U18 Obama had a great season. They won the Blue Division with a record of 7-4 at AAU Nationals in Orlando, Florida After the tournament, Team Obama stayed 5 days in Florida. They spend 3 days in Disney world Themes Park and enjoyed the sun in Clear Water Beach in Tampa. Players, coaches and parents were delighted with the trip.It was a great way to finish the season.

Great Job Obamaaa!!!

Our 4th Annual Talent Show was great!. This year all the teams, parents and coaches were ready to participate. Our masters ceremony were our two Little Spike its Kristina Mangaliag and Joely Shepard and they did a wonderful job.

Please remember that our 1st annual Bowl - A - Thon will be on Saturday, January 31 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Lynnwood Bowling Lanes (6210 200 St. SW).  We want to raise enough money to rent 12 passengers vans to shuttle our U15, U16 & U18 girl teams to PNQ in Spokane and for the Boys to Nationals.

Bring yuor family and friends to fun with us!!!!.

Please click on the link to see the results.

Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation has been working with Olympic coaches Jenny Lang-Ping and Hugh McCutcheon. Mark West, Raquel West, Erin Klebeck, Olivia Schmid and Sara Morris has worked with the High Performance and CAP Clinics.

Our Foundation uses the Systematic Coaching style developed by USA Volleyball National Teams. We are proud of the National Teams and look forward to continue working with the HP Program.

 Registration:Closed

Program: has been designed for volleyball players who are interested in improving their volleyball skills. This academy is for girls who don't want to make a big commitment playing club due to their participation in other school and social activities.. Players will be highly trained with fun and challenging drills, so that they can be successful and prepare for their High School teams. 

Time Commitment: Practice once a week. Practice will be held every Monday so the players can have the rest of the week open for social or school activities. Players will participate in a local tournament once a month. Also, they will have a chance to scrimmage against the other teams in the Foundation. Practices are at Shoreline Community College Main Gym from 6:00-8:00PM. 

 Cost: $160 entry fee due at the time of registration and $100 a month after your first month of practice. These fees include, USAV registration, Coaches stipends, Tournaments, uniform, dues, background checks, Impact and Cap Certifications etc. Administrative fees (postage, copies, accounting, and Tax preparation, Equipment Initial Medical Supplies / 1st Aid kit  

Coaching staff: Current former college volleyball players. Our coach training is lead by former Olympic players and technical director Raquel Chumpitaz-West who is also a High Performance and College coach.

To register in the in program please go to: http://www.eteamz.com/spaceneedlevolleyballclub/handouts/index.cfm?cat=11979&subsite=398149#handout451760 

click on handouts and download the registration and Liability forms and send it with your check payable to Space Needle Volleyball Foundation. To 12022 5th Ave. NE Seattle WA 98125.

Little Spike It Program still OPEN

This program is specially made for boys and girls from 9 -13 years old. The program will focus on individual and team work skills which will also cover passing, hitting, blocking, serving and setting.

The program has been designed for volleyball players who are interested in improving their volleyball skills.

Registration is currently OPEN.

Walk up registration is welcome

They will have a chance to compete in tournaments if the coaches and player agree to participate in one. Tournaments are not mandatory if a player does not wish to participate.

Cost of the prgram is $130 entry fee due by the time of registration and $85 a month after the first month of practice. These fees includes USAV dues, Coaches stipends, uniform,dues, background checks, Impact and Cap Certifications etc. Administrative fees (postage, copies, accounting, Tax preparation). Equipment Initial Medical Supplies / 1st Aid kit  

Practices are Friday 6-8pm and will be held at Shoreline Community College Main Gym. 

To register in the Little Spike It program please go to:

http://www.eteamz.com/spaceneedlevolleyballclub/handouts/index.cfm?cat=11979&subsite=398149#handout451760

Please make your check payable to Space Needle Volleyball Foundation. Attach your registration and release form to 12022 5th Ave. NE Seattle WA 98125 To get your release and registration form please go to our web site. For more information please call  Raquel West @ 206-368-6937      e-mail  raquelsnvf@msn.com
                                 or go to our web side        www.eteamz.com/spaceneedlevolleyballclub

Congratulation to our players:

Lisa Day Jr. KingCo 4A Co-MVP and First Team

Laura Postor Jr. WesCo South Honorable Mention

Kelly Klebck Sr. 3rd Place in State 3A

Jazmyn Ray So.Second Team Metro

Andrea Sebastian Sr. Honorable Mention Metro

Rachel Cline Jr. Honorable Mention Metro

Shigueko Calos-Nakano Fr. Honorable Mention Metro

Our 6'6" Middle Hitter, Marty Lorenz, from our Space Needle Boys U-18 “Fuze” signed a Letter of Intent to play on an “Athletic Scholarship” to California State University – Northridge or known as “CSU Northridge”.
We are very excited for Marty and the opportunity for him to move onto the Division I University. He is looking to study Computer Science and play NCAA Volleyball. Marty is looking forward to playing his last year with us and going to Nationals in Atlanta.

