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Upcoming Events & News:
Private
Lessons Now Offered
Northwest Juniors
Volleyball
Club offers private lessons for all ages and
skill levels regardless of club affiliation.
Our extremely qualified staff is made up of
coaches with extensive collegiate, high
school, and club experience. For more
information on how to schedule private or
small-group lessons, please
CLICK HERE.
To go straight to the Consultation &
Registration Form
CLICK HERE
Our Club Director,
Tony Miranda, is available on a limited
basis for private lessons July 19-22 at Kenmore
Junior High School. We have a back gym/court
not being used during Camp C, from
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Please
contact him
directly for openings, filled times are listed
below. Primary days being scheduled are
Monday and Tuesday.
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Monday, July 19: 9
AM - 4 PM
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Tuesday, July 20:
9 AM - 4 PM
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Wednesday, July 21
(limited appointments)
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Thursday, July 22
(limited appointments)
Additional Dates that
can be scheduled: All at Skyview Junior HS in
Bothell
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Monday, August 2: 9
AM - 4 PM
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Tuesday, August 3:
9 AM - 4 PM
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Wednesday, August
4: 9
AM - 4 PM
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Thursday, August
5: 9
AM - 4 PM
2010-2011 Coaches:
We are currently
hiring coaches for the 2010-2011 season, and
will be conducting coaching clinics and
information sessions throughout the summer.
If you are interested in coaching for NW Juniors
Volleyball Club or NW Juniors Elite VBC, please
email our club director:
tony@volleyballnw.com

SUMMER PROGRAMS:
Northwest Juniors does not limit our programs to
the junior volleyball club. We offer an
extensive number of programs for youth
throughout the summer. Many of the
programs we offer, feature discounts for NW
Juniors Volleyball Club Members. We
encourage all NW Juniors Members to participate
in our programs -- not because they are ours,
but because we know that these programs will
help you grow and improve as a volleyball
player. Among the programs we offer:
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Summer Volleyball
Camps -- a 10% discount for Northwest
Juniors Members. Register early, all
entries before May 31st get a free Baden
Volleyball.
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Outdoor Volleyball Programs -- Get
outside and play! We have a beach
clinic, a grass fours league, beach
2's & 4's tournaments, and host the
Washington State Games
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Beach Summer
Series -- Play doubles and fours
tournaments all summer. Grab some
of your club teammates and have a blast
in the sand
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WASHINGTON STATE
GAMES-- Grass Volleyball
Tournament at Magnusson Park in Seattle.
July 10th is Junior Sixes, July 11th is
Junior Doubles
NORTHWEST JUNIORS
CLUB AWARDS:
Northwest Juniors hosted our annual club
barbecue and end of season celebration on
Saturday, May 22nd at
Juanita HS. We had over 280 people in
attendance. Congratulations to our team
award winners:
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MVP |
Most Improved |
Most
Inspirational |

Multiple Award winners (pictured L-R):
Sammy Minnig, Taylor Brooks, Danielle
Smullin, Claire Holcombe, Samantha
Rogers |
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14 ELITE BLACK |
Reilly Werth |
Kyla Mellick |
Rachel Carlson |
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15 ELITE BLACK |
Danielle Smullin |
Esther Purcell |
Kaitlin Galvagno |
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15 ELITE GOLD |
Claire Holcombe |
Cassandra Elenes |
Katarina Estrada |
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16 ELITE GOLD |
Samantha Rodgers |
Kirsten Fischer |
Alyssa Workman |
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17 ELITE BLACK |
Taylor Brooks |
Hailey Carlson |
Samantha Minnig |
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12 ECLIPSE |
Skyler D'Urso |
Emily McKenzie |
Izzy Lowell-Forker |
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12 STORM |
Jordan Dahl |
Shelby Chapman |
Sarah Claypool |
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13 HEAT |
Kymberly Lundt |
Hannah Birkner |
Sierra Rose |
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13 THUNDER |
Julia Nark |
Madison Chapman |
Lindsay McCauley |
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14 GOLD |
Pearle Maki |
Jesse Hosken |
Ivana Orlovic |
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14 ECLIPSE |
Marit Thorkildsen |
Anne Kitchell |
Hannah Galvan |
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14 STORM |
Sydney Lisk |
Ella Young |
Ellie Frank |
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15 THUNDER |
Brianna Hodges |
Hannah Stabingas |
Catherine Michael |
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15 INFERNO |
Miranda Wilson |
Olivia Rebro |
Olivia Rebro |
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15 CYCLONE |
Allison Lange |
Sofia Montanarelli |
Maddie Glouner |
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16 STORM |
Emily Cox |
Elizabeth Krawczak |
Autumn Sundown |
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16 ECLIPSE |
Briana Caffee |
Brianna Larsen |
Katie Thompson |
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17 THUNDER |
Kelsey Donlan |
Myann Refai |
Kelsey Donlan |
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We also took the time
to recognize athletes that have won awards
multiple years.
