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Junior Men Bring Home Silver

Sandy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:42:36 +0000

Team Canada’s junior men’s team are bringing home a silver medal from the NORCECA Championships, after losing a hard-fought 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 29-27) match to Cuba yesterday in El Salvador. (more…)

Canada Moves to Finals with Sweep of Mexico

Sandy — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:32:16 +0000

Team Canada’s junior men’s team cruised past Mexico 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-13) in the semifinals of the NORCECA Championships yesterday in El Salvador. The win earns them a berth in the finals, where they’ll meet Cuba, and also guarantees them a trip to the 2009 Junior Men’s World Championships. (more…)

Junior Men Sweep Dominican Republic

Sandy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:04:34 +0000

Team Canada’s junior men’s team rolled to a perfect 3-0 record in pool play with a sweep (25-20, 25-10, 25-21) of the Domincan Republic yesterday at the NORCECA Championships in El Salvador. The win earns them a rest day today and a bye into the semifinals. (more…)

Canada’s Junior Men Down Puerto Rico

Sandy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:54:19 +0000

Team Canada’s Junior Men’s team came back from down 2 to defeat Puerto Rico in 5 (22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-11) at the NORCECA Championships in El Salvador yesterday. (more…)

Team Canada Junior Men Blank USA

Sandy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:48:46 +0000

Team Canada’s junior men’s team blanked the US (25-27, 15-25, 21-25) in their first match of pool play yesterday at the NORCECA Junior Men’s Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador. (more…)

Junior Men Off to NORCECAs

Sandy — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:13:48 +0000

Team Canada’s Junior Men are headed to El Salvador this weekend for the NORCECA Junior Championships, which kicks off on Monday. (more…)

Thank doG for Beach

Sandy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:27:44 +0000

Okay, so. Volleyball news right now is deader than a dead thing that is dead. Seriously. Without Team Canada in play, there’s very little to report on. (It’s a good thing most people are going to the cottage and stuff during the summer, because it’s REALLY slow.)

So this is why I say thank doG for Beach, because at least things are happening there!

Mark Heese is big at the net in Norway
(Image courtesy FIVB.org)

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What’s On - International Edition

Sandy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:10:33 +0000

Okay, so, Canada’s teams aren’t in anything right now, but there are a couple of big events on that offer some live scoring — AND, if you’re good with a search, some video can sometimes be found as well. (more…)

FIVB World Congress Underway

Sandy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:56 +0000

The 31st FIVB World Congress is underway in Dubai this week, and there are a couple of interesting items up for debate. (more…)

Teammates Again

Sandy — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:05:31 +0000

Former Dalhousie Tigers teammates Jeff Weiler and Nikolas Rademacher have found themselves as teammates once again, as both athletes just signed contracts to suit up for Evivo Düren of the German Bundesliga. (more…)