Lutes Keep Conference Lead With Sweep of Pioneers

Box Score

PARKLAND, Wash. – Pacific Lutheran stayed on top of the Northwest Conference standings on Saturday night, beating Lewis & Clark in straight sets for its ninth straight conference win. The set scores were 25-19, 25-22, 25-18.

The Lutes (16-6 overall, 10-2 conference), who have won three of the last four NWC titles, stayed one win ahead of Puget Sound (9-3) and two in front of the Pioneers (13-10 overall, 8-4 conference) in the chase for the 2008 conference crown.

PLU raced out to a 7-0 lead in the first set and added to its advantage, eventually taking a 20-7 lead on one of Erin Bremond’s match-high 10 kills. The Pioneers refused to go without a fight, however, going on a pair of 6-0 runs to make it interesting. PLU’s Katlyn Kester finally ended the set with a kill. The Lutes hit .143 in the set while the Pioneers struggled with nine kills and nine errors for a .000 attack percentage.

In the second set, the Lutes opened up a seven-point lead at 19-12 before the Pioneers stormed back to tie it at 22-22. From that point, the Lutes responded with a kill by Katy Tauscher, a service ace by Kester and a kill by Beth Hanna. The Lutes were much more efficient on offense in the set with a .303 attack percentage to .154 for Lewis & Clark.

The teams battled on even terms up until the middle part of the third set before the Lutes opened a 15-12 lead on a kill by Bremond, a service ace by Brenna Archibald and another kill by Beth Hanna. The Pioneers temporarily stemmed the tide on a kill by Jessamy Holland, but the Lutes came back with five unanswered points, four on kills by four different players, to open up a comfortable 20-13 cushion. The two teams both hit will during the set, the Lutes at .300 and the Pioneers at .278.

Bremond had her second consecutive impressive hitting performance. After collecting 13 kills and hitting .591 in a comeback win over Puget Sound on Wednesday, the freshman middle blocker had 10 kills and two errors on 13 attempts, a .615 attack rate. A total of five other PLU players collected at least six kills, including Hanna and Kelsie Moore with eight apiece. Archibald led the Lutes with 19 digs and Sarah Beaver finished with 30 assists.

Margaret Dowling finished with a team-high nine kills for the Pioneers, who also got eight kills from Katherine Fiedler, two solo blocks and four block assists from Kelsey Clark, and 20 digs from Lou Ohki.

15 year old Jazmyn Ray from the U18 Spike Force team and 14 year old Matthew West  from the U18 Fuze team have been invited to participate in the High Performance National Program They are going to be in training for 5 days and 5 days in competitions against  International teams and the HP from other Regions.

Last year Jaz was part of the Region HP Camp program and Matt was part of the Nation HP Camp program.

Space Needle Volleyball Foundation is proud that these two athletes are representing us in the National Program.

Matthew West- "Playing my favorite sport should be fun but representing my country will make this even better. It’s an honor to wear team USA's jersey."-

Matthew West get invitation to USA Volleyball High Performance Youth National Team Holiday Camp. This is a very high honor and the Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation are proud to see our Boys Team members continue to follow their dreams.

Spaceneedle Volleyball Player was part of the Inaugural 2008 High Performance International Select Team in Tuscon, Arizona. Matthew did very well in the tournament and played Opposite and Setter for coaches Charlie Sullivan and Ken Shibuya. Matthew has been apart of the HP program for 2 years. Coach Sullivan said, " Matthew is a important part of the HP program and the future success of Volleyball in the Pacific Northwest".

Below is the letter from the HP Director.

Space Needle Fuze U18 was the first Boys team ever from the Puget Sound Region Region to play at JO's. We worked very hard all year to prepare a team for this event, actually many of the boys stareted playing together in 2005 when we participated in AAU Nationals in Chicago. In 2006 we went to Canadian Nationals in Calgary and finished 19th out of 108 in the U16 category. 2007-2008,  the team went to Anaheim to the SCVA tournament to qualify for Nationals. At Emerald City Classic we placed 1st and played against 2 Canadian teams and Cascade VC.

