http://www.ova-news.org Ontario Volleyball Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Queen's Gaels will represent the OUA in the 2010 CIS ChampionshipsA 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/11/laval-first-seed-in-cis-championships/ [caption id="attachment_2586" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Get your Canadian volleyball fix online."][/caption] 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/10/canadian-volleyball-fix-online/ [caption id="attachment_2569" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="DHS Senior Girls Volleyball team is ready to hit the Championship road."][/caption] 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/09/girls-ofsaa-bound/ 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/08/gaels-win-oua-title/ 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/05/reid-oua-east-coach-of-the-year/ 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/04/halton-hopes-for-boys-team/ 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/03/marauder-men-seek-revenge/ 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/03/queens-heads-to-final-four/ [caption id="attachment_2524" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="University of Toronto Varsity Blues"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/02/varsity-blues-oua-champions/ 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, ... http://www.ova-news.org/2010/03/01/men-and-women-hawks-golden/