Congratulations to the
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2010 Season |
2009 Season |
2008 Season |
2007 Season |
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Kelsey Donlan |
17 Thunder MVP
17 Thunder Inspirational |
16 Storm Inspirational |
15 Tornado MVP |
14 Tornado MVP |
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Taylor Brooks |
17 Elite MVP |
16 Eclipse MVP |
15 Heat MVP |
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Samantha Rogers |
16 Elite MVP |
15 Thunder MVP |
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Danielle Smullin |
15 Elite Bk. MVP |
14 Eclipse MVP |
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Claire Holcombe |
15 Elite G. MVP |
16 Avalanche Inspirational |
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Sammy Minnig |
17 Elite Inspirational |
16 Eclipse Improved |
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Marit Thorkildsen |
14 Eclipse MVP |
12 Eclipse Improved |
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Catherine Michael |
15 Thunder Inspirational |
14 Cyclone Inspirational |
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Other
Information from the Ceremony:
1) Tournament :
Congratulations to
the 17 Elite Team (pictured left, l -r): Sammy
Minnig, Haley Bedell, Lexie Bedell, Taylor
Brooks, and 17 Elite
Coach Vettiar Chup for winning the tournament.
They defeated 16 Elite Gold "Doug" in the final,
headed by 16 Elite Coach Cy Klein. It was
a very entertaining double-final.
2)
Contests:
We are using this as
an opportunity to jump-start our scholarship
program. For 2011 we are establishing a
club scholarship program to help subsidize the
payment of dues for players in need. We
will run several programs throughout the year
whose proceeds will directly benefit the
scholarship program. We have two contests
at the BBQ that will directly benefit the
program -- 100% of the ticket sales will go into
the scholarship fund. Raffle Results:
Congratulations to our Raffle Winners:
Skyler D'Urso, McKenzie Johnson, & Betsy Brown.
Each won a $100.00 gift
certificate towards Northwest Juniors Summer
Programs (to be used towards camps,
tournaments, leagues, etc.).
NW Juniors
Congratulates Puget Sound Region teams that have
qualified for Nationals:
It is a difficult prospect, qualifying for
Junior Nationals via the National Qualifier
Process. A very limited number of teams do
qualify for Nationals, so it is a great
accomplishment when teams from our region travel
the country and return home with a bid.
There are only 3 Divisions at Nationals (Open,
National, & American) -- and teams qualify for
these divisions in different ways. In a
nutshell, Open Division teams compete in the
Open Division at the 10 National Qualifiers, 32
teams are taken and up to 3 bids are awarded at
each, the rest come from an at-large pool of
teams; National Division teams come from
champions of the Club Divisions at Qualifiers as
well as from each region's championship
tournament; American Division teams also come
from Qualifiers and the regions with the larger
regions getting the bids. These Puget Sound Region Teams have
qualified for Nationals at a Qualifier --
Congratulations to all of them.
