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PVCA District All-Star Matches ..... Waiver Form ..... The waiver form for players may be printed from the following link (click here).

 
 

2009 PVCA Girls All-State Certificates .....
  
Received this email from Rich Schall, PVCA Secretary-Treasurer ..... "I will be at the following boys' tournaments from at least 10:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M., and coaches or players may pick up certificates at that time. The certificates that are not distributed will be mailed out in early May."

March 27, 2010 - North Allegheny Tournament

April 10, 2010 - Derry Tournament

April 17, 2010 - Central York Tournament

April 24, 2010 - Plum Tournament

 

 

PIAA Winter Workshop .....

Message from PVCA president, Bob Miller. "Happy New Year!! I am attaching information from the PIAA Board of Control on items (motions) that were discussed in our winter workshop. The color paneled ball could effect budget orders. In the state playoffs the ball will be red-white-blue- coach could option for white during matches."

Mr. Miller added in a subsequent email that "the PIAA will begin to use the ball July 1, 2010.

(Click here for a summary of the meeting)

 

 

2009 PVCA Girls All-State Certificates .....
  
Received this email from Rich Schall, PVCA Secretary-Treasurer, "I hope to print the girls' certificates within the next two weeks and will have them with me when I attend several of the boys' tournaments in the spring. Coaches will be able to pick them up at that time, and I will mail the remaining certificates sometime in May. I will let you know where I will be on certain dates in the spring."

 

 

2009 PVCA Girls All-State Teams .....
  
 The 2009 PVCA All-State Teams have been selected. Special thanks to all who participated in this enormous task. Congratulations to the many athletes, coaches, and programs that were recognized. The athletes and their teams are listed in our Results Pages. Email us and we will send you the complete listings in an MS Word attachment. Put Send All-State Teams in the subject ..... Triple A (AAA) ..... Double A (AA) ..... Single A (A)

 

 

PSU Women Are National Champions ….. Again !!!

Division I Championships ..... The Penn State women's volleyball team made history Saturday night becoming the first team to win three consecutive national titles with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory against Texas (22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-13). Head coach Russ Rose has now won 1,001 career matches and Penn State's winning streak extended to 102 straight matches. Four PSU players were honored as AVCA First Team All-Americans. Seniors Alisha Glass and Megan Hodge, and juniors Blair Brown and Arielle Wilson were Penn State's four honorees. Penn State senior Megan Hodge has been named the 2009 AVCA Division I National Player of the Year. More details (click here).
 

Division II Championships ..... California (Pa) won the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships for the third consecutive year, beating Lock Haven  (25-15, 24-26 25-22, 25-22). This win advanced them to the "Elite Eight" where they lost to West Texas A&M (25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 23-25) ….. More details (click here).

Division III Championships ..... Juniata College lost to the Washington-St. Louis in the championship match of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championships (18-25, 26-24, 25-17, and 25-21). Juniata was going for its third title, ironically winning in 2004 and 2006, both against Washington-St. Louis. Senior libero Megan Sollenberger (first team) and junior setter Steph Strauss (second team) were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America squad ….. More details (click here).

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Official NCAA Volleyball Web Site (click here)

Division I Brackets ..... Division II Brackets ..... Division III Brackets

 

 

PIAA Steeing Committee .....

Message from PVCA president, Bob Miller. "Attached is a summary of the PIAA workshop. The Board of Directors meet next week so we don't have much time. Fellow coaches will have to contact District as well as Board reps to get recommendations approved."

(Click here for a summary of the meeting)

 

 

2009 PVCA Annual Clinic @ Penn State .....

Another great clinic is over ….. The "step out of the box" for this year seemed successful. Attendance was up. The change of date from February to December worked for many old regulars and first-timers as well. Great volleyball was still on the agenda, although now it was the women instead of the men. No Hall of Fame Induction but next year we will be back to continue honoring deserving members of the volleyball community ….. Nila Straka & Janice Kruger, Russ Rose and Tyke Steiner kicked off the weekend at the Ramada ….. A trip to Rec Hall provided further sessions and a chance to see Penn
State win its first round NCAA matchup ….. An interesting note from the Penn / Army game - Army was making its first NCAA appearance and was well-represented by their fans. It was certainly moving to watch the Army team and fans snap to attention for the National Anthem. Even more exciting was when the music "didn't work". No problem with Army in the house. They started singing and everybody followed.

