// articles for DRVC 13U 2010

//13U Provincial Cup

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title13uo_13uprovcup = "DRVC 13U Orange at OVA 13U Provincial Cup";

var art_13uo_13uprovcup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 13U Orange (Crush) Girls finish 4th at<br />the OVA 13U Provincial Cup</p>";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article submitted by: K. Westley<br />";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "article date: December 29, 2009</p>";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "The first game in the Triple Ball Format proved to be fast paced and a bit stressful for the team (and the parents). The girls had played this format of volleyball only once before and it was a challenge to put aside everything they had learned about &lsquo;regular volleyball&rsquo; to follow the new rules.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "Crush&rsquo;s first opponent was the Scarborough Titans Strike Team.  The team looked a little confused at first but had several good hits and serves.  Although they played hard and hustled, they lost the first game 21-25.  In the second set, Orange came out much stronger, feeling more confident with the Tri-ball format.  Playing with more intensity and controlling the ball better, the team took the set 25-10.  In the third set, the Titans were winning by 3 as the teams switched sides at half. Despite several calls on the net, the girls made some great defensive plays and came back to win the game 15-11.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "In the second match, Crush met the Akwesasne Soaring Eagles.  The girls made some nice sets for hits deep in the court and, with some great digs and serves, won the first set 25-9 and the second 25-15.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "In the crossover game, the team faced the Durham Attack Red team, a team they had met in exhibition play.  The two teams were very well matched with the score tied at 18, at 21, at 23, battling for each point in the first set.  Red took the first game 27-25.  In the second set, Orange made some great plays, looking stronger with some nice hits and pulled ahead to win the game 25-16.  The tiebreaker found Crush ahead at the half by 2. With some great movement on the court they won the game 15-7.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "In the next game, Durham Attack Black proved to be a strong opponent.  The beginning of the first set had some great rallies. The girls started to scramble a bit in the second half, with less control of the ball leaving Durham Attack to pull ahead to a 25-18 win.  In the second set, the girls seemed to lose their momentum and were slow to return some of Durham Attack’s strong hits.  Crush lost the game 11-25.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "In the Bronze Medal Game Orange met the Scarborough Titans Omicron team.  The first game started with the Titans ahead by 5.  The girls were not playing like they had in the morning, missing hits and bumps. Although they started to come back with some great offensive plays, the Titans won the game 25-18.  In the second set, the team played stronger and fought hard to return the Titan’s hits.  It was a very close game tied at 21, at 23 with the Titans taking the final 2 points for a 25-23 win.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovcup += "Congratulations, girls....you finished 4th in the tournament.....a great start to your volleyball season.  With all the potential shown on the court, the parents are looking forward to watching the team improve throughout the season.";

//Glashan

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title13uo_2010glashan = "DRVC 13U Orange explores the 2010 Glashan Tournament";