Thies Ketelsen, Filip Meinelt, James Dorr, Enrique Dominguez, Tom Park, Max Ozuna, Dominic Van Der Jagt, Josh Tag, Matry Lorenz and Matthew West along with Coaches Mark and Raquel West and Ric Lomibao travelled to Sandy, Utah and played at the South Towne Convention Center for the 2008 Club Nationals.

One of the highlights this year was finishing 29th out of 53 teams and alot of the College Coaches were interested in our players. A special thanks to our 2 International Students Thies and Filip for playing for our Foundation and making our year monumental.

Also, a special thanks to our parents for their support.

12 years old Monica Postor from the U14 team and 16 year old Rachel Cline from the U18 team were invited to the Puget Sound Region High Performance program.

It is a honor to have Monica and Rachel to reprent Space Needle Volleyball Foundation in the PSR High Performance program.

The U16 and a U18 team had a lot of fun at the AAU National in Orlando Florida. Both teams played with players bellow their age. Our U16 team had 2 U13, 2 U14, 2 U15 and 3 U16 players. They play good together and have a lot of fun. Our U18 team was compose by 1 U15, 3 U16, 2 U17 and 2 U18.

All the girls were together at the times that they wasn't playing, they realy anjoy the time getting to know about each other.

Our players make a good click with the Puerto Rico team. The last day of the tournament our teams visited the Puerto Rico teams in their rental homes. They sum, dance and sing together from 7pm to 12am. All the parents, coaches and chaperones had a good time watching the girls anjoying their time together. 

That was a great tournament to finish the year.

Ladies It was Fun, but next year we are going to practice more Spanish and dancing and of course Volleyball.....!!!!!!! 

Congratulations to SNVF Fuze for their great performance at the Emerald City Classic Tournament. Our team played in the two day tournament, finishing undefeated.

All the teams really enjoyed having a big audience watching their games. The public was estonished watching Boys Volleyball for the first time. We had a lot of people come up to us and say how much they enjoyed watching Boys Volleyball.

The Emerald City Classic is looking forward to having Boys agian next year.

Our players Enrique and Matt said “! WOW! It was like 300 people watching us play and it feels great"

Coach Mark said "It was a good warm up for our team before they go to Nationals in Utah".

Great job guys and Good Luck in Utah!.

Coach Mark sai "It was a good warm up for our team before them heading to Nationals in Utah".

Great job guys and good luck in Utah!

Congratulations to our teams

U13 finished Tied for 5th in Silver

U14 finished 2nd in Gold Great Job Ladies!!!

U15 finished tied for 7th in Silver

Thank you to the Players, Coaches, Parents, Family and Friends that support our 3rd Annual Talent Show.

It was a lot of FUN!! to see everyones performance. Thank You.

Click on the link for results.

http://www.pugetsoundvb.org/jdivision/2008Season/2008PowerLeague/2008PowerLeagueOverview.htm

U13-U18 teams results.

Click on the link for results.

U15 Tornado finished 2nd in Copper

We would like to thank the Tsao family for helping two SNVF players to be able to participate in our Foundation this year.

Sam Tsao works for Microsoft and he is helping Space Needle doing the matching fund program from Microsoft.

Please if you have a program like this at your workplace and you want to help our Non-Profit, please let us know. We are always looking for ways to help our players.

Once again Thank You Tsao family.

U14 Mas Caliente

Jazmyn Ray Varsity @ Ingraham HS

Ana Sessions JV @ Lakeside HS 

Javiera Sobarso 

Moriah Blankenship JV swing Varsity

Madison DON'T KNOW

Megan DON'T KNOW

Anna Mattus DON'T KNOW

Melissa Smesster DON'T KNOW 

U15 Caliente

Audrey Wood Varsity @ Nathan Hale HS

Lauren Sebastian Varsity @ Nathan Hale HS

Caitlin Pearson JV @ Shorewood HS

Hannah Stoeve JV @ Shorewood HS

Aimee Ciez JV @ Holy Names Academy

Lisa Day Varsity @ Ballard HS 

Alex Papac JV @ Ballard HS 

Anne Marie Visser Varsity@ Shoreline Christian 

Elise Hallowed DON'T KNOW

Jazlyn Anderson 

Rachel Cline JV@ Holy Names Academy 

Laura Postor JV @ Shorewood HS 

Annie Olsen Varsity @ University Prep. 

