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It was another great weekend for ZG as our 16s and 17s brought home 2 more Gold Championships.  Saturday was a perfect day for our 16s with wins over The Academy 16-2 (25-10, 25-14), GaREAT 16s (28-26, 25-14), and Eastside Cleveland Juniors 16 Red (25-15, 25-15) during pool play.  Our ladies stepped up their play in the Gold Play-offs with wins over Glass City (25-14, 25-10) in the quarter-finals, Eastside Cleveland Juniors 16 Orange (25-12, 25-21) in the semi-finals, and The Academy 16-1 (25-21, 25-17) in the Gold Finals.  Team members included Erica Rhines, Sara Szink, Lauren Moroz, Lauren Anderson, Tif Kelly, Haley Kaufman, Kara Riccardi, and Abbey Stith.  Congrats Kids!

Our 17 American team finally got a chance to take the court on Sunday...and didn't disappoint.  Pool play went well with wins over Southwest 17-3 (25-18, 25-15), National Volleyball Academy (25-12, 22-25, 15-1), and GaREAT 17-1 (25-18, 25-15).  Then the kids decided to play some real ball with quality wins over The Academy 17 American (25-19, 25-14) in the Gold Semis and a great win over defending OVR Champs Southwest 17-1 (25-21, 25-21).  Team members included MacKenzie Moss, Kati Schneider, Madi Smith, Megan Solsman, Lauren Eicher, Nina Tortorella, Lauren Cheviron, Kelsey Radabaugh, and Nicole Ogg.  Way to start the year strong kids!

It took a little longer than any of us wanted on Sunday, but our 18s finished strong to bring home their first Gold Championship of the year.  ZG played well thru pool play with wins over National VBC (25-10, 25-19), Tri State (25-17, 25-23), and Precision (25-12, 25-11).  Our ladies advanced to the Gold Play-offs as the #1 seed and worked hard for the tournament win with victories over Southwest 17 American (22-25, 25-22, 15-12) in the semi-finals and Varsity Elite in the finals (25-16, 18-25, 15-8).  Team members included Callie Lance, Makara Scruggs, Caroline Houston, Gretchen VonKoenig, Jenna Samsa, Carly Fazio, Olivia Szadkowski, Shannon Robson, Becca "jacket" Moore, and Sara Szink.  Great Job Ladies!!

It was a great day at Elite on Saturday as well for our 16s, going 12-0 on the day and avenging their Gold Finals loss to Face Down last week.  Our ladies cruised thru pool play with wins over Players Choice 16-1 (25-16, 27-25), Elite 15 American Thewes (25-17, 25-16), and TVC 16-1 (25-15, 25-21).  The Gold Play-offs were more of the same with victories over Players Choice 16-2 in the quarters (25-11, 25-9), VolleyFreak 16-1 in the semis (25-23, 25-17), and #1 ranked Face Down 16-1 in the Gold Finals (25-23, 25-17).  Team members included Sara Szink, Erica Rhines, Lauren Moroz, Lauren Anderson, Pixie Veneziano, Tif Kelly, Haley Kaufman, Katlin May, Kara Riccardi, and Rebecca Fortner.  Congratulations Ladies!!!

Our 15s had a good day Sunday at Elite, finishing 3rd in the Gold.  Wins over Wooster Elite, Columbus United, and Pittsburgh Renaissance during pool play gave our ladies the #1 seed going into the Gold Play-offs...but after a quarter-finals victory over Wooster Elite and a first game win in the semi-finals against Elite, our ladies hit a wall and dropped the next 2 games to finish 3rd.  Next step...Finals!!

Our 15s kicked off the 2010 Juniors season with a 3rd place finish in the Gold on Saturday.  Our ladies played g(a)reat thru pool play with wins over COBRA (25-10, 25-12), Columbus United (25-5, 25-8), and Verticle Elite (25-15, 25-17).  In the Gold Semi-finals ZG had a tough match-up with Glass City and fell a little short (23-25, 22-25), learning you need to take advantage of your breaks early in the day and there are some things you just can't control.  Congratulations Ladies!

Our 18s also finished 3rd in the Gold on Sunday in a nice 16 team tournament.  Pool play again proved to be an easy ride for our ladies with wins over Elite Sports (25-23, 25-9), JAVA (25-18, 25-10), and Pittsburgh Magic (25-20, 25-21).  In the Gold Quarter-finals our ladies played their best ball of the day and made quick work of Face Down (25-15, 25-15), followed by a great match against Black Swamp in the Gold Semi-Finals that ended with a tough loss (19-25, 20-25).  Congratulations on a great day ladies!

But the best finish of the weekend was turned in by the new kids on the block.  Our 16s started the year off right with a Gold Finals appearancen on Sunday.  As was the case all weekend our ladies cruised thru pool play with wins over Elite Sports (25-11, 25-7), JAVA (17-25, 25-8, 15-3), and GaREAT (25-14, 25-4).  The Gold Bracket was filled with quality opponents and our young ladies were more than ready for the challenge.  The quarter-final match was a battle to the end with Pittsburgh Magic, but the kids dug deep and came away with a great win (22-25, 25-18, 19-17).  Another tough match awaited them in the Gold Semi-Finals, but our 16s played their best volleyball of the day and made quick work of Southwest (25-16, 25-17) to advance to the Gold Finals.  The finals was a great match with a very good Face Down team, but our ladies fell a little short (14-25, 19-25) to finish second in the 16 team tournament.  Congratulations Ladies!!!

Welcome to the 2010 season of Junior Olympic Volleyball. As positions are accepted and players have now been moved to their individual teams.  Schedules will be added soon.

1/23          15s          GaREAT          Gold 3rd Place (8)
1/24          18s          GaREAT          Gold 3rd Place (16)
1/24          16s          GaREAT          Gold Runner-up (16)
1/30          16s          ELITE             GOLD CHAMPIONS (12)
1/31          18s          CSU                GOLD CHAMPIONS (7)
1/31          15s          ELITE             Gold 3rd Place (12)
2/6           16s          ECJ                 GOLD CHAMPIONS (11)
2/7           17s          GaREAT           GOLD CHAMPIONS (8)