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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:
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
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
Coming Soon... NW Jr Outdoor Beach
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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
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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...
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| 2008 End of
Year BBQ date set! Please join us as we wrap
up the 2008 club season at
Crossroads Park on June
22nd from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There will be food
& drink provided, and all teams will have the
opportunity to present awards and talk about their
season. Club director awards will also be given
out at all age groups. Looking forward to seeing
you there! We need Focals to check with their
teams and RSVP to us a head count of how many will
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2008 NW Volleyball Camp dates are final! We are
now accepting registrations for all camps. See
CAMPS
Page for more details. Note, all NW Juniors
Volleyball Club members receive a discount to attend.
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Congratulations to our April Team of the Month,
15 Thunder!
The Team team went 20-1 in April in winning Prime Time
(and qualifying for Nationals), winning the Silver Division at
Lone Star Classic, and topping it off with a Championship
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Congratulations to our April Coach of
the Month,
Leon Blazer!
Leon was the mastermind behind the great month that the 15
Thunder team enjoyed. His patience and hard work, along
with his guidance of a great coaching staff, allowed the team to
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Congratulations to our March Team of the Month,
15 Heat!
The Heat team made great strides in March and their
month was highlighted by a 6-3 weekend at the PNQ and a victory
in Flight 3. Click
here to view their team page,
and Coach Tony Miranda's
thoughts on the team. Great work
15 Heat! |
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Congratulations to our March Coach of
the Month, Kim
Werkau!
Kim's commitment to the club showed when she took the over
coaching duties for the 13 Twister team in Spokane and led them
to a good experience. Her month was also highlighted with
great showings by the 18 Storm team in Yakima, Spokane and Power
League. For the record, that made three weekends in a row
for Kim out of town traveling with teams. Thank-you for
your dedication, Kim! |
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Congratulations to our February Team of the Month,
13 Thunder!
The Thunder progressed leaps & bounds in the month of
February. Click
here to view their team page,
and Coach Mati's thoughts on the team. Great work 13
Thunder! |
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Congratulations to our February Coach of
the Month,
Amanda Crank!
Amanda's dedication & work with the 15 Thunder continues to help
push the team to the next level. In addition, Crank has
great dedication in helping other teams included 18 Storm & 14
Cyclone. Great work Amanda! |
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Congratulations to our January Team of the Month,
15 Thunder!
The Thunder finished 7th in the U16 January Power
league in the Gold Division. They also were the Tournament
Champions in our Club tourney on Jan 5th and finished 9 and 6 in
the highly competitive
Martin Luther King
Invitational. Great work 15 Thunder!
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Congratulations to
our January Coach of the Month,
Raven Northrup.
Raven coaches the
17 Vortex
who won the Navy
Division of the U18 January Power League. Raven has also put a
lot of time in working and helping several other teams in the
club. She has been a constant supporter traveling to watch
other NW Juniors teams at their tournaments. Thank you to
Raven and all of our coaches for a great month!
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NORTHWEST JUNIORS HOSTED OUR SEASON-ENDING AWARDS PICNIC IN EARLY JUNE.
SEE THE
PICTURE GALLERY
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NEWS ARCHIVES:
2007 SEASON
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2006 SEASON |
2005 SEASON |
2004 SEASON
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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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2007-2008 Club News
and Notes
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
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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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