Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney of Toronto as well as Kacie MacTavish of Sharon, Ont., and Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City advanced to the round of 16 on Thursday at the FIVB beach volleyball international.
The competition is the Olympic test event for next summer’s Games.
Bansley and Maloney, seeded fifth, concluded the round robin with a [...]
Canadian champions Martin Reader of Comox, B.C., and Chaim Schalk of Red Deer, Alta., finished seventh in men’s play at the Chennai Challenge beach volleyball tournament.
Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney of Toronto took ninth spot as did Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City and Katherine Zakrzewski of Toronto in women’s competition.
Reader and Chalk finished the tournament [...]
For the second time this season, a Canadian pair has won a NORCECA beach volleyball tournament.
Heather Bansley and Elizabeth Maloney of Toronto defeated Yarleen Santiago and Dariam Acevedo of Puerto Rico in the championship final 26-24, 21-14 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Earlier the Canadians had beaten American pair Tealle Hunkus and Heather Lowe in the [...]
In John Child’s PROfile he mentioned “I’m a big believer in you won’t do anything well if you don’t enjoy doing it.” When you watch Kara Zakrewski play, coach or as a inspirational speaker it’s clear to see that a lot of her success comes from the enjoyment and passion she has for beach volleyball.
Kara [...]
Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City and Kara Zakrzewski of Mississauga, won the gold medal on Sunday in women’s competition at the fourth stop on the NORCECA beach volleyball circuit.
It is the first victory for the pair since they joined forces at the end of last season. Rodrigue-Zakrzewski defeated top-seeds Nirian Sinal and Kirenia Ballar of [...]
Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City and Katherine Zakrzewski of Toronto nearly upset the top-seeded British pair in qualifying on Wednesday to open the 14th and final stop on the FIVB World Tour women’s beach
volleyball circuit in Phuket, Thailand.
Rodrigue and Zakrzewski, competing for the second time together, opened the qualifying round Wednesday with a victory over [...]
Canada’s Jessi Lelliott of Kelowna, BC and Ben Saxton of Calgary won the gold medal in comeback style yesterday in men’s beach volleyball at the Francophone Games in Beirut. Heather Bansley of Waterdown, Ont. and Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City added a bronze for Canada in women’s beach volleyball.
Lelliott and Saxton defeated Roman Sutter and [...]
Canada is still in the hunt for gold in beach volleyball at the Francophone Games being held this week in Beirut.
In women’s play, Heather Bansley of Waterdown, Ont., and Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City completed round robin with victories in their four matches to place first in their pool and earn bye to the semifinals. [...]
OTTAWA – Heather Bansley of Waterdown, Ont., and Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City remained undefeated in beach volleyball on Wednesday at the Francophone Games being held this week in Beirut, Lebanon.
Bansley and Rodrigue upped their record to four wins and no losses with victories over pairs from Egypt and Niger.
Marie-Christine Mondor and Isabelle Rancourt are [...]