var art_13uo_2010glashan = "<p class='centeredtitle'>Ottawa Glashan Tournament, January 2010</p>";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "<p class='orangeleft'>article submitted by: K. Westley<br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "article date: January 25, 2010</p>";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "On Friday, January 15th, the DRVC 13U Orange Team headed to our nation’s capital to compete in the Glashan Tournament.  The weekend proved to be a great one with some nice accommodation, meals, team bonding..... and some volleyball, too.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "Orange was placed in a tough pool playing intermediate school teams ranked very high in the province and composed, primarily, of grade 8 students.  The team had never faced this kind of consistent and powerful serving and spiking before.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "W.J. Fricker (North Bay) was our first opponent of the tournament.  Fricker came out strong with some great serves which the girls found difficult to return.  After Fricker scored the first 9 points, the girls gained some confidence and started to challenge the team with some good rallies.  North Bay was awarded a few points on serves our girls tried to play but would have been out.  Fricker took the first game 25-10.  In the second game, the girls were off to a better start although there was some confusion to positioning on the court.  The girls gave a great effort trying to return some serves and served well themselves.  Crush lost the second game 11-25.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "In the second match, Orange faced the Samuel Genest (Ottawa) team.  Again, some of the strong serves and wicked hits caused some ‘big eyes’ and ‘ooh’ looks on the girls faces.  The girls dug in and battled hard to return the ball, even making some great hits themselves.  The Genest team took the first game 25-13.  The girls continued to battle hard in the second game but the power and experience of the older girls again showed with Orange losing 11-25.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "The third game had Crush matched with Sherwood Public School from Oshawa which carried two of our own players and members of the 13U A team.  Again, the strong hitting and serving were difficult to return and the girls lost 7-25.  The second game was disappointing also with some weak serving and little communication on the court.  The girls found it difficult to set up for hits and just seemed to constantly defend against some great offensive attacks.  The final score was 25-13 for Sherwood.  After the game, the two teams shared a meal at Boston Pizza and late night swim before retiring for the night.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "On Saturday morning, several of the girls (and parents) followed Coach Rob to the Rideau Canal for some skating and Beaver Tails.....how much more Canadian can you get, eh!<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "Saturday afternoon found Crush against S.A. Cawker (Port Perry) in the crossover.  This game proved to be the strongest of the tournament......must have been those Beaver Tails. Orange showed better movement on the court and had some great blocks and digs off some strong serves and hits.  Cawker took the first game 25-14.  Crush lost their momentum in the second game, letting balls drop and not appearing to have as much energy as they did earlier. Cawker won the game 25-12.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "In the quarter finals, Orange met the Glashan Spikers (Ottawa).  Unfortunately, the girls started off slow, with little movement on the court, missed returns and couldn’t really get any good rallies going.   Glashan took the first game 25-10.  In the second game, the girls started out with some great blocks and good hustle in the back court, keeping the score fairly close through the first half.  The girls were not as strong in the second half, allowing Glashan to pull ahead to win 25-15.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_2010glashan += "Overall, a fantastic weekend for the girls both on and off the court!  They played some strong teams and were exposed to a tougher game of volleyball than played previously....a great learning experience for all. Thanks, Coach Rob, for organizing such a great weekend!";

//13U McGregor Cup

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title13uo_13umcgregorcup = "13U Orange takes Bronze at the 13U McGregor Cup";

var art_13uo_13umcgregorcup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 13U Orange brings home the Bronze from the 13U McGregor Cup";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article by: K. Westley<br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "article date: February 5, 2010</p>";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "DRVC’s 13U Orange Crush team played in the McGregor Cup on January 23rd. After two great practices during the week and an Ottawa tournament the weekend before, the team was raring to go.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "The first game of the tri-ball tournament was against the Durham Attack Black team.  The game was evenly matched from the beginning with aggressive attacking on both sides, some great digs off of strong hits and good serves.  With the score tied at 12 and again at 18, the girls fought hard throughout pulling ahead at the end to a 25-22 win.  The second game showed much of their same determination with the score tied at 14 but in the end, Black took the match 25-20.  The third game had some strong rallies with Orange behind early on.  The girls fought back to tie the game at 11 but saw Black ahead at the end, winning 15-13.  Overall, three very evenly matched well played games.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "In the second match, Orange took on the Scarborough Titans Strike.  It was a slow start for Crush. With little communication, they watched a few balls drop on the court.  The girls battled back and seemed to gain more energy with each point scored, winning the game 25-19.  Game 2 showed some good hustle and nice serves, but again, little calling of balls and lots of balls into the net.  In the middle of the game, their play seemed to fall apart, allowing the Titans to creep ahead.  Although the girls had some better rallies going towards the end, they ended with a 21-25 loss. The final game started out stronger than the previous one with some well controlled bumps to the setter.  The girls played well but couldn’t win the points, losing 3-15.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "The Maverick Rattlers from Ottawa kept the girls hustling in the third set.  The first game had exciting action at the net with great blocks.  Some good offensive plays helped Orange win the game 25-15.  Crush’s strong rallies late in the second game and hits off sets from free balls (thrown in from coaches) gained them the points they needed for a 25-21 win.  The Rattlers challenged DRVC to a third game (for fun) which ended in a 15-9 win for Orange.  The team finished 2nd in their pool.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "In the crossover game, Crush met the Northumberland Breakers.  The first game showed how much the girls had developed in their team play. With some nice placement of balls into open space and some tips at the net, Orange came ahead to a 25-14 finish.  The team kept up their great movement on the court with a few impressive digs off tips and won the second game 25-10.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "Orange saw the Scarborough Titans Omicron team next.  Crush came out strong and developed a good lead early in the game. The Titans fought back to tie the game at 19. The girls continued to battle but lost the game 21-25.  The second game of the set found Crush with an early lead again, playing and moving well on the court.  It was an exciting game to watch and, with some great setting and hitting, the girls took the game 25-17.  A weak start with lots of mistakes in the third game left Crush with only 1 point when they changed sides.  The girls fought hard at the end but couldn’t overcome the Titans lead and lost 6-15.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "In the Bronze Medal game, Crush met Durham Attack Red.  Orange led throughout the first game with some balls pushed deep into the back court and, with better communication on the court, took the game 25-16.  The girls appeared a bit frazzled in the second game sending a lot of free balls back to Red. It was a very close game with the score tied a number of times.  Crush won the game (27-25) with a great spike and took home the Bronze.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13umcgregorcup += "What a tremendous difference in play from Ottawa the previous weekend.  There were noticeable improvements in movement and ball control and the serving was consistently good.....we missed very few.  The girls took advantage of the tri-ball format to set up for some strong offensive plays.  A great tournament.... congratulations Crush!";

