Canadian national team star Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., produced 22 points on Wednesday to lead Villa Cortese, Italy to a dramatic five-set victory in a women’s volleyball Champions League round of 16 playoff action.
The Champions League is a three month tournament which determines the top professional volleyball club in Europe.
Villa Cortese, which is based [...]
To many Canadians, Hawaii is a desirable holiday destination.
For Stephen Maar, it will be home for the next four years, after the 17-year-old Aurora resident accepted an offer last week to attend the University of Hawaii on a full volleyball scholarship.
The 6-foot-8 outside hitter explained that his desire to be with a winning program swayed [...]
This past weekend, the Mountain Volleyball Club (MVC) along with the McMaster University D.R.E.A.M.S. program, hosted the 13U Girls Challenge Cup at St. Mary Secondary School. All proceeds from the tournament went to the D.R.E.A.M.S. projects planned for the 2012 year.
D.R.E.A.M.S., the Dominican Republic Education and Medical Support group at McMaster, is a student organized [...]
The Crush Volleyball Club from Toronto, ON won the SCVA 2012 Junior Boys Invitational 18 Open Bid Tournament in Anaheim, California. The event was hosted in the largest indoor sports complex in the world, the American Sports Centre. Home of the Team USA Men’s and Women’s National Teams.
A total of 87 teams participated in the [...]
OTTAWA – Canadian national team head coach Glenn Hoag of Gatineau, Que., and players Justin Duff of Winnipeg and John Gordon Perrin of Creston, B.C., have led Arkas Azmir to top spot in pool A in the 2012 CEV Volleyball Champions League.
The Champions League is a three month tournament which determines the top professional volleyball [...]
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 [...]
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 -Â Dec. 31, 2011.
The Lady Lakers started off playing some strong volleyball and although the team dropped a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, [...]
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 [...]
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