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UPVBC 18's earned
a bid in the 18 Open Division at the Lone
Star Classic Qualifier
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KJ 18 Baden earned
a bid in the 18 Open Division at the
Northern Lights Qualifier
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ITVC 17 Asics
earned a bid in the 17 Open at the Far
Westerns Qualifier
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WVBA 16 Shannon
earned a bid in the 16 Open Division at the
PNQ Qualifier
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WVBA 15 Mizuno
earned a bid in the 15 Open Division at the
Far Westerns Qualifier
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UPVBC 14's earned
a bid in the 14 National Division at the PNQ
Qualifier
Upcoming
Tournaments: NO UPCOMING INDOOR TOURNAMENTS
(Season is Over)
Billing Reminder:
: If you are mailing your
installment the club mailing address is:
Northwest
Volleyball: 15821 NE 8th St., Suite W-200;
Bellevue, WA 98008
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News/Tournament Results:
Emerald City Classic News
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3 of our NW Juniors Elite Teams
were accepted into the field of the Emerald City
Classic. Tournament
information is locate
HERE.
RESULTS:
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17 Elite
Black took 3rd in the Gold Division
of the 18 Open. Despite playing
shorthanded for the weekend, the team
responded well and had some key victories,
including a thrilling 3-set victory over OR
NW Juniors 18 Power (27-25, 25-27, 18-16) on
Sunday. Sunday was a highlight as they also
defeated Cascade 18 Blue and Club Wahine 18
Black to win t heir pool and move onto the
18 Club Gold Division. Monday's Gold
Division playoffs opened with a convincing
win over Northshore 17 Black and a
disappointing loss to ABC Apollo from Oregon
-- and third place overall in the
Tournament. A nice way to close out
the season. Haley Bedell was named the
team MVP for the weekend for her consistent
play from the outside.
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16 Elite
Gold had an uncharacteristically
disappointing weekend as they finished 35th
in the 16 Open Division. They had a
very rough first day as they had two
three-set losses and a third loss by a total
of four points -- placing them in division
2. They never quite regained their
momentum after those tough losses.
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14 Elite Gold:
Finished their season with another strong
showing finishing 9th in the 14 Club
Division. They had some great wins
over the weekend including a big win over
WVBA 13's and a first-round playoff win over
Canby 14 Blue.

Northwest Juniors
Memorial Weekend Tournament News
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13 Northwest
Juniors teams are currently enrolled in the NW
Juniors Memorial Weekend Tournament. The
tournament page which has access to all gym
directions and pools is located
HERE.
Here is the
TOURNAMENT HANDBOOK.
These are the divisions, teams and
current locations of play.
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U16-18 Division:
17 Thunder at Tillicum MS, 16 Eclipse & 16 Storm
at Bellevue College
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U14-15 Division:
15 Inferno & 14 Storm at Inglemoor HS; 15
Elite Black & 14 Eclipse at Kenmore JHS; 15
Cyclone & 14 Gold at Skyview JHS; 15 Elite
Gold & 15
Thunder at Edmonds CC
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U12-13 Division:
13 Thunder & 13 Heat at Glacier Peak HS
1-day Regionals Coming
for U17's --
NW Juniors 17 Elite
Black & 17 Thunder will participate in their one-day
Regional Championships on Saturday, May 8th.
Twenty -seven Puget Sound Region teams have registered
for the tournament with the
Champion awarded the
Region's National Division Bid to the National
Championship Tournament in Reno, NV. The
tournament will be seeded using Power League
results. More information will be made
available once it is distributed by the region.
As of 5/5/10:
POOLS: Locations:
17 Elite Black in Pool F at
Washington HS
(starting at 11:00 AM); 17 Thunder at
Franklin Pierce HS
(starting at 8:00 AM)
Willamette Classic
News --
Eight NW Juniors teams
travel this Mother's Day Weekend to play in the
4th Annual Willamette Classic Tournament, held
on the campus of Oregon State University.
Here is a
link the
tournament Home Page. The site has updated
information on seeds, pools, maps, and other
vital tournament information. Pools will
be linked here as they become available. Best of
luck to all of our teams this weekend.
Pool link with Pool/COURT/Overall seed in
parenthesis.