//14U Hawkins Cup

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title13uo_14uhawkinscup = "13U Orange takes on the 14U Hawkins Cup (Trillium)";

var art_13uo_14uhawkinscup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 13U Orange takes on the 14U Hawkins Cup</p>";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article by: K. Westley<br />";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "article date: March 3, 2010</p>";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "On February 20th, the DRVC 13U Orange team travelled to Trenton to test their skills in the 14U Hawkins Cup. The tournament provided another great opportunity for the girls to play some regular volleyball against some older and more experienced teams.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "Orange faced the Storm Bolt 13U team in the first match.  The girls had a slow start to the day, finding it difficult to return serves and, without much communication on the court, lost their first two games 18-25 and 13-25.  In the third game (played as per the tournament format), the crowd watched a much stronger, more confident group of girls.  Orange challenged Storm with some great rallies and, playing well as a team, took the game 25-13.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "In the second match, DRVC met the Titans Omicron team.  Orange found it difficult to return their strong serves but, once again, played better together with more movement and talking on the court.  The Titans took the three games 25-12, 25-12 and 25-10.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "In the crossover match, the Storm Tornadoes kept Orange moving.  Although the girls gained confidence and played stronger as the game progressed, they couldn’t overcome the Tornadoes lead and lost the first game 16-25.  After trailing at the start of the second game, the girls gained some momentum midway through and battled hard to close the gap within 2 points....a great comeback.  By winning some fantastic rallies, they tied the score at 19, at 22, and at 24 until Storm edged ahead with the final two points to win 26-24......a great game!<br /><br />";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "In the battle for 9th/ 10th place, Orange faced the Clarington Grizzlies.  Although the girls won the first game (25-22), they lost some of their focus with several missed serves and few hits.  They came out more focused and much stronger in the second game, playing to a 25-13 win and a 9th place finish.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_14uhawkinscup += "Well done, girls!  It is exciting to watch your individual skills and team play improve with each game.";

//13U Bugarski

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title13uo_13ubugarskicup = "13U Orange takes another Bronze for DRVC at the 13U Bugarski";

var art_13uo_13ubugarskicup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>13U Orange takes another Bronze for DRVC at the 13U Bugarski";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article by: K. Westley<br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "article date: March 13, 2010</p>";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "The 13U Bugarski Cup was held in Woodbridge on March 6th.  The team did not know that the schedule had been changed so had to rush straight from the parking lot onto the court.  The girls were a bit frazzled but ready to meet the Markham Stingers in the first match.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "The first game found DRVC scrambling to return some of the Stingers great hits and balls tipped into open space.  The girls lost the game 10-25.  The second game was much the same, with Orange constantly on the defensive. The Stingers 7 point lead at the beginning of the game held on throughout to their 25-14 win.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "DRVC met Durham Attack Red in the second match.  After a ‘pep talk’ from Coach Rob, the girls turned their game around playing much stronger, setting up the ball and moving well on the court to a 25-13 win.  The second game was not one of their best...Attack took the game 25-15.  Once again, the girls came back in the third, leading by 6 points when they switched sides, and managed to win 15-7.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "The Soaring Eagles challenged Orange in the third match.  With better ball control, the girls were able to make some terrific plays with nice hits and great tips in both games.  DRVC won the first game 25-6 and the second 25-14.  The win placed Orange 2nd in their pool.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "In the crossover, DRVC faced the Breakers.  After a close start with the score tied at 6, Orange came on strong and provided great coverage on tipped balls.  They won the first game 25-17 and continued their controlled play with strong movement on the court, winning the second game as well....25-16.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "Durham Attack Black provided the most intense game of the day.  The teams were really well matched with scores tied at 6, at 10 and at 15 before Black started to pull ahead.  Orange battled back to a tie at 22 but couldn’t manage to hold on as Black finished with a score of 25-22 ....a great game!  Orange started out strong in the second game and placed the ball well into some holes but lost their momentum as the game progressed, allowing Attack to finish with a 25-12 win.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "In the Bronze Medal Game, Orange faced their friends, the Durham Attack Red team, once again.  DRVC had a great lead at the start of the game, but Red came back to tie the game at 8 after some dropped balls between players.  This time, the team gained some momentum as the game went on with some great bumps and finished with a score of 25-19.  With several balls into the net and little movement on our side of the court, Durham Attack was able to take the second game 25-17.  Orange came out in the third game with lots of energy and determination to take home the Bronze. They played strong offensively and were leading at the half by 3 before moving ahead to win the game 15-6.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13ubugarskicup += "A second Bronze Medal finish.....way to go, girls!   Keep working hard....Provincials is just a few weeks away.";


