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NEW NEWS:
NW Juniors Summer Beach Schedule has been posted
to the Junior Beach
Webpage. Get the registration form
HERE.
NW Juniors was established in 1972
and is a member of the Puget Sound Region, USA Volleyball

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Class of 2008 College Signings:
(4
out of the 5 Seniors on 18 Storm will be playing college volleyball in the
fall)
Danielle Rehm, 18 Storm & Mt. Si High
School:
Bellevue CC
Caitlin Sylvester, 18 Storm & Bishop Blanchet
HS:
Edmonds CC
Patti Reeves, 18 Storm & Archbishop Murphy
HS:
Bellevue CC
Lauren Wilder, 18 Storm & Holy Names Academy:
University of Dallas
New Coach Hirings for the 2008 school season:
14 Storm Coach
Deanna Thompson is the new Head Coach at Mariner High School
New Staff addition,
Robyn Williams, a recent transplant from San Antonio, Texas, will assist at
Edmonds Community College
17 Vortex Head Coach
Raven Northup will assist at Kent Meridian High School
15
Thunder Had Coach, Leon Blazer, has accepted an assistant coaching
position at
Western Oregon University. We wish
Leon the best of luck in Monmouth, Oregon.
Our Office hours and Contact
Information are posted on the
Contact page
Northwest Juniors
Hosted Tournaments
NW Junior Tournament Home Page
NW Jrs MLK Invitational
January19-21, 2008

NW Jrs President's Day Tournament
February 16-18, 2008

NW Juniors Spring Classic
March 8-9, 2008

NW Jrs Memorial Day Classic
May 24-25, 2008

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2009 Season News:
Press-release from Puget Sound Region-USAV
PSR Tryout Dates Set:
The Junior Advisory Board met August 19th and set the
tryout dates for the upcoming season. WIAA changed their
schedule and to avoid conflicts with high school
programs, the region has set the following dates for
tryouts:
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U14 & under - First day of
tryouts is Saturday, Nov 15
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U15 & older - First day of
tryouts is Monday, Dec 1.
We have also decided to drop the
Letter of Commitment due to the expanded time for
tryouts. Language will be added to the Girls Division
Handbook that players cannot be forced into a commitment
at the time of the tryout.
For NW Juniors, we will now begin to
secure gyms and will announce our tryout dates in mid
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Post-season Results

- 15 Thunder:
YJOV National Championships, Dallas Texas
- Team Finished Tied
for 27th Overall (out of 48 teams)
- First round was 6
teams pools, finished 4th overall in that pool,
and moved to Division 2.
- Second Round was 3
team pool and crossover, they won all three
matches and moved to Flight 2.
- Lost first round
of playoffs, and finished
27th Overall.
Tournament Record: 4-5
- A GREAT FINISH
TO A WONDERFUL SEASON, CONGRATULATIONS 15
THUNDER!!!
PHOTOS
- 16 Storm,
Volleyball Festival Reno
- 16 Ice,
Volleyball Festival Reno
- 15 Heat,
Volleyball Festival Reno
- 15 Tornado,
Volleyball Festival Reno
- 14 Storm,
Volleyball Festival Reno
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15 Thunder Earns Bid To Nationals!

