U18 Power Leage #1 Results

At the conclusion of the first weekend of Puget Sound Region U18 Power League competition, it was the UPVBC 18's defeating SIVBC 18 Tsunami in the finals to claim the early season position atop the regional rankings. UPVBC has started the season strong, picking up right where they left off last season and their run through the U17 Open division at the 2009 Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships held in Miami, Florida. In addition to capturing the first weekend of Power League, UPVBC also won the Sports For Youth tournament championship the previous weekend. UPVBC senior veterans Emily Cotter (Western Washington University signee) and Kayla Reno (University of Montana) are joined by senior standout Brooke Bray (University of Montana) in their quest for a regional title and another trip to the national championship event. UPVBC is coached by Michael Miller.

The highest finishing U17 teams were: Island Thunder 17 Asics (3rd-tie); WVBA 17 Mizuno (5th-tie); Lake Tapps 17 (10th); KJVBC 17 Baden (11th); and Olympia 17 RoShamBo (13th).

This year, the top four teams heading into each of the three remaining Power League events will play an inter-regional tournament against the top four teams representing another neighboring region. The remaining Puget Sound Region teams will comprise the six flights of local regional Power League competition scheduled to take place February 7th, March 7th, and April 3rd.

Official results from the first weekend of U18 Power League competition are as follows:

1. UPVBC 18
2. Sudden Impact 18 Tsunami
3. KJVBC 18 Baden
3. Island Thunder 17 Asics
5. WVBA 17 Mizuno
5. Island Thunder 18 Asics
7. Bonney Lake 18
8. Saturday's Warriors 18 TC
9. The Edge 18 Black
10. Lake Tapps 17
11. WVBA 18 Mizuno
11. KJVBC 17 Baden
13. Olympia 17 RoShamBo
13. Sudden Impact 17 Storm
15. Space Needle 18
16. NW Jrs. 17 Elite
17. Gig Harbor 18
18. High Velocity 18
19. Northshore 17 Black
19. Puget Sound 17
21. YMCA Blaze 17
21. Narrows 18 Purple
23. Rain City 17 Thunder
24. Lake Tapps 17 MSA
25. SIVA 17
26. Northshore 18 Black
27. Lake Tapps 18
27. High Velocity 17
29. Olympia 17 Black
29. Lynnwood Spike It 18
31. Aces 18
32. South End Jrs. 17-1
33. Club Wahine 18 Black
34. Twin Lakes 18 Green
35. The Edge 18 Blue
35. Mill Creek 18
37. Rain City 18 Passion
37. Smokey Pt. Vipers
39. SIVA 18D
40. South End Jrs. 17-2
41. Bainbridge Island 18
41. Cascade 18 Blue
43. Saturday's Warriors 17 Serendipity
43. Power Surge 18 Gold
45. Evergreen Jrs. 18 H/K
45. Club Wahine 17 Black
47. South Sound Ohana 17
48. Skagit 17 Bulldogs
49. NW Jrs. 17 Thunder
50. Puyallup Jrs. 17
51. Rainier VBA

It was a very competitive first weekend of Power League competition. Congratulations to UPVBC 18's!