PSR Junior Girls' Power League Starts This Weekend

The 2011 Junior Girls' Power League starts this weekend with the "seeding" day. All participating teams will have the opportunity to compete there way to the top of their respective division. Play begins on Saturday with the combined U18/U17 and U14/U13 divisions. The U16/U15 division will compete on Sunday.

For a complete schedule and list of playing sites, please visit the Puget Sound Region website:

www.pugetsoundvb.org

You will find all Power League information under the "Juniors" tab.

Good luck to all participating teams!

Rachel Roeder Named Gatorade State Player of the Year

Washington Volleyball Academy's Rachel Roeder recently earned recognition as Washington State's best female volleyball athlete for the 2010 high school season. Congratulations go out to Rachel!

Courtesy of the Seattle Times:

GATORADE STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - WASHINGTON
Washington -- Rachel Roeder of Issaquah High School

The 6-foot-1 senior outside hitter recorded 469 kills, 252 digs, 67 service aces and 28 blocks this past season while posting a kill percentage of .449, leading the Eagles (26-3) to the Class 4A state final. The KingCo Class 4A Most Valuable Player and a member of the Seattle Times Star-Times Team, Roeder recorded 30 kills in a state-semifinal victory over Olympia High. She is Issaquah’s career leader with 1,127 kills, second with 263 service aces and third with 1,068 digs.

Roeder has maintained a B average in the classroom. She has volunteered locally at an area homeless shelter and food bank, as a youth coach and as an assistant with the Issaquah High Sports Medicine program.

“Playing against Rachel Roeder the last three years, especially this last year, she really came into her own,” said Mike Mills, head coach of rival Woodinville High. “When we played her, we had to set our offense and defense around where she would be. She’s the one player we had to do that with this season.”

Roeder will attend Western Washington University this fall, where she will play volleyball.

Roeder joins recent Gatorade Washington Volleyball Players of the Year Alexis Olgard (2009-10, Mead), Kylin Munoz (2008-09, Monroe) and Brittany Quick (2007-08, Hanford) among the state’s list of former award winners.

Open Club Opportunities for Junior Athletes

As club tryouts come to a close over the next few days, the Puget Sound Region is compiling a list of clubs that still have opportunities available for junior players in the girls' division still in search of a team for the upcoming 2011 junior club season.

If you are an athlete looking for an opportunity in the junior girls' division, please follow this link to a list of clubs with open opportunities (contact information is also listed).

PSR Represented Well at 2010 WIAA State Championships!

As the Washington State high school volleyball season comes to a close this weekend, the PSR would like to congratulate all of our member athletes that recently competed at the state championship events in Kennewick, WA (4A, 3A, 2A) and Yakima, WA (1A, 2B, 1B).

The following is a list of western Washington schools that recently finished among the top-eight in the state within their respective classifications, and returned home with a trophy:

4A
Jackson HS (State Champion)
Issaquah HS (State Runner-Up)
Olympia HS (Third)
Woodinville HS (Fourth)
Snohomish HS (Fifth)
Graham-Kapowsin HS (Seventh)
Kentwood (Eighth)

3A
Seattle Prep (State Champion)
Eastside Catholic (State Runner-Up)
Camas HS (Fifth)
Mt. Si HS (Sixth)
Kennedy (Seventh)
Bishop Blanchet (Eighth)

2A
Burlington-Edison HS (Fourth)
Lynden HS (Fifth)
Fife HS (Seventh)
White River HS (Eighth)

1A
King's (State Runner-Up)
Cedar Park Christian (Third)
Castle Rock HS (Fourth)
Lynden Christian (Sixth)

2B
La Conner HS (State Runner-Up)
Bear Creek (Fourth)
Darrington HS (Sixth)

1B
Christian Faith (State Runner-Up)
King's Way Christian (Seventh)

2011 PSR Junior Girls Tournament Schedule

The 2011 tournament schedule for the junior girls club division of the Puget Sound Region has recently been posted. Please visit the PSR website to view the complete schedule and for detailed information regarding dates, times, locations, and event registration.