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U14 Pools:
14 Gold (P10/CT14/S27), 14 Eclipse
(P8/CT12/S32), 14 Elite Black (P17/CT23/S41)
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U16 Pools:
16
Elite Gold (P1/CT6/S12), 16 Eclipse
(P16/CT19/S45), 15 Elite Gold
(P20/CT23/S56), 16 Storm (P24/CT28/S61), 15
Elite Black (P25/CT28/S73)
5/5/10:
Congratulations to our Team of the Month and
Coach of the Month for April! 15 Elite
Black
was named the Team of the Month for the month of
April, for making the largest jump of any NW
Juniors team in the standings at the Regional
Championship Tournament. They entered the
tournament as the #30 seed and designated for
Division 2, but had a great tournament in
winning the Copper Division of Division 1
finishing 19th overall in the region. Coach of
the Month was awarded to 12 Eclipse Head Coach
Debbie Miranda for guiding the 12 Eclipse
team to a 5th place finish in the Gold Division
of the U12's Regional Championship Tournament
after entering as the #10 seed. This was
their last tournament of the season, and they
finished it on a very high note. Congratulations to
Debbie and the 15 Elite Black team, keep up the great work!
15 Elite Black wins
the Copper Division of Division 1:
The Northwest Juniors Elite Black won the Copper
Bracket in Division I of the Puget Sound U15
Regional Championship held on May 1-2. Elite
Black entered the 45 team tournament seeded
30th, but fought their way into the first
division with a 3 game win over 19th
seeded Cascade Blue in pool play on Saturday.
In Sunday’s medal round the Black beat club
rival Elite Gold to advance to a semifinal match
against 11th seeded Rain City
Mirage. Elite Black beat Mirage in 3 games to
set up the championship match against Saturday’s
Warriors. The warriors led the first game
22-14, but a string of aces by Lexie Bedell
inspired the Black to a 26-24 comeback victory.
The second game was equally tough, but again the
Black won, 25-22.
16 Elite Gold wins the Bronze Division of
Division 1:
Northwest Juniors 16 Elite Gold won the bronze
championship Bracket in Division I of the Puget
Sound U15 Regional Championship held on May
1-2. Entering the 51 team tournament as the
12th seed, 16 Elite enjoyed a great first day of
the tournament. After falling behind early in
each of its first two matches the team responded
and won both matches in straight sets. This set
up a final match against the 15 seed Edmonds to
determine the winner of the pool. Tight play by
both teams in the first set resulted in a 18 all
tie. 16 Gold then made a great push winning
25-20. In the second set it was Edmonds who
made a push resulting in a 20-15 lead. However,
16 Elite - backed by great play out of the
middle position by Kirsten Fischer and Alex
Gollersrud - began to go to work, picking up
some huge blocks and never allowing Edmonds past
23 points resulting in an outstanding 25-23 come
from behind victory. In the second round of
pool play 16 Elite took care of business against
the 22 seed Lake Taps Blue and then was matched
up against the 21 seed PS 16 Black with a bid to
the silver bracket on the line. It was a
battle, but in the end 16 Elite lost the third
set 15-13 in a highly competitive match. This
placed 16 Elite in the Bronze bracket for
tournament play. In the first round of bracket
play 16 Elite efficiently beat Cascade U16 Red
but in the next match they dropped the first set
against High Velocity and looked ready for an
early exit. However the team stayed positive
and was able to refocus resulting in a 3 set
victory and setting up a championship game
against Sports for Youth. After a long tough
day of volleyball 16 Elite made this match look
easy – using great passing and clean execution
of their offense to coast to a straight sets
victory. Overall this was a great team effort
by 16 Elite and we are very proud of what they
accomplished this season. Congratulations 16
Elite!
Official Results from
the the U14's
Regional Championships:
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14 Elite Black
lost in the Gold Final of the U14 D2
division. They have made great strides
all season.
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14 Gold
finished 41st overall
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14 Eclipse
finished 43rd overall
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14 Storm
finished 45th overall
Regionals Results for U12 & U13 teams:
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12 Eclipse:
Tied for 5th in the Gold Division.
Another amazing story, after starting the
season as the #16 of 19 teams. Way to
go 12 Eclipse.