//13U Provincials

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title13uo_13uprovincials = "DRVC 13U Orange brings home the Gold from Provincials!";

var art_13uo_13uprovincials = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 13U Orange Brings Home the Gold from Provincials!</p>";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "<p class='orangeleft'>article date: May 24, 2010</p>";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "After months of tournaments and countless practices, the weekend of the Ontario Volleyball Championships had arrived....and boy, were the 13U Orange girls excited.  The event was hosted at RIM Park in Waterloo, with volleyball courts set up over almost every inch of the building including the turf field and hockey rinks.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "DRVC faced Forest City in their first match.  The first game was close with the score tied at 11. Forest City gained a lead later in the game and, although the girls fought hard, the game ended in a 23-25 loss.  In the second game, the girls made some great hits and played well, but again, finished behind 20-25.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "Match 2 had DRVC against Interclub from Toronto.  With some strong serves and good hustle on the court, Orange took both games 25-13 and 25-15.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "The E. TitanÕs Blue team was the opponent for the third match.  Again, the girls played well with some nice attacks and great ball placement, taking the first game 25-15.  The second game was a tougher one but Orange managed to push ahead to a 25-23 win.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "The Pakmen team proved to be strong competitors in the fourth match.  Orange had a weak first game, trailing throughout and losing in the end, 18-25.  Although the girls trailed throughout the second game, they picked up points with some strong play earning a 25-23 victory.  In the third game, the score was tied at 6, before the Pakmen team pulled ahead to a 15-11 win.  When the results from pool play were calculated, DRVC was placed in Tier 2 of the tournament.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "Despite a late supper the night before, the girls were on the court before 8am Sunday morning.  Orange made some great tips and plays to start the day off with a 25-8 win over the Oakville Thunder.  They made some great digs and saves in the second game to win as well...25-16.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "Match 6 of the tournament found DRVC facing the Rapids team from the Niagara Region.  Despite giving their opponents a few points off the start, the girls played hard to a 25-16 victory.  A great hit off the first serve started the second game off strong but the Rapids turned the game around and tied the score at 22.  Orange battled back and started to communicate better on the court, taking the final 3 points.....a 25-22 finish.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "DRVC faced our friends, the Durham Attack Red Team, in the semi-final match.  Orange played strong throughout with great court movement, taking the first game 25-18.  With some great defensive blocks and strong attacks, the girls had a good lead in the second game and never looked back, winning 25-13.  The Gold Medal was in sight!<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "Orange came out determined in their final match versus the Thunder team. The girls played strong, setting the ball well for some great hits and winning the first game 25-15.  Despite trailing by 5 points after a slow start in the second, the girls fought back with some great defence, earning their Gold Medal with a 25-21 victory.<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "Wow.....what a fantastic way to end the season.....a Gold Medal finish at the provincials!  Girls, your parents and coach are very proud of each one of you for your hard work throughout the year.  It definitely showed in your game play with many noticeable improvements in your communication on the court and your overall skills.  GREAT JOB!<br /><br />";
art_13uo_13uprovincials += "A huge thank you to Coach Rob for all your time and effort with the team and Jacqueline for keeping us all well informed.  The girls and parents sincerely appreciate all of your hard work.<br /><br />";
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