U12-U14 Junior Girls Tryouts Start this Week!

Tryouts for junior girls division teams for the U12-U14 age groups begin this week. All athletes and a parent/guardian participating in any tryouts are required to sign the "Tryout Attendance" form which should be available from the director of the club at the tryout registration. It is a USA Volleyball requirement that all athletes and parent/guardian sign this form.

If you are looking for tryout information for clubs in your area, click here for a link to the Puget Sound Region schedule of member clubs and their tryout dates.

Good luck!

PSR Juniors at Seaside "Pacific Open"

Seaside, Oregon "Pacific Open" beach tournament.

PSR HP Girls' Youth Team Selected

The Puget Sound Region recently selected the High Performance Girls' Youth Team for 2010 that will be competing this weekend (July 17-18) against a select group of Canadian girls' junior teams at Columbia Jr. High School in Fife, WA. The following is the list of team members recently selected at the conclusion of the PSR High Performance Camp (including their junior club):

Sadie	Beckenhauer	UPVBC
Toni	Brown-Bell	OPVBC
Kiana	Calles	SIVA
Alyssa	Deardorff	High Velocity
Katy	DeGroot	KJ
Linden	Firethorne	Northshore Jrs.
Rachel	Gill	PSVBA
Emily	Harris	KJ
Justine	Kelly-DeMello	WVBA
Shelby	Kyllo	SIVA
Peircen	Lundquist	Mill Creek
Justice	Magraw	Sudden Impact
Nicole	Pittelkau	Olympia
Jessica	Riddle	SIVA
Whitney	Riffle	Narrows
Karlee	Sampson	Capital Ice
Courtney	Schwan	KJ
Dannie	Stroud	Above the Net
Paige	Walker	Olympia

The following is the tournament schedule for the weekend:

Canada 1	Alym	ALL CAN vs PSR MATCHES WILL BE 5 GAMES GUARANTEED
Canada 2	Titus	ALL CAN vs CAN MATCHES WILL BE 3 GAMES GUARANTEED
Canada 3	Mark
Canada 4	Earl
PSR Red
PSR Blue
Saturday, July 17th
9:00 AM		CAN 1 vs PSR Red
11:00 AM		CAN 3 vs PSR Red
1:00 PM		CAN 1 vs CAN 3
2:15 PM		CAN 2 vs PSR Blue
4:15 PM		CAN 4 vs PSR Blue
6:15 PM		CAN 2 vs CAN 4
Sunday, July 18th
8:00 AM		CAN 1 vs PSR Blue
10:00 AM		CAN 3 vs PSR Blue
12:00 PM		CAN 1 vs CAN 4
1:15 PM		CAN 2 vs CAN 3
2:30 PM		CAN 4 vs PSR Red
4:30 PM		CAN 2 vs PSR Red

Girls' Junior National Championship Results

Reno, Nevada recently hosted the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships. A total of 19 girls teams represented the Puget Sound Region among three divisions, across all age groups . Power Surge 13 Black finished tied for 5th place in the 13 American division for the only top-10 finish for a PSR team. Olympia 14 RoShamBo finished 11th in the 14 American division to cap a great 2010 club season. Below is a complete list of the girls results for PSR teams.

U18
KJVBC 18 Baden (Open) - 26th
UPVBC 18 (Open) - 30th
SIVBC 18 Tsunami (National) - 38th
ITVC 18 Asics (American) - 42nd

U17
ITVC 17 Asics (Open) - 29th
Lake Tapps 17 Orange (National) - 23rd
KJVBC 17 Baden (American) - 31st

U16
WVBA 16-Shannon (Open) - 31st
Above the Net 16's (National) - 43rd
UPVBC 16 (National) - 43rd

U15
WVBA 15-Mizuno (Open) - 27th
Narrows Purple 15 (National) - 39th
PSVBA 15 National (American) - 43rd

U14
WVBA 14-Mizuno (National) - 35th
UPVBC 14 (National) - 38th
Olympia 14 RoShamBo (American) - 11th

U13
PSVBA 13 National (National) - 26th
Power Surge 13 Black (American) - 5th

U12
UPVBC 12 (National) - 46th

Congratulations to all teams on earning their bid to the national championships and for representing the Puget Sound Region so well!

