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 [...]
Read More..>>The OVA’s Special Achievement Award is presented bi-annually at the OVAtion Awards Banquet to an individual to recognize an outstanding contribution to volleyball at the provincial level for 15 years or more. The recipient of the 2011 Special Achievement Award is John Long.
John started playing volleyball in his native Switzerland. In Canada, his playing experience [...]
Read More..>>The OVA Achievement Award is presented to an individual who has had an impact on volleyball development at the regional or provincial level for 10 years or more. This year the OVA honoured 8 Achievement Award recipients at the bi-annual OVAtion Awards Banquet held on December 3rd, 2011.
The 2011 Achievement Award Winners are:
Denis Levesque
Denis [...]
Read More..>>It’s a day to celebrate Emily Ruetter’s accomplishments.
The 17-year-old is sitting at a table at the front of the room at Nelson High School. Family members, friends and volleyball coaches take their turn posing behind her as cameras flash. Ruetter smiles, laughs and makes jokes about her lack of cooking skills.
Surrounded by people she knows [...]