Perfection... That is one word that
can be used to describe the 15 Thunder's play on Sunday, April
6th as they swept through undefeated at the U15 PRIME TIME
tournament at Bellevue Community College. 15 Thunder did
not drop a single set throughout the day, and put an exclamation
point on their day with a 25-16, 25-15 victory over WVBA 15
Black in the Final.
The format called for double
elimination play as the region's top 8 U15 teams assembled for
the right to go to Dallas with the Region's National
Division bid. They entered the day as the #4 seed
(based on Power League play) and started with a convincing win
over #5 Lake Tapps 15's (25-14, 25-14), then immediately had to
play the #1 seed WVBA. After some initial nerves, they
emerged with a 28-26, 25-20 win over WVBA, earning themselves a
two-round break and a match-up with #3 Capitol Ice in the
winner's Final. A close first set (25-21) led to 15
Thunder putting it in overdrive and cruising to a second
set win (25-16) and a date with destiny. As the
consolation bracket sorted itself out -- WVBA defeated #2
Puget Sound and Capitol Ice for a second shot at 15 Thunder --
the 15 Thunder team stayed relaxed and kept their spirits up.
WVBA was on a roll, and Thunder was ready.
The final was a work of art.
Both sets went virtually the same way -- both teams traded big
blocks, big digs, and big swings as the first half of the set
was neck and neck until around 12 points -- then 15 Thunder got
into a rhythm and put the set away. The highlight of the
stretch run in set number 2 was Sarah Hanna pounding a ball at
the 6 foot line down the line, around the WVBA blocker.
That swing punctuated a long run for 15 Thunder and took the
wind out of the WVBA team's sails. There were many heroes
on the Thunder team --and everyone did something to contribute
to the team's winning a bid. It was truly an exciting day
of volleyball. We are all proud of you 15 Thunder! |
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USAV HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM PLUCKS TWO MORE FROM NWJRS
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Jordan Bush
17 Thunder |
Two more Northwest Juniors
VBC club members have been tabbed to participate in the
National High Performance Program.
Jordan Bush (17
Thunder, Graham-Kapowsin HS, 2010) has been invited to join
the 2008 Girls Development A1 Youth HP
Camp to be held this summer in San Francisco,
CA (as a libero); and Sarah Hanna (15 Thunder, Issaquah
HS, 2011) has been invited to be
part of the U.S. Girls’
Youth National A2 Training Team
in Tucson, AZ this
July 17-27 (as an Outside Hitter).
Tryouts and selection to
these prestigious programs is done separately -- at
Junior National Qualifiers -- by the National HP staff.
Athletes are chosen to participate after rigorous
testing and drill-work at these Qualifiers. It is
truly an honor to be selected and placed into the
"pipeline" directly through this process. We are
proud of these athletes and excited to have them
representing NW Juniors VBC in these National programs.
We wish them the best of luck and offer them our utmost
support this summer.
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Sarah Hanna
15 Thunder |
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Several NW Juniors Players Qualify for
PSR HIGH PERFORMANCE
Camp
Seven NW Juniors players
have been invited to the Puget Sound Region High
Performance Camp to be conducted this summer at Fife
High School (up from 3 athletes in 2007). Misty Siochi
(14 Storm) was selected to attend the Select Age Group
Camp (born 1994 or later); Kelsie Dorpat (16 Ice) and
Ariel Dewey, Sarah Hanna, Emily Liger,
Malisa Marasigan,
Rachel Roeder (all from 15 Thunder) were selected to
attend the Youth Age Group Camp (born 1992 or 1993).
The Youth age Camp will be July 8-10 and the Select age
Camp will be July 11-13. Congratulations to all of
these fine athletes. Some of these athletes are
pictured below. |
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Kelsie Dorpat
16 Ice |