U15/U16 Storm

Alison Wood DON'T KNOW

Anne Marie Westberg JV Chance to move Varsity @ Ballard HS 

Francesca Hearl JV @ Holy Names Academy 

Hannah George DON'T KNOW

Hayley Dahlem JV @ Holy Names Academy

Jennifer Briant  JV chance to move Varsity @ Woodinville HS 

Jillian Purvis JV @ Inglemoore HS 

Nikki Rigor JV @ Nathan Hale HS

Katy Olson JV @ Edmonds-Woodway HS 

Marjan Goudarzi 

Tia Peschon Varsity @ Roosevelt HS

U16 Tornado

Kelsey Mayer Varsity @ Shorewood HS

Sarah Egger Varsity @ Nathan Hale HS

Andrea Sebastian @ Nathan Hale HS

Samantha Tsao JV and Varsity @ Holy Names Academy

Alexandra Chao Did not tryout 

Ally Johnson DON'T KNOW

Ashley Baker Varsity@ Shorewood HS 

Ashley Collins Varsity @ Shorewood HS 

Hannah Hoerr Varsity @ Nathan Hale HS

Katherine Miller Varsity @ Ingraham HS 

Lauren Riley DON'T KNOW

Michelle Ranken Varsity @ Ingraham HS

U17 Fuego

Nedessa Silvestre Varsity @ Ingraham HS

Erin Hill Varsity @ Shorewood HS

Katie Dapper Varsity @ Shorewood HS

Kelsey England Varsity @ Shorewood HS

Nicole Yeo Varsity @ Inglamoore HS

Carolyn Sabo Varsity @ Ingraham HS

Krissy Postor Varsity @ Shorewood HS 

Kim Badger Varsity @ Juanita HS 

Lauren Olsen Varsity@ University Prep 

Erin Bremond Varsity @ Kings Schools 

Kelsey Pesola

Kelly Klebeck

U18 Spike Force

Tashayla Ray Shoreline CC

Christy Cochrane Shoreline CC

Tiara Fernandes Shoreline CC

Vivian Baker Trinity College

Taina Flores Varsity @ Ingraham HS

Sydney Hinnabush Varsity @ Ingraham HS

Kristen Hinnaabush Varsity @ Ingraham

Amanda Phan Varsity @ Juanita HS

Thea Kempton Varsity @ Shorewood

Megan Iiams-Hauser DON'T KNOW

Aria Placencia WSU not playing

Candace Smith Central WA not playing

The First Lady of Peru, Mrs. Pilar de Garcia came to Seattle on Sunday morning to meet with the Heads of the Peruvian Community here in Seattle. She also meet with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

We got together at the Peruvian Consulate. She came to present her program that is called “Sembrando” This program is to help the less fortune people in Peru. She is helping the people on the Highlands (Sierra) from 2,500 meters and up, people that generally don’t have electricity, drinking water, restrooms. These people probably cook and sleep in the same little room, they don’t have very much and they don’t know what is happening outside of their world. 4 out of 5 of the Children at this altitude are under nutrition.

She explained to us her Program. She said that “My program is all about this”:

First, we will educate the mothers, because the mother is the one who taka cares the family. We will educate the mother about proper hygiene.  How important and necessary it is to boil the water before drinking it and to clean their hands before they eat.  We will teach them to read and write.

Secondly, they will teach them to build a kitchen so they don’t have to breathe the smoke from the wood stove. Many of them have pulmonary problems because of the smoke. Also we will build bathrooms, however the most important part is that they are going to take all parasites out from their tummies, and to finish all the gastro intestinal infection that they are having and cause numerous health problems and deaths among them.

That is the beginning of the project, and of course that they are going to need clothes, food and money

I really love this program I think is great!

Mrs. Pilar program is not part of the Peruvian Government, she has her own Foundation and she is working very hard for it.

I hope that we can help this wonderful program.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Raquel

Gym Rules: No food or drink allowed in the gyms.  Capped water bottles are acceptable.  At BCC, chairs are not allowed on the floor without carpeting.  Please do not block any exits with bags, equipment, or chairs in the lobby or the gym.

Regional Results

U12 T for 5th in Gold Division 8th of 21 teams
U13 T for 5th in Bronze Division 19th of 19th teams
U14 T for 3rd in Gold Division 4th of 16th teams
U15 T for 5th in Bronze Division 18th of 24th teams
U16 Tornado T for 5th in Siver 16th of 24th teams
U17 T for 5th in Silver Division 16th of 26th teams
U18 T for 3rd in Siver Division 10th of 21th teams

U14 Mas Caliente finished 3rd in Gold Division
http://eteamz.active.com/skagitvb/files/TulipTourney2007.doc

For more information about the tournament results please click on the link.
http://www.ejvbc.org/tournamentsatejvbc/april152007u17.html

1st Place U15 Cascade
1st Place U18 SNVF Fuze