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Member News & Events
PVCA District All-Star
Matches
..... Waiver Form .....
The waiver form for
players may be printed from the following link (click
here).
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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
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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)
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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."
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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
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Triple A (AAA) .....
Double A (AA) .....
Single A (A)
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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
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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)
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bishop Shanahan - AAA Champs
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Merion Mercy - AA Champs |
Northern Cambria - A Champs |
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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)
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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 .....
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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..
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Results -
Links
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The following links will provide results for various levels of the
volleyball community
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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).
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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.
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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).
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