Tresham and Peart take Gold in their first Beach Tourney!

 16U Girls Black  Contact:rtresham@rogers.com   May 31, 2008
Amanda Tresham and Robin Peart (16U Girls Black) have teamed up for this year's summer OVA Beach Tour and they just finished their 1st tournament together today at Ashbridges Bay and their 1st attempt at Beach VB. They started with 0 points - but were still lucky enough to be seeded at the bottom of 16U Tier 2. Well, they won the GOLD in Tier 2 !!! This will likely seed them for Tier 1 for their next event. Great work Amanda and Robin!

 17U Girls - East Coast Championships - Pittsburgh


 17U Girls  Contact:mccleanj@rogers.com   May 24, 2008
An exciting weekend in Pittsburgh as the Barrie Elites sent three teams to compete in the East Coast Championships. The 17U girls came away winning a Gold in the Emerald division posting a 13 and 5 record. They also had the 3rd highest point ratio of all 17U teams in all pools. Congratulations to the coaching squad of Brad Graham, Jason Wilson and Mark Molasy. With girls at this age, it's a good thing the Canadian dollar is also performing well against the American dollar! A great time was had by all, including the many parents that attended.

 15U Girls Black - East Coast Champioships - Pittsburgh


 15U Girls Black  Contact:mccleanj@rogers.com   May 23, 2008
The 15U Girls Black team had a successful weekend in Pittsburgh winning a Silver medal in the Diamond pool. Congratulations to coach Blair McDonald and assistant Tyler White. Of the 39 teams entered in the 15U age group, the girls ended up ranking 20th out of 39.

 13U Girls Black take the Div. 2 Tier 2 Bronze


 13U Girls Black  Contact:cchater@mail1.scdsb.on.ca   Apr 27, 2008
The 13U Girls Black team has had an outstanding season, they competed in both the 13U and 14U divisions and maintained a winning record in every tournament, They lost a heart breaker in the 13U Tier 1 Provincials to finish 5th and showed outstanding stamina and mental toughness to finish the 14U Provincials with a 6-3 record and winning a Div. 2 Tier 2 bronze.

 13U Boys Capture Bronze at Ontario Championships


 13U Boys  Contact:kelly.peter@rogers.com   Apr 12, 2008
The comeback kids did it again! The 13U Boys finished 2nd in their pool. After being down 11-2 in their quarterfinal, the mighty Elites came back to win 15-13 against the Titans. In a gutsy, grueling semi-final, the boys lost a tough 3 set match to the Rapids. Showing the kind of character and determination that they have shown all season, the Elites regrouped and rallied together to capture the bronze medal in a total team effort! The parents and coaches of these boys are so proud of their efforts and their support for each other throughout the season. Well done!!!

 Dave Gross named to the Provincial Coaching Staff

 18U Boys  Contact:mhawke@csolve.net   Apr 11, 2008
We are proud to announce that Dave Gross, our 18U Boys coach, has been named as a Provincial coach for a second year. Dave has been a consistent supporter of youth volleyball in the Barrie area for many, many years and we are proud that he is being rewarded with this assignment. Dave will be joining the 18U/19U Men's Coaching Staff who will work to develop our province's young athletes and compete in Halifax at the end of July. Good luck Dave!

 17U Girls earn Gold at Provincial Championships

 17U Girls  Contact:bgraham@mail.scdsb.on.ca   Apr 7, 2008
The U17 girls won it all at this weekend's Tier 4 Provincial Championships. Erin McClean, Natalie Buck and Jessie Inkpen were all named to the tourney all-star team. The U17 Boys also did very well bringing home a bronze medal. Nathan Burbidge was named to the tourney all-star team.

 Coach Brad is a Grandpa

 17U Girls  Contact:bgraham@mail.scdsb.on.ca   Apr 4, 2008
On Wednesday March 26th, Coach Brad became a Grandpa. Proud parents are Scott (former player) and Amanda. Jenna was born at 6 lbs 1 oz. Coach Brad has developed a good jump program for her and will commence training by the summer. Mom is making him hold off on passing drills.

 15U Girls - Tier 4 - Provincial Championships

 15U Girls Blue  Contact:mhawke@csolve.net   Mar 29, 2008
The 15U Girls Blue team capped off their season over the March 30th weekend with a 5th place finish in their Tier 4 Provincial Championships. They finished 1st in their pool and after a disappointing loss in the quarter-finals, bounced back to take the next 2 matches. The final set of the season saw them claw back from 14-20 and again from 19-24 to scratch out a 28-26 win. Everyone contributed to a great weekend.

