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 [...]
Volleyball Source magazine, a Canadian volleyball online magazine, was launched on Monday, March 8, by long-time touring beach player Ahren Cadieux, who knows just about everyone in the sport. Veteran volleyball writer Larry Humber handles the editorial.
They are joined by some winning correspondents, notably three-time Olympian Mark Heese, as well as fitness, mental conditioning and [...]
The Dryden High School Senior Girls Volleyball team arrived in Perth Monday to compete in the “AA” OFSAA championship. The team has been ranked third in the province and will face some tough competition from the best teams from across Ontario. They are but one team among many seeking championships at four [...]
Read More..>>In Hamilton at McMaster University, Queen’s Gaels completed an exciting men’s volleyball OUA Final Four tournament on Saturday winning a five set thriller over the Guelph Gryphons in the championship match 25-22, 17-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-13. It is the third Gaels men’s volleyball conference title in five years.
Joren Zeeman recorded 24 points for Queen’s; Bryan [...]
Dustin Reid has a passion for volleyball, and his peers know it. The 35-year-old former resident of Orono was named Coach of the Year for the East division of the Ontario University Association (OUA), an honour bestowed on him by his fellow university coaches.
Reid just completed his first full season leading the Ryerson Rams women’s [...]
If Jeff Vermaas’s plan comes to fruition, a new Ontario Volleyball Association-sanctioned boys club will be starting in Halton this fall.
Citing the region as “underserved” in terms of opportunities for young men to play the sport, the 45-year-old father of two is hoping to get enough members for one or two teams [...]
Once again, the sporting gods throw McMaster a karmic curveball.
In a fitting twist to the OUA volleyball campaign, the Marauders will meet the Guelph Gryphons in their semi-final encounter this Friday, March 5. The Gryphons have been a perpetual thorn in Mac’s side this season, beating the OUA leaders in both of their previous games [...]
Queens University punched in its ticket to this weekend’s conference Final Four men’s volleyball tournament eliminating the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 25-15, 25-14, 27-25 on Friday night in OUA Conference quarterfinal action.
The Gaels, vying for their third Ontario university title in five years, were led by Joren Zeeman with 15 points, one of [...]
In the 2007-2008 OUA championship final it was the McMaster Marauders defeating the Varsity Blues at the University of Toronto. The Blues returned the favour Saturday night at McMaster’s Burridge Gym, sweeping the OUA final 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-19). They are heading west to the University of Alberta in Edmonton to compete for the CIS [...]
Read More..>>A dominating season to say the least, it was only fitting for the powerful Humber Hawks to walk away with a Men’s Volleyball Provincial Championship and a trip to the CCAA Nationals in Alberta. The Hawks defeated the Seneca Sting in the Gold medal match 3-0. Game scores were 25-15, 25-22, and 25-23. Humber finished [...]
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