You have reached the home page for Zero Gravity Juniors, a USAV program located in Canal Fulton, OH. Any questions or comments, please contact Chuck Musselman at ogrvity@yahoo.com or you can call 330-825-7650.

We will be having our parent/player meeting this Sunday in the Northwest Middle School Library.  We will be finishing paperwork, going over schedules, uniforms, etc.  This will also be an opportunity for the players to meet their teams.  We will need at least $300 for each player if you need to make payments.  If you can do the entire amount at this time it would be greatly appreciated.  Make all checks payable to Zero Gravity.  If you have any questions before Sunday or can not make it please send me an e-mail or give me a call (330-825-7650).

The Middle School is the old High School and is located just north (to the left if you are looking at the front of the school buildings) of the new High School.  Go in the doors on the left to enter the library.

TIMES / AGES
7:00 pm - 14's and 17's
8:00 pm - 16's and 18's

Our 16 Combo team entered the ECC as the #2 seed in the tournament and did not dissapoint on day one.  Our ladies cruised thru their first pool with wins over Pittsburgh 3 Rivers (25-16, 25-7), MVSA Starz (25-21, 25-14), and Crossroads Force (25-12, 25-8).  The wins put our young ladies in a good position entering day 2 as only the top 24 teams are still in the hunt for the Gold.

For the second day in a row our ladies started strong and carried that momentum thru the day to extend their record to 12-0 on the weekend.  Sundays results included wins over NVVA Skyline (25-15, 25-17), Club Gold 16 Navy (25-22, 25-19), and Velocity 16-1 (25-18, 25-8).  Our ladies now advance to a Gold Challenge match at 8am.

Monday started well as Zero Gravity won their Gold Challenge Match against Win City (22-25, 25-19, 15-7).  This gave our young ladies a bye to the Gold Semi-Finals and a match-up with #3 seed Virginia Beach Volleyball Academy 16 Gold.  After a 4 hour break our ladies came out slow and dropped game one (15-25).  Facing elimination, 16 Black fought back to take game two (25-16) setting up a 15 point battle for a trip to the Gold Finals.  Zero Gravity gave it their all, but fell 3 points shy of beating the eventual Gold Winners and their own shot at the Gold Championship (12-15) in the third game.  It was a great weekend for our young ladies on and off he court, and their strong showing was a great finish to a phenominal season for the 16s.  Team members included Hillary Plybon, Meg Sullivan, Brooke Smith, Carly Fazio, Callie Lance, Makara Scruggs, Emily Gross, Jenna Samsa, and Kati Schneider.  Congratulations Ladies!

We have a limited number of Zero Gravity Polo Shirts available if any parents or players are interested in buying one.  Also available are Fleece jackets and 2 black nylon warm-up suits (both jackets are large, pants are small and medium).  Everything will be $20 each (nylon warm-ups $10 each peice or $20 for the set) and will be available at most of our Northwest Tournaments.

Polo Shirt Sizes and Colors Available

Black (1 small, 2 medium, 6 large)

Red (2 small, 3 medium, 2 large)

18 BLACK               Northwest                            Gold 3rd Place (8)
18 BLACK               NEO Sports                          Gold Runner-Up (8)
17 PINK                 NEO Sports                          Gold 3rd Place (8) - 18 Regional
15 PINK           Northwest                  GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)
16 BLACK               OVR Regional Challenge         Gold 3rd Place (24)
15 PINK                 Brunswick                             Gold Runner-Up (12)
14 PINK           Northwest                  GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)
16 BLACK         Northwest                   GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)
15 PINK                 OVR Regional Challenge         Gold Runner-Up (12)
16 BLACK         Cleveland State             GOLD CHAMPIONS (12)
18 BLACK               Northwest                            Gold 3rd Place (8)
15 PINK           Northwest                  GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)
16 BLACK         OVR Regional Challenge       GOLD CHAMPIONS (12) - 17 Regional
17 PINK                 OVR Regional Challenge         Gold Runner-Up (12)
16 BLACK         Northwest                   GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)
14 PINK                 Hudson HS                           Gold 5th Place (16)
14 PINK                 OVR Regional Challenge         Gold 3rd Place (12)
16 BLACK         Cleveland State             GOLD CHAMPIONS (12)
15 PINK           Northwest                  GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)
14 PINK                  Northwest                            Gold 3rd Place (8)
18 BLACK               Elite Sports                           Gold 5th Place (12)
16 BLACK          Northwest                  GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)
15 PINK           OVR Regional Challenge       GOLD CHAMPIONS (24)
16 BLACK          Hudson HS                  GOLD CHAMPIONS (16)
18 BLACK                Northwest                            Gold Runner-Up (12)
16 PINK                  Northwest                            Gold 3rd Place (12) - 18 Regional
17 PINK                  Northwest                            Gold 5th Place (12) - 18 Regional
...to be continued!

Welcome to the 2009 season of Junior Olympic Volleyball. Teams have been completed and are posted below.  We would like to say thank you to all of the athletes that attend our try-outs. The number of talented athletes in the area is astonishing and we would love to have the facilities to keep everyone, but of course that would be impossible.

It turned out to be the year of the newbie as almost half of our rosters will be comprised of athletes that were not in the club last year.  We are planning on having our Club meeting this Sunday evening, and I will post times here tomorrow.  Congratulations to all of our 2009 Zero Gravity Juniors players!

18 PINK - Final Roster
Melanie Lamb  (Orrville - 12)
Allie Kracker (Jackson - 12)
Amber Silver (Manchester - 11)
Arika Silver (Manchester - 10)
Alex Leister (Smithville - 11)
Kayla Matheny (Manchester - 11)
Nicole Ogg (Northwest - 10)
Kelsey Radabaugh (Hoban - 10)
Kara Barnes (West Holmes - 9)

17 BLACK - Final Roster
Laura Wheeler (Hoover - 10)
Makara Scruggs (Barberton - 11)
Meg Sullivan (Orrville - 10)
Brook Smith (Orrville - 11)
Hillary Plybon (Orrville - 10)
Shannon Robson (Northwest - 11)
Callie Lance (Cloverleaf - 11)
Jenna Samsa (Wadsworth - 11)
Carly Fazio (Coventry - 11)

16 BLACK - Final Roster
Mackenzie Moss (Jackson - 10)
Nina Tortorella (Hoover - 10)
Megan Solsman (Hoban - 10)
Jordan Hunter (Jackson - 9)
Kati Schneider (Canton South - 10)
Taylor Veneziano (Northwest - 9)
Christina Matheny (Manchester - 10)
Madison Smith (Orrville - 9)
Lauren Eicher (Walsh Jesuit - 10)
Cassie Patterson (GlenOak - 10)

14 PINK (14 AMERICAN) - Final Roster
Kacie Moore (CVCA - 8)
Lizzie Jacobs (Northwest - 8)
Laura Kelly (Jackson - 8)
Kristin Cardwell (Jackson - 8)
Kiley May (Lake - 7)
Paige Hill (Jackson - 8)
Nikolette Scruggs (Coventry - 8)
Hannah Plybon (Orrville - 8)
Annie Garabito (Coventry - 8)
Amanda Crites (Northwest - 7)