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12 Storm finished
15th overall
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13 Heat:
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13 Thunder:
17 Elite Black & 16
Elite Gold compete well in Texas:
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The NW Juniors 17
Elite team again played well when faced with
great competition -- finishing 33rd overall
on the 17 Club Division at the Lone Star
Classic in Dallas. Entering the
tournament as the #90 seed out of 118 teams,
they faced an uphill battle from day 1.
Seeded the #3 team in a 3-team pool, the
17's had a difficult start, finishing 0-2 in
pool, but were presented with an opportunity
to redeem themselves in a crossover match
against the #32 team, Colorado Performance
17's -- which they did in impressive fashion
with a 25-21, 25-15 win. Their
"reward" was a place in Division 1, and a
quick turnaround -- going from PM wave on
Friday to AM Wave on Saturday and the #32
seed. Saturday saw them struggle
against the #4 team in the tournament, lose
a close match in 3 sets to AVA of Texas, but
hold onto their #32 seed with a win over
One10 17 Black. Sunday's
playoffs were in the Bronze Division and
featured a nice win over Texas Tornados, and
a competitive loss in the final to Club One
17 Black of Oklahoma (who has already
qualified for Nationals by winning the
Hoosier Mideast Qualifier). A great
weekend for the team, as they proved to
themselves that they can play with some of
the best teams in the country. Great
performances were turned out by Samantha
Minnig, who was voted by her teammates as
the team MVP for the weekend; Taylor Brooks
whose steady and reliable setting kept the
hitters performing well; Tiva Akau, whose
consistent passing and defense shined; and
Erica Clark, who started at opposite and was
consistently reliable. Of course
everyone had to play well for the team to
succeed, but these four stood out over the
weekend.
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The 16 Elite Gold
team competed in the 56-team National
Division tournament and had a rough first
day, entering as the #3 seed in their pool
(35th overall) and finishing fourth -- their
highlight being a close 3-set loss to the #1
seed in pool Triangle 16 Blue (#7 overall in
the tournament). They bounced back
nicely the second day -- seeded fourth in
pool and taking second -- leaving as the #37
team in the tournament -- their day featured
quality 3-set wins over Texas Thunder and
Austin Juniors 16 Spalding. Flight 2
playoffs featured a first-round victory over
El Paso Sunspots and a tough loss to Austin
Juniors 16 Cedar Park. Still, a great
weekend for 16 Elite Gold.
NW Juniors Team
reports from Final Power League
-- Final
Standings:
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12
The final installment
of the Puget Sound Region Power League has
passed and some teams have sent in reports:
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12
Eclipse:
Had a good day
competing in Flight 1. After a rough
pool play against the #2 and #3 teams in the
region, 12 Eclipse rebounded with a victory
over Puyallup Juniors in the playoffs and a
5th place finish in the Final Power League.
What a great improvement they made
throughout the season as they began the year
as the #16 team (out of 19) and slowly crept
their way up the rankings by winning Flight
3 in February, taking 3rd in Flight 3 in
March, then competing admirably in Flight 1
in April. Their improvement netted
them the #10 seed in the region.
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15
Elite Gold:
15 Elite Gold did
it again with another successful weekend at
Power League. The team went 2-1 in pool
play to play in the upper bracket of Flight
#3. Though they lost consecutive matches in
the playoffs, the team finished ranked 4th
out of 8 in their Flight after starting out
ranked 6th. Well done 15 Elite Gold.
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16 Elite
Gold: Participated in the U16 Flight
#2 on the final day of Power League and have
shown steady improvement all season.
After several unsuccessful attempts, the 16
Elite Gold team finally got the better of
the VIP 16 Chan team (from Spokane).
When it mattered most, the 16 Elite team was
able to come away with a victory. That
victory pushed them ahead of VIP in the
final standings and secured the #15 overall
position in the final standings of Power
League. Congratulations for your
accomplishment!
17 Elite Strikes
Gold in Spokane:
The NW Juniors 17 Elite team capped the month of
March with a great showing in the PNQ Qualifier.
