At the 4-star FIVB Cancun Hub on Friday, four American teams — April Ross and Alix Klineman, Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil, Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser, and Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb — advanced to Saturday’s quarterfinals, in many cases by defeating their fellow Americans.
Behind an outstanding season that saw Shawnee State junior outside hitter Macie Rhoads earn First-Team All-MSC honors for the second season in a row, the Circleville product was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's (AVCA) Southeast Region Team...
Daily Dots (April 30, 2021): Club or high school volleyball factoids, notions and ideas to impress your friends (or not) • Welcome to the Reader’s Digest version of Daily Dots. Today, we recap the results from 15s and 16s at Windy City in St.
by Felipe G. Mendes, Ahlan B. Lima, Marina Christofoletti, Ricardo T. Quinaud, Carine Collet, Carlos E. Gonçalves, Humberto M. Carvalho
Kerri Walsh Jennings and Brooke Sweat and Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil scored upsets Thursday, while April Ross and Alix Klineman took a tough loss, as four American teams earned playoff byes in the 4-star FIVB Cancun Hub pro beach volleyball event.
Roll Call Votes
1. Rubio-Scott (FL) amendment #1471, as modified; not agreed to: 14-81.
2. Lee amendment #1472 (60 affirmative vote threshold); not agreed to: 41-54.
3. Passage of Calendar #34...
Daily Dots (April 29, 2021): Club or high school volleyball factoids, notions and ideas to impress your friends (or not) • We’re on to the 18 USA division at 18s Junior Nationals in Columbus. Like 18 Open and 18 National, the field consisted of 48 teams starting in eight pools of six.
Both USA teams — Chaim Schalk and Theo Brunner and Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil — survived both Tuesday’s country-quota matches and Wednesday’s qualifier at the 4-star FIVB Cancun Hub, leaving eight American pairs in the tournament that starts Thursday in the Mexican resort city.
Team sports as volleyball need individual players to work as one organism to achieve success and overcome rivals. They need to cooperate and help each other on a playground to use every player’s strong side.
Daily Dots (April 28, 2021): Club or high school volleyball factoids, notions and ideas to impress your friends (or not) • Let’s talk today about 18s Junior Nationals in Columbus. We have reports from 12 of the 16 medal winners between Open, National, USA and America.
This Cancun Bubble appears to be the personification of all things luxury: The clear, teal water. Hot sun overhead. Peacocks and iguanas and all other manner of wildlife trolling around the campus. Half the time...