 Dartfish Computer Video Analysis


 18U Boys  Contact:glhenderson@sympatico.ca   Feb 21, 2008
The 18u boys had the pleasure of having some computer video analysis done by former National team member , Jason Trepanier. The guys were run through a series of drills , which were caught on video , and then Jason would go over each skill set in slow motion to show where they could improve. They were also able to compare their movements with those of other National team members whose skills had previously been recorded. All in all , a wonderful tool for bringing the game to the next level !

 13U Boys take Bronze at McGregor Cup


 13U Boys  Contact:kelly.peter@rogers.com   Feb 9, 2008
The Elites 13U Boys have a lot to be proud of! Their incredible work ethic and determination has allowed them to place 3rd in their first two tournaments!!! Boosted with their arsenal of powerful serves, the 13U Boys finished undefeated in their pool at the McGregor Cup on February 9th. Unfortunately they were brought down by the Pakmen powerhouse in the semis, but went on to beat the Cyclones handily to bring home the Bronze medal. This fierce group of young men has improved much since the beginning of the season and with some fine tuning will be a force to be reckoned with at the Provincial Championships in April! Well done!! Your coaches and parents are so proud!!

 15U Girls Black take Gold and earns a berth in Tier 1

 15U Girls Black  Contact:blaircmcdonald@yahoo.ca   Jan 26, 2008
The 15U Girls Black team accomplished something many will never experience again in volleyball, especially with rally point scoring. They overcame a 24-13 deficit to win 27-25. This incredible win combined with their stellar 5 win, 1 loss record at the recent Tier 2 Challenge Cup in Etobicoke helped propel them to Tier 1 for the remainder of the season. Congratulations girls for this tremendous accomplishment!

 15U Girls Blue take Bronze in Sudbury

 15U Girls Blue  Contact:mhawke@csolve.net   Jan 26, 2008
You know you've had a tough tournament when 3/4 of the finalists are from your pool and almost all your matches went to 3 sets! With a record of 5 wins and only 1 loss, the 15U Girls Blue team captured the Bronze medal in Sudbury. All the girls played their hearts out all day and never let up. Congratulations girls on your first 'official' hardware of the season!

 Annual Christmas Party
Lots more pictures on the 'Photos' page


 Club Event  Contact:mhawke@csolve.net   Dec 19, 2007
The annual Christmas party was a great success with great attendance and lots of fun. The senior teams put on a spirited exhibition match and we even had a visit from Santa!

 15U Girls Provincial Cup an All-Barrie Affair

 15U Girls Blue  Contact:mhawke@csolve.net   Nov 10, 2007
The Provincial Cup was an all-Elites affair with the 2 Barrie teams leaving North Bay black and blue! Shown above is the 15U Girls Blue team taking a well-deserved rest after defeating the #1 seed, North Bay in an exciting 3 set showdown that came down to a 15-13 victory to seal first place in their pool.

Meanwhile, the Black team was busy having success in their own pool, coming out in first place with a 3 set nail-biter of their own against Georgian Vista. That set up an all-Barrie final for 1st place that ended with the Black team coming out on top 25-21 and 25-23.

A tremendous start for Barrie as the season gets going!

 Boys tryout photos


 Club Event  Contact:mhawke@csolve.net   Oct 21, 2007

 Boys Tryouts


 Club Event  Contact:mhawke@csolve.net   Oct 21, 2007
The boys took to the courts on the final day of tryouts for 2007!

 Canadian Beach National - Tier 2, Silver


 18U Boys  Contact:williesteyn@rogers.com   Aug 25, 2007
Willem Steyn and Graham Brownlee competed in the Canadian Beach Nationals this past weekend. The weather was great and the volleyball was top notch.Willem and Graham played outstanding volleyball. They advanced to the 18U Men Tier 2 Gold Medal match and faced a strong team from Quebec. They traded point for point in a closely contested match. In the end they fell just short in a nail biting 3 set game with the third set going to 18-20. Still a great accomplishment winning the 18U Men Tier 2 Silver Medal

 OVA 16U Beach Tournament - Ashbridges Bay Park


 16U Girls  Contact:mccleanj@rogers.com   Jun 17, 2007
Erin McClean & Jeannine Smith, players on the 2006/07 Elites 16U girls team, teamed up for their first OVA beach tournament on June 17 at Ashbridges Bay Park in Toronto. It was a long hot day and after many hard fought battles, they ended up in second place, losing a close final in the championship set. Great effort for your first ever beach tournament, girls!