Saturday at the new site also went well, although the weather left us wondering if it was February at State College. The accommodations were more than adequate allowing easy transitions from session to sessions, and to lunch. Not to mention the great food for breakfast and lunch ….. Saturday was filled with workshops to fulfill everybody's needs and level of experience. The panel discussions continue to be popular as we listen to and learn from our own coaches …..Saturday night marked the last home match for the 2009 PSU women. An easy win against Penn was their good-bye present, as they continued on their road to a third NCAA Championship.  

Special thanks are extended to ….. The clinic was another organizational masterpiece put together by Karen Price. Thanks to Tod and Donna McPherson for coordinating the new facilities and luncheon. Thanks to Don Barton and his staff for coordinating the registration. Finally, thanks to Bob Miller and Rich Schall for the many tasks they take care of during the weekend.

A summary of the PVCA Council meeting and general membership business meeting can be found at the following link (click here).

 

 

PIAA and Grads at Practice (Read This) .....

The following information was sent from PVCA president, Bob Miller (CLICK HERE). Who amongst us hasn't had alumni stop by at practice to play or help out. If you do, have done so, or plan to do in the future ..... read attachment carefully.

 

 

2009 PVCA District Teams .....

Following are the links for the PVCA District Teams throughout the state. They are linked as submitted, so there are a number of formats. Hopefully you will be able to open them.   

District 1  AAA ..... AA   District 7 AAA ….. AA ….. A
District 2  AAA-AA-A District 8 AAA
District 3  AAA ….. AA ….. A District 9  AA ..... A
District 4 AA ..... A District 10 AAA & A ….. AA
District 5 AA ..... A ..... District 11 AAA ….. AA ….. A
District 6  AAA ….. AA ….. A District 12 AAA-AA-A

 

 

2009 PIAA State Volleyball Championships .....

The Championships are over. Three champions have been crowned. An exciting two days has come to a close. Congratulations to winners Bishop Shanahan (AAA - coach Greg Ashman), Merion Mercy (AA - coach Rich Johnson), and Northern Cambria (A - coach Mike Hogan). Also congratulations to runners-up Allentown Central Catholic (AAA - coach Laurie Corcoran), Brandywine Heights (AA - coach Mike Pienta), and Reading Holy Name (A - coach Rick Fidler).

Notes from the PIAA Championships ….. Bishop Shanahan won their first state championship. Merion Mercy made it three in a row and their fourth overall. Northern Cambria notched championship number two. The runners-up were no stranger to the championship match. Allentown CC  has three titles in its history. Brandywine and Reading Holy Name both have one previous championship ….. There were many exciting matches throughout the two day tournament. The final AAA matches on Friday were some of the best. Mt. Lebanon and Allentown CC squared off in pool B, with Hempfield and Bishop Shanahan going at it in Pool A. All teams were 2-0 with the semi-final matchups on the line. ACC and Bishop Shanahan came out the winners, with ACC winning on two net/let serves in a row. Maybe Laurie could share her secrets on that skill at the clinic. These four teams also needed 9 of the ten possible games (I'm sorry, sets) to determine the semifinals winners on Saturday ….. Northern Cambria won the "best fans" contest hands down ….. The private school vs public school and the east vs west debate will always take place. Would think that for the present year, those debates would have a clear answer. Always remember that history and tradition go in cycles. Seems that over time, all of Pennsylvania should be proud of its high school volleyball ….. Will the announcer at states ever stop making announcements while games are in progress?    

Thanks ….. A special thanks to Marty Trimmer and his staff at Central York High School for hosting this event ….. Thanks also to Rich Schall for sitting through all matches of the two day event and coordinating the All-Tournament Teams .... Thanks to Mike Krause (coach of Parkland) and Gary Sutton for providing the play-by play commentary on the PCN telecasts of the three final matches ….. And let's not forget to thank the officials. As the over used clichι goes, it's a hard job, but someone's got to do it.       

