a Good Fit

Rebecca Glancy says she was “shocked” when her name was announced as MVP of the recent UNB Invitational women’s volleyball tournament.
Varsity Reds’ head coach John Richard was only mildly surprised.
Richard knew he was getting a top-notch recruit the second Glancy, a 6′2″ middle from Toronto, committed to the V-Reds.
Glancy played six years for Durham Attack, [...]

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Stanko Sport Hall of Fame Inductee

Executive Director of the Ontario Volleyball Association, Orest Stanko was inducted into The University of Toronto Sport Hall of Fame on June 24, 2009. In his 23 seasons as the head coach of the U of T’s Varsity Blues men’s volleyball team, Orest Stanko became the winingest coach in OUA men’s volleyball history.
He guided the [...]

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Set for Stardom

Hamilton’s Daniel Rosenbaum defines scholar-athlete.
The second-year physics and biology major at Queen’s University recorded the highest academic standing of all Gael varsity athletes in his first year — an eye-popping 88 per cent for the science major from Westdale Secondary School.
“Dan is bright and analytical,” said Brenda Willis, coach of the Gaels men’s varsity volleyball [...]

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