After a very difficult month -- and a lot of
hard work on the part of the players and coaches
-- they were finally rewarded with a GOLD
division finish. Entering the tournament
as the #18 seed, the 17 Elite team had a great
first day, winning their pool and defeating a
team from Hawaii (TAVA Hawaii), Northern
California (Gold Cal 17-2), and Montana (ZTV 17)
along the way. Their pool win moved them
up to the #5 seed and a difficult pool on Day 2.
Day 2 was a rough day, and despite playing their
best volleyball of the season, they still went
0-2 in pool and finished in third place after
close losses to Olympia RSB and Six Dogs 17 from
Colorado, and putting them in a tough position
to get back into the gold division. They
had to win a crossover match against a ZTV, the
second place team from another pool -- which
they did, assuring their spot in the Gold and an
8:00 AM date with Austin Juniors (the #3 seed in
the tournament). Although they played well
enough to win at times, it was not enough to
overcome the much bigger Austin Juniors team.
Their loss placed them in a tie for 9th overall
in the 17 Club Division, out of 42 teams.
More than anything, their performance left them
with optimism for the rest of the season, and an
understanding that hard work leads to measurable
positive results. Great performances were
turned in by Libero Tiva Akau, who played her
first tournament in over a month after a
shoulder injury and was voted weekend MVP; and
Setter, Taylor Brooks, who showed consistency
all weekend. Also, of note was the great
passing by the team all weekend.
Final Results from
PNQ Spokane Tournament:
Seven NW Juniors teams
travelled to Spokane for the Pacific Northwest
Qualifier and while some teams had a rough first
day. Most teams went on to have a
successful tournament. As a club, we
learned a lot from this experience, given that
we sent most of our younger
teams to this prestigious event. Final
results for the tournament are accessible
HERE.
3/13-14/10: 14
Elite Black Continues Great Run:
Congratulations goes out to the 14 Elite Black
team for another outstanding performance at the
Spring Classic Tournament this past weekend.
The team finished first on Saturday of pool
play by winning two out of three matches --
including a victory over Sudden Impact 14
Hurricane, the #10 ranked team in the region.
The team struggled a bit on Sunday in the
second round of pool, but still found themselves
with an opportunity to play in the Gold
Division. They had to play a crossover
match against Sandpoint 13's (Idaho) with the
winner moving into the Gold bracket, and the
loser going into the Silver. After beating
Sandpoint 13s, Elite Black went on to win the
next two matches (over Lake Tapps 13's and
Lynnwood Spike It 14's) to get into the Gold
Division Finals. The finals signified their 5th
match in a row and 14 Elite Black finally ran
out of steam, losing the rematch to Sudden
Impact 14s and finishing 2nd in the Gold
Division. Great job14s Elite Black, we are
proud of your progress and your success!
3/6/10: 16
Elite Gold Moves Up!:
16 Elite Gold (pictured at left celebrating a
victory) also had a strong showing at Power
League #3. After a close first set loss against
ITVC 24-26, the team responded forcing a third
set and rolling to a 15-8 victory. 16 Elite
then lost a close match against Lake VBC -
losing the second set 24-26. The team then
overpowered Power Surge in to secure second
their pool. In bracket play 16 Elite fell in
their first match against VIP Jrs in a tough
battle between teams that have played each other
four times this season. In the next match
against Edmonds, 16 Elite bounced back –
executing their game plan by serving tough and
forcing Edmonds out of system. They went on to
win in two close sets 27-25 and 25-22 playing
some outstanding team defense along the way and
finishing third in the tournament. For the
weekend 16 Elite had great production out of
their outsides with Sarah Baillargeon leading
the way hitting over 0.300 with 16 Kills and
only 3 errors. Rachael Haver also had a strong
outing recording 24 kills with 6 errors while
leading the team in passing average.
Congratulations to 16 Elite for a great team
effort and moving up to Flight 2!