End of Season Notes ….. Special thanks to the folks that spearheaded and coordinated the Top Ten Poll ..... Denny Werner (Garden Spot) & Kristine Ruppert (Schaler) - AAA, Mike Pienta (Brandywine) - AA, and Rob Schmidt (Cambridge Springs) - Thanks also to Bob Kasun, coach at Bishop Guilfoyle for his help in releasing the top ten programs to the newspapers throughout Pennsylvania ..... Hope everybody can make the annual clinic. Mark your calendars for Friday & Saturday, December 4-5, 2009. Christmas can wait. Watch the PSU women start their trek toward a third championship.

Bishop Shanahan - AAA Champs

 

Merion Mercy - AA Champs

Northern Cambria - A Champs

 

 

2009 PVCA State Championship All-Tournament Team   .....

Participating coaches in the PIAA Championships voted and selected the following teams. The All-State teams will be posted in the coming weeks.

AAA ..... MVP - Emily Carlin (O,Bishop Shanahan), Defensive Player - Julie Joyce (L,Bishop Shanahan) ..... Kate Begor (S, Mt. Lebanon), Audra Brady (S, Allentown CC), Laura Dadowski (O, Mt. Lebanon), Marika Dasanctis (O, Allentown ACC), Maria Ficca (RS, Bishop Shanahan), Megan Forbes (M, Hempfield), Julie Harvey (M, Hatboro-Horsham), Stephanie Johnson (L, Cardinal O'Hara), Sarah Kiely (M, Council Rock North), Colleen Nosovitch (M, Allentown CC), Katie Pisano (S, Bishop Shanahan), Ellie Ressler (O, Hempfield), Catherine Seman (M, Seneca Valley)

AA ..... MVP - Shelby Manthorpe (S, Merion Mercy), Defensive Player - Erin Nothstein (L,Brandywine) .....  Carlie Bieranowski (O, Freeport), Alex Brehoney (M, Brandywine), Chynna Gehman (O, Brandywine), Taylor Harpster (M, Phillipsburg-Osceola), Camblin Leonard (M, Mars), Meghan Lowry (O, Archbishop Carroll), Stacey Manthorpe (M, Merion Mercy), Maura McCormick (O, Holy Redeemer), Kacey Musselman (S, Archbishop Carroll), Katrina Pisch (M, Merion Mercy), Korin Wengryn (M, West Allegheny), Monica Wignot (M, Holy Redeemer)

A ..... MVP's -  Breanna Kochinsky (O, Northern Cambria), Defensive Player - Paige Baker (O, West Shamokin) ..... Brooke Bailey (M, Clarion), Sasha Borisik (L, Nativity BVM), Janae Dunchack (M, Northern Cambria), Courtney Field (S, Nativity BVM), Tori Hutcheson (S, Reading Holy Name), Melissa Lake (M, West Branch), Ericka Lentz (O, Reading Holy Name), Emily Lohr (M, North Star), Jessica Moyer (M, Reading Holy Name), Ariel Rocco (O, Northern Cambria), Katy Vicini (S, West Shamokin) 

 

 

2009 PIAA State Championships .....

Not necessary to reinvent the wheel. The PIAA has everything you need to know about the championships. Check the table below. They don't have the District results which can be accessed at the link below. Don't have them all, but many of them.  