Ariel Dewey
15 Thunder |

Emily Liger
15 Thunder |

Malisa Marasigan
15 Thunder |

Rachel Roeder
15 Thunder |
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NW Juniors Club Award Winners
Northwest Juniors VBC recently
held our annual awards barbecue and winners were
announced in several categories, including Team MVP,
Team Most Improved, as well as "Best Of" for different
categories and age groups. Winners are listed
below:
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Team |
MVP |
Most Improved |
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13 Tempest |
Jordan Browning |
Maria
Dunavant |
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13 Twister |
Nina Baek |
Allison Jones |
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13 Thunder |
Kelsey Skordal |
Leanne Scott |
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14 Blizzard |
Hope Frazier |
Isabella Holroyd |
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14 Tornado |
Celine Breton |
Kayla Young |
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14 Cyclone |
Haley Connors |
Mati Evans |
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14 Eclipse |
Alicia Gabrielson |
Natasha Sabin |
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14 Storm |
Luisa Chew |
Addie Sandstrom |
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15 Lightning |
Leah Watson |
Jasmine Rathore |
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15 Tornado |
Kelsey Donlan |
Jenna McDevitt |
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15 Tempest |
Jessica Ross |
Tiffany Robinson |
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15 Heat |
Taylor Brooks |
Sammy Minnig |
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15 Thunder |
Kaitlyn Molloy |
Allison Peterson |
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16 Blizzard |
Shayla Kriewald |
Dani Jonak |
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16 Avalanche |
Paige Dahlberg |
Taylor Wood |
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16 Ice |
Nora Pulaski |
Ysabella Licciardi |
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16 Inferno |
Kristine Kenney |
Raj Dhaliwal |
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16 Cyclone |
Alona Chernish |
Brigette Butler |
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16 Storm |
Lauren Larralde |
Aarika Rasmussen |
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17 Vortex |
McKaley Brewer |
Sharlaya Thomas |
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17 Heat |
Megan Nelson |
Hannah Halpern |
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17 Thunder |
Jordan Bush |
Natalie Michajla |
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18 Storm |
Danielle Rehm |
Savannah Fletcher |
Club
Director Awards
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17/18 National |
17/18 Regional |
16/15 National |
16/15 Regional |
U14 |
U13 |
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Setter |
Jordan Bush
17 Thunder |
Davina Fuiava
17 Vortex |
Ariel Dewey
15 Thunder |
Taylor Brooks
15 Heat |
Malorie Mahler
14 Eclipse |
Megan Webber
13 Thunder |
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Hitter |
Danielle Rehm
18 Storm |
McKaley Brewer
17 Vortex |
Rachel Roeder
15 Thunder |
Samantha
Williams
15 Lightning
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Sarah McDonald
14 Cyclone |
Nina Baek
13 Twister |
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Blocker |
Natalie Michajla
17 Thunder |
Amy Studerus
17 Heat |
Chrissy
Dickinson
16 Storm
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Laura Merle
16 Cyclone |
Misty Siochi
14 Storm |
Jacquie
Burkhardt
13 Twister |
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Defender |
Caitlin
Sylvester
18 Storm |
Mara Eberth
17 Heat |
Lauren Larralde
16 Storm |
Tiva Akau
15 Heat |
Alicia
Gabrielson
14 Eclipse |
Carolyn Fordyce
13 Thunder |
Coach of the Year: Deana Thompson, 14 Storm
Assistant of the Year: Cy Klein, 16 Inferno |
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NW Juniors Teams Excel at Emerald City Classic
Northwest Juniors National
teams had a great weekend in Seattle participating in
the Emerald City Classic this past Memorial Day Weekend.
Four teams finished in their respective age group's Gold
or Silver Bracket and all teams had successes.
Starting with the U18 Club Division, our 18 Storm
team had another breakout weekend (on the heels of a
phenomenal finish in the U18 Gold Division at Regionals)
in going 5-3 over the weekend and finishing tied for 3rd
in the Gold Division. The 17 Thunder
team also had a great 18 Club tournament -- also going
5-3 over the weekend and on the final day defeating WVBA
18 Red & Rimrock 18 Edge before succumbing to Vernon
Venom (Canada) in a close match in the Silver Division
Final. In the 16 Open Division, Northwest Juniors
was represented by two teams -- 16 Storm
and 15 Thunder -- both with different
results. 15 Thunder entered the tournament as the
#24 overall seed and finished in the 16 Gold Division as
the 5th place team; while 16 Storm came in as the #40
seed and moved up two spots to #38. The 15 Thunder
team showed that even as a U15 team, they are still one
of the best teams in the area at U16/15 Age group -- it
is no surprise that they were the only U15 team in the
16 Open Gold Division. In the 16 Club division,
the 16 Ice team saw varying successes finishing in the
Bronze Division (29th out of 40 teams). In the 14
Club Division, our 14 Storm team had a
great tournament also -- going 6-3 for the weekend
including two Monday victories before losing in the 14
Silver Division Final. Congratulations to all of
our teams and they all look sharp with a month to go in
the season. All are looking great for their final
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HANDOUTS
2008 Parent/Player Handbook
2008 Focal Handbook
Puget Sound Region
2008 Girls Division Manual
All club members
should read. It has junior policies for the region.

