2010 Team Track

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17 Early wins Wild Weekend tournaments

The 17 Early team had a wild weekend of tournaments February 19-21.  On Friday night, the 17 Early team played in a Sorority Volleyball Tournament at the University of Toledo.  Playing various positions, the girls had fun and won the tournament.  They received Pizza as their prize for winning the charity event.

  On Saturday, the 17 Early team played at the Lucas County Recreation Center in Maumee.  The team played well not loosing a set while working their way to winning Gold. 

  On Sunday, the 17 Early team played short handed due to the death of a very popular Eastwood parent, but that could not stop this team.  They swept the entire weekend moving the team to an 8th place ranking in the OVR.  The team has won three out of four tournaments on the year.  Congratulations Coach Tony and the 17 Early team. 

13-4 Tournament at Old Fort 2/27/10

16-2 Wins Gold at Blackswamp

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13-4 Tournament at Norwalk 2/20/10

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13-4 Celebrity Waitresses

          The 13-4 team serves up a hot meal at Charlie's.  

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14 Early gets 2nd in Gold

          It was a short commute but a long road to success for the 14 Early Team at Premier.  Each match was fought point for point.  Serves were looking good but even with the great serves we battled to the 3rd set many times only to end up with a loss.   In one of the 3rd sets, against a strong Buckeye team, we even went 19-17…unfortunately 14 E did not get he win that time. Our girls did not give up.  At the end of the day we faced the SJVC Pink Panther team for the gold.  They were the only team to beat us in 2 all day.  They proved to be a tough competitor again in the gold round…defeating us in 2 again.  Although it was a stress filled day for ALL involved, we are a group that will not be shaken.  The girls are ready for their next chance to dominate the court.

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12-1 Reaches for Gold in 1st Tournament

          Although they did not get 1st in gold they made an impressive debut.  The girls received 5th in gold in Dayton …not too bad for a group of girls that barely knew each other a few weeks previous to arriving at their 1st match.  It was a tough start.  The girls seemed to be finding their place and rhythm on the court early on, in day one of pool play.  After a few matches the girls began to gel on the court and they really came alive, winning the majority of their sets the rest of the day.  They were a fun team to watch.  They had great passes, serves, sets, and spikes.  On day 2 of play they faced a dominate Kentucky team and held their own.  They did not come away with the win but they did not make it easy for Kentucky to defeat them.  After pool play the team continued their amazing display of teamwork.  Dayton was great opportunity for the girls to gel on and off the court.  I have a strong feeling that these girls will be no strangers to gold this year.  They will be a team to watch.

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14-1 Black Wins Bronze at President’s Cup

THE GLASS CITY VOLLEYBALL CLUB 14-1 BLACK TEAM HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE PRESIDENT’S CUP TOURNAMENT IN COLUMBUS. POOL PLAY WAS CHALLENGING FOR THE GIRLS AT TIMES AS THEY LEARNED TO PLAY AS A TEAM AND WORK ON COMMUNICATION. IN POOL PLAY THEY PLAYED 3 NATIONAL TEAMS, AND ONE REGIONAL TEAM, AND HELD THEIR OWN, ENDING UP IN THE BRONZE DIVISION FOR SUNDAY’S TOURNAMENT PLAY.  SUNDAY THE GIRLS WORKED WELL AS A TEAM AND WENT THROUGH THE BRONZE DIVISION AND FINISHED IN A SOLID FIRST PLACE.  FOR THE FIRST TOURNAMENT AS A TEAM, THEY DID A GEAT JOB AND LOOK FORWARD TO ADDING MORE MEDALS TO THEIR NEW COLLECTION.

Glass City 15-2 Update

The Glass City 15-2’s are off to a great start!  The girls have had many team building activities including a very successful Celebrity Waitressing event, bonding and goal setting over team dinner, and a detailed collaboration in designing their own unique team apparel (paid for by the money earned at Charlie’s)!  Armed with a team slogan of “Hakuna Matata” these girls are ready to face the gauntlet of the 2010 Tournament Season!!! 

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16-1 Wins Silver at President's Cup

The 16-1 team won the Silver tournament at the President's Cup in Columbus on February 13 & 14th.  The team went 3-2 in pool play, loosing in a close match to MAVA (the defending champion for the prior 2 years) and Legacy who finished first and second in the Gold tournament.  In tournament play, the 16-1 team won all three matches to capture first in Silver.  Congratulations to Coach Steve and the 16-1 girls for their outstanding play. 

13-2 Columbus Tourney

 The 13-2 team won first place in the gold bracket for team bonding. Lime
green shoelaces, sweet air-brushed shirts paid for with waitressing money, a
customized ace cheer, and freeze tag in the lobby helped pull this team
together. They got to know each other well enough to get to the bronze
bracket, and we expect big things in the future as their team spirit grows.
Kudos to the parents for maintaining a straight face as they loudly cheered  
on their Starfish Guppies!  

 15 Early Birds Finish Second in Gold
After a cold and blustery Friday night, the 15 Early Birds played at Maumee on Saturday, Feb. 6th.  The 15 EBs have played in the gold finals in every tournament so far this year, and this day would be no different.  Though the girls fell just a bit short of their goal to win gold, the girls should be proud of their accomplishments and second place finish and....."birthday girl" Tierney McClure did a great job at middle to help celebrate her 14th birthday!

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17 Early Birds Win Gold in Columbus

    On January 31st the 17 EB team won Gold at the Buckeye Volleyball Center.  After spending Saturday night eating, swimming, and playing games -- (though some had to cheat to win) the girls were ready for volleyball on Sunday morning.  They breezed through pool play without losing a single game.  As the day progressed, comments from other teams and officials were made all admiring the girls' team spirit, unity, and style of play.  Tournament play proved to be a tough challenge as both matches went to three games.  They had to battle back and make some crucial plays at key times to pull out a well deserved victory. Congratulations Tony and the 17 Early Birds!

15 Early Birds Win Gold in Columbus
   On January 30th the 15 EB team traveled to Columbus to play at the Buckeye Volleyball Center and they won GOLD!  After finishing second in gold the week before, the team was determined to win it all.  The girls stormed their way through pool play winning all of their matches.  They were more than ready for tournament play as superb passing, beautiful sets (to all five attackers), thunderous hits, and of course timely blocking lifted them to victory.  Congratulations coaches and players!