2009 District Championships ..... 2009 Girls

2009 PVCA Brackets .....  AAA Girls     AA Girls     A Girls

2009 PIAA State Championships Links .....
 

PIAA Links

 

 

   Volleyball Page 

http://www.piaa.org/sports/volleyball/

   Championship Page

http://www.piaa.org/sports/volleyball/championships/girls/default.aspx

   2009 Information

http://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=1795

   Championship Memo

http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2009_Girls_Volleyball_Memo.pdf

 

 

   AAA Pool Play

http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2009_AAA_Girls_Match_Schedule.pdf

   AAA Brackets

http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2009_AAA_Girls_Volleyball_Bracket.pdf

   AA Pool Play

http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2009_AA_Girls_Match_Schedule.pdf

   AA Brackets

http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2009_AA_Girls_Volleyball_Bracket.pdf

   A Pool Play

http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2009_A_Girls_Match_Schedule.pdf

   A Brackets

http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2009_A_Girls_Volleyball_Bracket.pdf

 

 

Pennsylvania Cable Network

 

 

   TV Schedule

http://www.pcntv.com/shows_champs.html

   Purchase DVD's

http://www.pcntv.com/20072008ChampionshipSales.htm

 

 

 

 

Sponsors for PVCA Newsletter .....

Being old as dirt, I remember black and white television and the eventual change to color (I think our household was one of the last to get a new color TV when I was a kid). Now I can also remember when the 2008 PVCA fall newsletter was our first to contain color. This change was a results of our association with our first partner ..... Sports Imports. Please keep them in mind for your volleyball needs. 

Sports Imports .....

When it comes to indoor volleyball equipment, you can't beat Sports Imports. At the school I teach and coach, we have been using Senoh equipment for thirty years (we also use their badminton standards and nets). We still have the first pair of standards we purchased at Red Lion. We are in the process of building a new field house. Sports Imports will not only be our equipment of choice, but they have been invaluable in the planning of our new facility.

Check out their web site (click here). Also don't miss their "Drill & Tips"" page (click here), a must for every volleyball coach.

Contact Neil Gilbert who is the sales representative for Pennsylvania ..... email ngilbert@sportsimports.com ..... phone 800-556-3198. Neil will also be at our PVCA clinic at Penn State if you need to talk with him..

 

 

Results - Links  .....

The following links will provide results for various levels of the volleyball community

Mens Collegiate Volleyball  Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
  http://www.eivavolleyball.com/landing/index
   
Mens Collegiate Club Volleyball National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association
  http://ncvfvolleyball.org/default.aspx
   
Womens Collegiate Volleyball Big Ten Conference
  http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/big10-w-volley-body.html
   
.......... Big East Conference
  http://www.bigeast.org/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&KEY=&SPID=11224&SPSID=92535
   
.......... Atlantic Ten Conference
  http://atlantic10.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/atl10-w-volley-body.html
   
.......... Presidents’ Athletic Conference
  http://www.pacathletics.org/sports/pac_volleyball.html
   
.......... Patriot League
  http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/patr-w-volley-body.html
   
.......... Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
  http://www.psacsports.org/index.aspx?path=wvball
   
.......... Centennial Conference
  http://www.centennial.org/volleyball/index.html
   
.......... Colonial States Athletic Conference
  http://www.csacsports.org/index.aspx?tab=womensvolleyball&path=wvball
   
.......... Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
  http://www.caccathletics.org/sports/wvball/index
   
.......... Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
  http://www.amcconf.org/vb2007.htm
   

 

 

Emails from Mark ..... Get The Inside Scoop

From time to time Mark Pavlik sends out emails updating folks on what is going on with the Penn State men's volleyball program. This section contains email that Coach Pavlik sends to friends and alumni of PSU. Because of this, they may contain references that only the "insiders" know about. However, if you want to keep up to date from the "inside", click the following link and enjoy. (click here).

 

 

 

The Volleyball Handbook by Bob Miller .....

We all know Bob Miller ….. retired North Allegheny coach, member of the PVCA Hall of Fame, president of our association and on and on. Now a new title - author. His new book, The Volleyball Handbook - Winning Essentials for Players and coaches, is published by Human Kinetics. For a mere $19.95 (& S/H) you can have 248 pages of all the stuff that made North Allegheny one of the premier, if not the premier, high school program in the state. This is a must have book for your volleyball library ….. For more details and/or to order online (click here). ….. To order by phone, call Human Kinetics toll free 1-800-747-4457, Monday - Friday, 7 am to 7 pm, CST.

 

 

PVCA District All-Star Matches ..... Waiver Form

The waiver form for players may be printed from the following link (click here).