November 11, 2006 - We started off
the day with fine weather and a perfect drive down the 401 to
Kingston, with one extremely packed van and a few cars. This year's
14U team has 9 new faces, some being newcomers to the sport of
volleyball. At the OVA 14U Girls Provincial Cup/Zone E,
we had a day of learning court positioning and whose ball was whose.
This day would not be about winning, but about learning the ins and
outs of playing club ball in the OVA.
We started off pool play against Durham
Attack Red, losing the match in 2 sets. With lines being
shuffled around, we then played the Ganaraska Wolves and, with
some terrific serving, we won our first match of the season, in 3
sets. After some further shuffling around of the line-up, we
played DRVC Blue, but lost that match, also in three
sets.
After some great food and relaxation, we
were ready to start the playoff round against the Ottawa Maverick
Gold Diggers. Although we lost the match in 2 sets, it
seemed like our court positioning was starting to come around.
Coaches Rebecca and Linden did some final tweaking of the lineup
before our final match of the day, against the Ottawa
Kangaroos. We went 3 grueling sets, with some fabulous
serving in the 3rd helping us to win our final match of the day,
placing the 14U girls 9th in the tournament. Way to go
CAPS!
Thanks to Rebecca and Linden for their
great job behind the bench and thanks to all the parents who made
their way to Kingston to cheer on the girls. Next stop for the
girls is in our own backyard, the 14U Girls McGregor Cup/Zone D
at De La Salle High School in Ottawa on December 2nd.
Results - OVA 14U Girls Provincial
Cup/Zone E:
1. DRVC 14U
2. Durham Attack - Black
3. Durham Attack - Red
4. DRVC 14U Blue
5. Pegasus
5. Ganaraska Wolves
5. Northumberland Breakers
5. Maverick Gold Diggers
9. National Capitals
9. Durham Attack 13U - Black
11. Durham Attack 13U - Red
11. Ottawa Kangaroos
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