3/6/10: 15
Elite Gold Has a Great Day:
15 Elite Gold had a phenomenal weekend at Power
League as they took 2nd in their pool falling
only to Club Wahine 15 Hoku after losing a close
3rd game, 15-17. In bracket play, 15 Elite Gold
powered over the other pools' 1st place team-
OPVBC, beating them handily in 2 games. They
went on to win their flight after beating
Sabotage in the final game 26-24 to move up to
the next flight for the final Power League in
April. 15 Elite Gold was able to do all of this
with only 7 girls in pool play, and only 6 girls
in bracket play (their 5'2" libero, Claire
Holcombe, played middle blocker with 3 kills in
two matches!) . Next month, the team will
be in Flight #3 after starting off Power League
from Flight #6. They have consistently proven
their stamina and ability to persevere against
their opposition. Congratulations to
15 Elite Gold on a Cinderella Story Weekend!!
3/7/10: 14
Elite Black Moves Up!:
Congratulations to the
14 Elite Black team for going undefeated in
Power League #3. The team started the day
winning all three Pool Play matches against
PSVBA 14, SIVBC 13, and NW Juniors Storm. One
great highlight came with the players stepping up
and filling roles they don't normally fill --
Libero Kamryn Curry (playing with an injured her
hand), fought through as many games as possible,
but was unavailable for playoffs; the rest of
the team stepped it up for her as DS Alyssa
North took the Libero position and performed
with ease and natural abilities.
Meanwhile, MB Summer Thorp stayed in the games
to play defense and showed nothing can get past
her. Great teamwork led to great victories, and
the team proved that in overcoming injuries and
a tough couple of weeks, 14 Elite Black will be
a force to watch out for in the upcoming
tournaments.
3/7/10: 12
Eclipse moves up to Flight 1:
After starting the
season as the #16 team in the U12's Power League
and relegated to Flight 3, the 12 Eclipse team
has continued it's steady climb and is rewarded
with placement into Flight 1 of the 12's Power
League on the final weekend of play. After
going undefeated and winning Flight 3 on the
20th of February in PL #2, 12 Eclipse didn't
know what to expect in Flight 2 with some of the
top U12 teams in the region. They finished
pool play 2nd -- losing to #6 ITVC 12's and
beating NW Jrs 12 Storm. Playoffs put them
up against High Velocity12 Xtreme and they
defeated them handily; the next round was not as
easy, as they then had to face #7 Puyallup
Juniors 12 Gold, and lost in two close games,
putting them in a 3/4th place match against #9
Cascade 12's in a "winner to flight 1, loser to
flight 3" match. Despite the pressure of
the match, 12 Eclipse prevailed and has now
moved up to being the #10 ranked 12's team in
the region. Their reward? Flight 1 with
pool play against #2 Power Surge and #3 UPVBC 12
Black. Congrats to 12 Eclipse on their
steady rise up the ranks.
4/7/10:
Congratulations to our Team of the Month and
Coaches of the Month for March! 15 Elite
Gold
was voted as Team of the Month for the month of
March, for moving up to Flight 3 of the 15 Power
league and winning their division at the PNQ.
Congratulations to 15 Elite Gold! Coach of
the Month was awarded to 16 Eclipse Head Coach
Libby Hurdelbrink . Congratulations to
Libby and the 15 Elite Gold team, keep up the great work!
2/20/10: 12
Eclipse and 12 Storm have banner day at Power
League:
12 Eclipse went
undefeated in Pool Play, and 12 Storm went 4-2
(both winning their pools) setting up an All-NW
Juniors Final. Both teams did their part
as 12 Eclipse won a tough 3-set battle against
Olympia VBC, and 12 Storm defeated High Velocity
handily. The final was a great match, and
12 Eclipse won 2-0, the good news for both teams
is that they both get to move up a flight.
Nice job 12's! Below is a photo of
12 Eclipse.
1/11/10: 17 Elite
Black concludes first week of Power League --
seeded 16th:
After a promising first day of Power League
play, that saw the 17 Elite Black team finish
second in each of their first two rounds of pool
play (4-2 after 6 matches of play), the 17 Elite
team entered the second day as the #15 seed and
a #4 seed in Flight 2 of the U18 Power League.
Day 2 was not quite as successful as day 1, and
the 17's held seed, missing out on several key
opportunities to move up in the standings.
Regardless of the difficult second day, they
remain in Flight 2 for the next round on
February 7th. Congratulations on staying
in the top 16 in the region.
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