PSR Juniors Heading to Nationals!

A total of 20 juniors teams representing the Puget Sound Region of USA Volleyball will be competing at the Junior National Championships in the coming weeks. The Girls' Junior National Championships will take place in Reno, Nevada, while the boys will be competing in Austin, Texas. The following is a list of the 19 girls teams and 1 boys team currently making final preparations to make a run at a national title in their respective age groups and divisions:

Girls' Junior National Championships -

U18
KJVBC 18 Baden (Open)
UPVBC 18 (Open)
SIVBC 18 Tsunami (National)
ITVC 18 Asics (American)

U17
ITVC 17 Asics (Open)
Lake Tapps 17 Orange (National)
KJVBC 17 Baden (American)

U16
WVBA 16-Shannon (Open)
Above the Net 16's (National)
UPVBC 16 (National)

U15
WVBA 15-Mizuno (Open)
Narrows Purple 15 (National)
PSVBA 15 National (American)

U14
WVBA 14-Mizuno (National)
UPVBC 14 (National)
Olympia 14 RoShamBo (American)

U13
PSVBA 13 National (National)
Power Surge 13 Black (American)

U12
UPVBC 12 (National)


Boys' Junior National Championships -

Space Needle Volleyball Foundation

Best wishes to all teams for safe travels and great success!

PSR Juniors Teams to Compete at ECC

The annual "Emerald City Classic", hosted by the Washington Volleyball Academy, is scheduled to take place this Memorial Day weekend on the campus of the University of Washington. Both "Open" and "Club" girls divisions will be played in three age classifications: U18, U16, and U14. There will also be a special boys event taking place on Saturday consisting of teams from Washington State and Canada.

The girls' event consists of pool play on both Saturday and Sunday, followed by bracket play leading to the championship rounds on Monday. The venue will feature 25 total courts throughout multiple Husky athletics and recreation facilities.

For a complete list of pools and additional information, please visit the official Emerald City Classic website.

Good luck to all teams!

PSR and Alki Volleyball Association to Offer Junior Beach Tournaments

The Puget Sound Region and the Alki Volleyball Association will offer junior boys and girls beach volleyball tournaments this summer.

Please visit the official Alki Volleyball Association website for a list of events.

Additionally, the AVA will once again offer a Youth Scholarship to a junior player between the ages of 12-18. The criteria for selection consideration includes participation and sportsmanship. Details may be found at AVA News.

Pacific NW Summer Volleyball Camp Opportunities

Here is a list (alphabetically) of web links to some of the collegiate summer volleyball camp opportunities around the Pacific Northwest:

Central Washington University

Eastern Washington University

Evergreen State College

Gonzaga University

Northwest University

Oregon State University

Pacific Lutheran University

Saint Martin's University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

Shoreline Community College

University of Idaho

University of Oregon

University of Puget Sound

University of Washington

Washington State University

Western Washington University

Junior Club Director's Meeting Canceled for 5/15/10

Due to the freeway construction on I-5, the junior club director's meeting for Saturday, May 15th has been canceled. This meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.

2010 Regional Champions Determined!

Congratulations to all the Puget Sound Region regional champions for 2010:

U12 Capital Ice 12's
U13 PSVBA 13 National
U14 UPVBC 14
U15 WVBA 15 Mizuno
U16 WVBA 16 Shannon
U17 Lake Tapps 17 Orange
U18 KJVBC 18 Baden

More Open Bids Earned For Nationals!

Three more PSR junior girls teams earned "open" level bids to the national championship event this past weekend.

In Reno, Nevada, the Far Westerns national qualifier awarded bids to both WVBA 15 Mizuno and Island Thunder 17 asics. WVBA 15 Mizuno placed 2nd overall in their age division, earning the silver medal for the event.

