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Sunday, March 03, 2024
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Nike Boston Volleyball Festival Concludes
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The Second Week of competition in the Nike Boston Volleyball Festival concluded with three Bermuda teams taking part.
The Paradise Hitters Under 18 team played their final match versus Fusion Power. This was a very tight match with long rallies. Unfortunately, the team lost the match 25-20, 22-25, 15-9. Even though they didn’t win their final match the team made the program, coaches, and their parents very proud of their fight and determination. The team ended up placing 37th out of 62 teams.
Big Wave Riders Under 17 team had a successful day winning their two matches. They came together on the last day showing strong volleyball and making great plays.
They defeated SOSVBC 25-15,25-14, and then they defeated Sport Time 25-22, 25-16. The team placed 24th out of 36 teams.
The Big Wave Riders Under 18 team played exceptionally well by cutting down their errors and making big play moments when the team needed it. They really gelled on the court and showed Boston and these teams how strong their skills have become.
They defeated the MASS Patriots 25-23, 25-18, and then they defeated the Legacy Boys 25-18, 25-18, they finished 36th out of 40 teams.
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Saturday, March 02, 2024
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Nike Boston Volleyball Festival Continues
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The Second Week of competition in the Nike Boston Volleyball Festival continued with three Bermuda teams taking part.
On Day Two the Paradise Hitters Under 18 team won all three matches to move to 4 & 2, they would defeat the Gators Green 25-10, 25-17, they then defeated Mass Premier 25-19, 25-19, before closing out with a 25-10, 25-7 win over Smash.
Head Coach Braedon Cooke said, “After a tough first day of pool play, only going 1&2 in our pool, the Under 18 Girls were ready and fired up to play our second round of pool play today. We knew that most of our struggles on the first day came from being nervous at a big tournament with lots of teams, distractions and games going on everywhere. We wanted to make sure that our second day was a lot better and an improvement from our first day so we put together a game plan that we wanted to implement.
Our second day was leagues ahead of how we played on the first day. We had very tough serves which three off our opponents offense, which allowed us to use all our offensive weapons to score points. We finished 3-0 on the day with most of our games being won by over five points.
We want to care over our winning momentum we had today and, and push to win all of our games tomorrow to hopefully place first in our playoff bracket.”
The Big Wave Riders Under 17 team went 1&2, and have an overall record of 2&4. They went down 26-24, 25-17 to UVC Black, but they would bounce back to defeat CSVC Gold 25-23, 18-25, 15-11, they closed out falling 25-17, 25-20 to South County Juniors.
Head Coach Ben Barnett said, “The Under 17 Boys started off the day against a very fundamentally sounds team in UVC Black who exhibited great reception passing. Although they had some great hits they were not able to overcome the other teams defense.
The Under 17 Boys then played in a 3 set thriller where the team came out victorious against CSVC Gold. After narrowly winning the first set the boys found trouble in the 2nd set with serve reception allowing CSVC gold to build a large lead that couldn’t be brought back. The boys bounced back amazingly in the 3rd set to win 15-11 through great serving and amazing hits from the power position. It was a real team effort and the boys showed a lot of heart.
Our last game of the day did not go in our favor as we played a SCJ Boys who were a hard hitting team with good passing.
The Boys will take all of the experience from today’s games and go into the final day with desire and energy to cap off the tournament.”
The Big Wave Riders Under 18 team came off the courts on Day Two with an overall record of 2&4 this after going 1&2 on the day. they started off with a 30-28, 21-25, 15-10 win over Maine Juniors, but they would fall 18-25, 25-23, 15-11 to the New Haven Juniors, they then closed out falling 25-23, 25-16 to CMASS Apex White.
Head Coach Kevin Manuel said, “I am extremely proud of this Under 18 team. They entered this weekend with only two players ever having played in the Under 18 Division, with the majority of our team jumping up from the Under 16 Division last year.
We haven't had any easy games this weekend and have had to battle some very experienced teams. Including one of the top 10 teams in the northeast. Playing six games with three of the games going to the full three sets.
I could not ask for any more effort than the boys have given this weekend they should be extremely happy with their performance.”
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Friday, March 01, 2024
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Nike Boston Volleyball Festival Week Two Underway
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The Second Week of competition in the Nike Boston Volleyball Festival got underway with three Bermuda teams taking part.
The Paradise Hitters Under 18 team ended Day One with a record of 1 7 2, they would go down 25-19, 25-12 to Creole Big Apple in their opener, but they would bounce back to defeat Mill City Blue 25-18, 25-21, before closing out the evening falling 25-16, 28-26 to the Timberwolves.
