PVA Player's Picture on PrepVolleyball.com

Have you signed up your family for the PVA/PrepVolleyball.com "all in" (free!) membership for this season?

If so, then you can find out which PVA player got her picture in the 2/6 "Court Report" from MAPL in Raleigh.....

Yet another reason to get connected to PrepVolleyball.com!

Here's the direct link to the story (for those with a membership) -- http://prepvolleyball.com/content/view/2473/381/

Please contact Jennifer at PVA if you need assistance with your membership.

Go PVA!

PVA North 14s played at Aspiring Champion's Frosty 14 Club event on 1/30. They finished second in the event after a close championship match that went three sets against Sparks. The picture with this post is of the North 14s and their silver medals. Way to go North 14s!

PVA North 16-2 played in the CAVA 16s mixed in Reading on 1/30. Although they were unable to make the play-offs, they gave the tournament winning open team, Norlanco, a real run for their money. The team continues to develop and is looking forward to more competition in DC.

PVA 13s "played up" in the CAVA 14s event on Jan 31st in Easton, PA. They had a strong day, despite missing one of their setters, and finished 3rd overall. Way to go 13s!

Go PVA!

Feb 6 & 7 -- Tournament Report

Mother nature had grand designs to derail 8 PVA teams from competing this past weekend....but she was foiled (by some!).

PVA 14s & North 15s were scheduled to play at Aspiring Champions on Saturday, but the near-blizzard conditions forced a cancellation of the event.

PVA North 16s dug themselves out of the snow on Saturday so they were ready to compete in the Mule 16 Open in Allentown on Sunday. They had a tough day, but had some learning experiences and will be better prepared for DC.

PVA sent 5 teams to compete in the first of 4 of the MAPL (Mid-Atlantic Power League) events this season - the first event was held this past weekend in Raleigh, NC. Despite mass (and premature) cancellation of flights last Friday by airlines, the teams spent Thursday night successfully re-arranging travel plans...and all 5 teams made it!

The PVA 18s had a fantastic weekend (6-1) to finish 2nd overall in the event. They had their first loss of the season in the finals to a powerful Triangle 18 Black team. Check out the PVA18s in part of PrepVolleyball.com's Saturday MAPL Report!

The PVA 17s and North 17s went head-to-head at the end of Saturday, with the 17s coming out on top.

The PVA 17s, undermanned but not outgunned, went 5-1 for the weekend with the help of tough serves and in-system passing. Their last match became a forfeit as alterred travel plans due to the snow had families leaving town.

The PVA 16s worked hard on defense and kept teams out of system with tough serves. They stepped up and held their own against competitive 17s & 18s teams, including a 3 set game against NC Elite 17s in their backets' quarterfinals.

The PVA 15s showed continued improvement and promise as they competed over the weekend, finishing in the copper bracket of the 16-14s division.


Way to Go PVA!

College Commitments!

PVA Congratulates the following seniors on their college commitments:

Brittany Stambaugh -- St. Francis Univ. (Pa)

Lauren Schmickle -- Millersville Univ.

Katrina Pisch -- Loyola Univ. (Md)

Meg Lowry -- Loyola Univ. (Md)

Mariah Henley -- Villanova Univ.

CONGRATS!!

MLK Classic Results

Six PVA teams traveled to Lancaster this past weekend to participate in the MLK Classic.

Congratulations to the PVA 14s who were crowned the 14s division champions! We're especially proud of their effort and accomplishments as the team battled an extremely delayed play-off schedule on Sunday, finishing their championship match at 11:15pm Sunday night.

The PVA 13s team "played-up" in the 14s division and had some fantastic matches to finish in the gold bracket of the play-off division.

PVA North 14s also had a strong showing as they, too, finished in the gold bracket!

PVA North 15s showed great team attitude as they finished in the silver bracket of the 15 open division.

PVA North 16s had a nice finish in the 16 open division bronze bracket. The picture with this blog is of the PVA North 16s team.

PVA North 16-2s grew and learned together as team, finishing in the 16 club bronze bracket.

A great start to the 2010 season! GO PVA!!

2010 PVA Invitational

Five PVA teams competed in the 2010 PVA Invitational on Jan 16 & 17th at Villanova & Competitive Edge Sports.

PVA 18s -- Invitational Champions!

PVA 17s -- Top 17s team (finished 7th overall)

PVA North 17s -- 5th among 17s teams (finished 20th overall)

PVA 16s -- 2nd among 16s teams (finished 13th overall)

PVA 15s -- 4th among 15s teams (finished 28th overall)

The 18s championship match was fantastic competition as the PVA 18s battled Borinquen Coqui 18s (Puerto Rico), winning with a score of 15-13 in the 3rd set. The team was undefeated for the weekend with a 7-0 match record.

The picture included with this blog post is of the PVA 15s team.

A great start to a great season! GO PVA!

PVA 17s finish 5th at JVDA!

Congratulations to the PVA 17s on their fifth place (tie) finish in the 17 Club division at the JVDA Championships in Louisville, KY! The team finished the event with a 10-2 record, played very strong for nearly every match, but struggled in the quarterfinals on the last day. While enjoying a great JVDA tournament and the Louisville area, the team also got the attention of quite a few college coaches.

PVA congratulates the 17s on a great finish to their season!