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2008 Club News
and Notes
Northwest Juniors Teams Excel at Regional Championships:
With some of the
results still not posted to the regional website (and
not all coaches reporting results) early indications are
that the Northwest Juniors VBC teams did extremely well
at the Regional Championships this year.
First weekend of
Regionals (April 26-27) --
15 Thunder added
another tournament championship to their resume in going
undefeated and winning the U15 Gold Championship.
This completes a month where they went 20-1
overall (4-0 at Prime Time, 9-1 at the Lone Star
Classic, and 7-0 at Regionals). Also playing well
was the 15 Heat team, who took third in the U15 D1
Silver Division (11th overall). Northwest Juniors
was one of just two clubs that had two teams in U15 D1
tournament and 3 teams in the U14 D1 tournament.
15 Tornado won the U15 D2 Silver Division. Way to
go 15 Tornado (see
the picture).
Second
weekend of Regionals (May 3 & 4) --
The 18 Storm team
woke up and played extremely well at the U18 Regional
Championships. Coming in as the #13 overall seed,
they took second in pool Saturday morning (taking over
the #8 seed in Gold), then won a controversial match
over the Narrows-PS 18 Black team (who was disqualified
for using an illegal, unrostered player). That got
them a 9:00 AM Sunday match with WVBA 18 Black, which
they lost, but in playing well and competing sparked
them to play great volleyball the rest of the day.
The net result was a 5th place overall finish in the 18
Gold Division.
16 Storm won the U16
Division 1 Silver Division. Losing only two
matches all weekend (to UPVBC SWVBC Serendipity) -- the
16 Storm team dominated the Silver Division -- defeating
Jammin' in the winner's Final and Cascade Blue in the
Final. A complete tournament
synopsis can be found
on the 16 Storm Team Page, here is the
picture.
16 Ice took second in
the U16 Division 2 Gold Division. 32 teams total
in the Division 2 tournament and the 16 Ice team had a
fantastic weekend in finishing second overall.
More details are coming...
Congratulations to Northwest Junior Athletes who received All League Honors:
1st Team Cascade Conference:
Patti Reeves of 18 Storm
1st Team NW B League:
Tori Speck of 16 Blizzard
2nd Team Seamount League:
Lynette Owusu of 17 Thunder
Honorable Mention Kingco 4A:
Jazzmin Garcia of 18 Storm & Annie
Brandon of 17 Thunder
Honorable Mention SPSL 4A North:
McKaley Brewer of 17 Vortex
Honorable Mention Seamount League: Sam
Erben of 17 Thunder
Honorable Mention Kingco 3A:
Sarah Hanna &
Rachel Roeder both from 15 Thunder
SEE
ARCHIVES FOR COMPLETE 2007 SEASON NEWS AND RESULTS...
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YEARBOOK
HOMEPAGE
This
page has resources for the yearbook, including copies of the 2006 and 2005
yearbooks in PDF format that you can print out and use as a resource
RESOURCES
Explanation for NWJRS Members
Cover Letter
Ad Form
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PNQ
Highlights -- Week 1
(as submitted by
coaches, and posted on individual team pages):
15 Thunder:
Playing in the
15 Open, our 15 Thunder team
tied for 7th place overall. With that finish they were the
highest finishing Puget Sound Region team in the Qualifier
(along with WVBA). They played their way into contention on the
first day, finding themselves among the tall California trees on
Day 2. Day 2 was a disappointing day results-wise (losing
to two Qualifiers: Champions Long Beach, and 3rd Place Golden
Bear); however they learned some lessons and can see that in
many areas they are close to these top teams that will play in
the Open at Junior Nationals. Despite losing some
tough matches to some very good out of region teams, they gained
confidence and experience leading into their next opportunity to
qualify for Nationals. Their next opportunity will be
Sunday, April 6th in the PSR Prime Time tournament, which will
be held at Bellevue CC. We invite all NW Juniors players,
coaches, and parents that can make it to come and cheer them on
(before or after practice?).
15 Heat:
15 Heat had a good weekend in the 15
Club Division -- finishing with a 6-3 record and a Flight 3
Championship. After a tough first day (1-2 record,
3rd place) they bounced back on Saturday finishing 2-1 with big
wins over RipCurls (Southern Cal) and Defiance (Colorado) -
earning a first place tie in pool. Tiebreakers dropped
them to third in pool and Flight 3, where they would make the
best of the situation. A bright and early 8 AM match
against vaunted VIP 15's from Spokane, had the Heat team take
game 1, lose game 2, and win a thrilling game 3 to move to the
next round -- against Pinnacle 15-1 (NorCal). Same
pattern, win game one, lose game two -- the 15 Heat team really
got some chances to play tight matches and grow up -- another
game 3 win, this time 18-16 (what a great match).
Ironically, the Heat team did not play a single Puget Sound
Region team until the final, defeating Edmonds 15's handily in 2
games. An anti-climactic victory after two exciting 3-set
matches earlier in the day -- but a very welcome win over our
neighbors in Edmonds! We voted Sammie Minnig as our
Tournament MVP, but had great performances from a lot of
players.
14 Storm:
14 Storm lost in the Flight 2 finals,
defeating two Northern California teams (Golden Bear 14 Gold &
Hang Ten Blue) before losing to Altamont 14 Navy (also NorCal).
They had a good weekend with wins over locals Edmonds and Space
Needle; as well as the two California teams and a team from
Austin Jrs (TX). From coach Deana Thompson:
"In the
Pacific Northwest Qualifier, we went 5 - 4 overall. The first
day, our record was 1 – 2, the second day, 2 – 1, and the third,
2 – 1. Of the nine matches, we didn’t play up to our potential
in two; however, as an overall tournament, the girls played
well. Leading us in serve receive was Luisa Chew, passing a 1.9.
Also leading us in hitting was Chew, hitting a .360. Jordan
Gates serving 20 percent aces, 91 percent in, with 79 attempts,
did a great job keeping our opponents out of system. Our defense
was amazing; Colleen Pinkleman and Claire Holcombe led us in
digs, with Jenna Pang leading out team in blocks. Kellie
Hartford also did a great job stepping into an unfamiliar
position, and she played extremely hard. --
Good Job!"
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