The Big Wave Riders Under 17 team would also end Day One with a record of 1 & 2, they started with a 25-12, 25-15 win over the KVA Wolfpack, but they would fall in their next match 25-23, 23-25, 15-12 to the CT Stars/MEVBC2. They would fall 25-21, 25-19 in their final match of the night to the NYC VBA Downtown.
The Big Wave Riders Under 18 team ended day One with a 1 & 2 record. They would fall in their opener 26-24, 25-22 to the Attack One Team, they would then defeat the Blast Heat 25-16, 25-13, before falling 25-22, 21-25, 15-5 to the GSEVC Boy.
Juanita Blee Bermuda Volleyball Association NTC Chairperson said, “We are very proud of all the athletes who play today. Each team played tough and had great rallies. The teams are matched very well with the others in their groups. We are excited for another good day tomorrow.”
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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Bermuda Women's Pair Fall in Beach Volleyball Semi-Final
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The Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Senior Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Cul de Sac Bay in St Lucia came to an end.
In the Ladies Division, Bermuda’s Megan Hands and Hailey Moss entered into their Semi-Final against Grenada’s Thornia Mitchell and Renisha Stafford, Mitchell and Stafford won 21-17, 21-17.
In the Bronze Medal match Dominica’s Zahidu Henry and Nyla Edmund defeated Hands, and Moss 21-11, 21-17.
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Sunday, February 25, 2024
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Boston Festival & Beach Volleyball Round-Up's
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Nike Boston Volleyball Festival
The First Week of the Nike Boston Volleyball Festival concluded in Boston with five Bermuda teams taking part.
Paradise Hitters Under 12 coach Kamryn Martins said, “We are extremely proud of these girls for taking on competition they have never experienced before. Day one was a tough day with one win and two losses. On day two our girls won three of three games, which placed them in the Bronze bracket. Unfortunately, we lost our only game on day three, but the girls had a tough fight in their second set. These girls took on some tough competition and put up a good fight. We look forward to seeing these girls compete in years to come.” They finished 20th out of 33 teams
Paradise Hitters Under 13 coach Valerie Martins said, “We are beyond proud of their performance in Boston. They have been working so hard leading up to this tournament and they applied all the skills and techniques. They won a few matches and lost some tough close matches, but they represented the BVA with great pride.” They finished 36th out of 50 teams
The Paradise Hitters Under 14 coach Allison Settle who also coached the Under 13 team said, “The girls exceeded our expectations with their level of play. Both the U14's and U13's finished first in their pool on Saturday. On Sunday, the U14s made it to the finals of their bracket, and the U13s lost their games but played exceptionally well. Both teams should be very proud of themselves and their performance in Boston.” They finished 50th out of 85 teams.
The Paradise Hitters Under 15 coach Mike Gazzard (on behalf of their coaching staff Coach Gary and Coach Carley) said, “Congratulations to the Paradise Hitters U15 girls on an incredible weekend of volleyball. We entered our team in the American division of the Nike Boston Volleyball Festival which is a level higher than previous years in order to challenge our team. The Division was made up of 50 teams from across the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico and we ended with a top-five finish in the Gold bracket. This result was a true team effort and we are very proud of what this team has accomplished. This is the best Bermuda volleyball team result in a US-based tournament (junior or senior) that the Bermuda Volleyball Association has seen.” They finished 5th out of 49 teams.
The Big Wave Riders Under 14 coach Andrew Soares said, “It’s been a great tournament for the Big Wave Riders U14 Boys’ team. They got off to a strong start on Friday, going 2-1, finishing 2nd in their pool and advancing to the top division.
Saturday's results weren’t what we had hoped, with the team losing several hard-fought and tight games. There is no doubt the boys can compete at this level.” They finished 7th out of 15 teams.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
The Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Senior Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Cul de Sac Bay, in St Lucia.
In the Men’s Division St Lucia Team One of Sheldon Descartes and Joseph Clercent had to dig deep to ward off Bermuda’s Kyle Hamilton and Benjamin Barnett 21-8, 27-29, 15-9.
Antigua and Barbuda’s Adrian Constant and Jamarie James, overcame Bermuda’s Hamilton and Barnett 21-18, 21-19.
In the Ladies Division British Virgin Islands’ pair of Zoe Richards and Makalia Powell were beaten by Bermuda’s Megan Hands and Hailey Moss 21-10, 21-14. The combination of Hands and Moss also had a 23-21, 21-15 triumph over Dominica’s Zahidu Henry and Nyla Edmund.
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