At the Mizuno Northern Lights national qualifier in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the KJVBC 18 Baden squad finished in 3rd place overall, capturing the bronze medal and punching their ticket to nationals.

Previously earning open-level bids were both UPVBC 18's and WVBA 16-Shannon.

The national championship event will take place later this summer in Reno, Nevada.

Congratulations to all of these great achievements!

Final PSR Power League Standings

Power League is complete. Four events are in the books and the points have been totaled to determine the final standings.

Congratulations to the following teams, each winning the series for their respective age divisions (click the red links to view the complete list of final standings):

U18 - UPVBC 18
Notes - U17 teams also played in this combined division with ITVC 17 Asics finishing with the greatest total of earned points among all U17 teams, placing fourth overall; UPVBC 18 and KJVBC 18 Baden were the only two teams to compete in all Platinum level events against the top teams from our neighboring Columbia Empire Region.

U16 - WVBA 16 Shannon
Notes - WVBA swept the top-three spots (2nd - WVBA 15 Mizuno; 3rd WVBA 16 Chris) as WVBA teams won each of the four Power League Series events.

U15 - Capital Ice 15
Notes - Capital Ice 15's won two of the four Power League Series events to solidify their place at the top; PSVBA 15 National and KJVBC 15 Baden were the other two event champions.

U14 - UPVBC 14
Notes - U13 teams also played in this combined division with PSVBA 13 National finishing with the greatest total of earned points among all U13 teams, placing second overall.

U12 - Capital Ice 12
Notes - Just over 50 points separated the top-three finishers in the U12 age division, with only ten points separating first and second place (UPVBC 12 Black); Power Surge 12 Black finished third.

Congratulations to all teams! Stay tuned for Regional Championship information...

PSR Power League Concludes This Weekend!

The Puget Sound Region Power League Series will conclude this weekend with the final seeding events for the U12, U14, U15 and U16 age divisions. Final standings will determine each team's points to be added to previous Power League event points earned, which will determine seeding into the regional championships to be held in May. Events will be held either Saturday (April 10th) or Sunday (April 11th) at various venues around the region.

Below are links to pool and schedule information for each age division (by date)
Saturday (April 10) -
U12
U14

Sunday (April 11) -
U15
U16

Good luck to all teams!

Final Power League Event for U18

The fourth and final installment of the 2010 PSR Power League Series for the U18 age division takes place this Saturday at various locations.

Points earned from this weekend will be added to previous totals to help seed both U18 and U17 teams into their respective regional championship events.

Both UPVBC 18 and KJ 18 Baden have sustained their position among inter-regional Platinum division teams and both look to earn a tournament championship this weekend at Kentwood High School

Flights #1 and #2 will both be played at Kent-Meridian High School, while two other venues are also scheduled to host multiple flights. Evergreen State College will host teams in Flights #3 and #6, as Highline Community College will host flights #4 and #5.

Please visit the Puget Sound Region website for a complete list of pools and playing schedules.

Good luck to all teams!

PSR Juniors Compete at PNQ!

The qualifying season is underway for USA Volleyball's juniors teams across the nation. Many PSR juniors teams are competing within their respective age groups in two separate divisions ("Open" and "Club") over the next two weekends in Spokane, Washington. The Evergreen Region annually plays host to the "Pacific Northwest Qualifier" with competition being held at various eastern Washington venues.

The first weekend of competition (March 19-21) pits teams in the following age divisions and brackets: 12 Club, 13 Club, 14 Open, 14 Club, and 16 Club.

Over the second weekend (March 26-28) the following age groups will be competing: 15 Open, 15 Club, 16 Open, 17 Open, 17 Club, 18 Open, and 18 Club.

The national tournament will be held late June/early July in Reno, NV.

For updated results throughout the weekend:
1. Visit the Advanced Event Systems website
2. Click on "Schedules/Results" in the left side menu
3. Click the link for the "Pacific Northwest Qualifier"
4. Search by age division, pool, club, or specific team

Good luck to all teams competing!