// articles for DRVC 14U 2010

//14u Provincial Cup

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title14uprovcup_14u = "DRVC 14U at OVA 14U Provincial Cup";

var art_14U_14uprovcup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 14U Girls place 5th at 14U Provincial Cup</p>";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article submitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "article date: December 7, 2009</p>";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "The 14U team played in their first tournament of the year in Bowmanville this past weekend.  And although a 5th place finish was not the outcome they hoped for, the girls played well and had fun.<br /><br />";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "The girls faced the Clarington Grizzlies for their first game.  The Grizzlies were an unknown entity as they did not have a 13U team last year, but that didnít faze the girls.  They took both matches easily with scores of 25-6 and 25-9 thanks in large part to great serving by Jennifer who served the last 5 points of game one and then served up 13 points in game two, and Jessie who along with 8 service points made some great attacks!<br /><br />";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "Our next opponents were Scarboro Titans Synergy.  They were not unknown to us and the girls came out fighting.  Jessie was still on fire and her serving earned us 13 points over two games and Myriamís solid serves earned us even more points.  Carly made every pass that came her way making the job easier for our two fantastic setters, Maddy and Brianne.  Game one was very tight but Scarboro took the lead and won 20-25.  The girls fought hard the second game but fell 14-25.<br /><br />";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "Finishing second in our pool we headed to cross over against our own 13U A team.  We had split exhibition games with them so the girls knew they were up against another tough opponent.   Taylor M was serving and attacking hard and both Vanessa and Hannah were digging deep but 13U wanted it more.  They took both games from us 18-25 and 16-25.<br /><br />";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "The best we could finish now was 5th.   The girls were out of medals, out of top 4 but not out of spirit.  They went in to face the Orillia Suns with their heads held high and played their game.  Taylor B and Vanessa were our star servers for game one earning us 5 points each.   Erin made her best attack of the day, a bullet from the weak side that earned her a ìchit chit re-LOAD!î  Taylor Mís serves left the Suns in a daze and great passes by all allowed our setters to do the job they came to do!<br /><br />";
art_14U_14uprovcup += "A little glitch in the machine but our girls will come back even stronger and move up to Championship Division in January.<br /><br />";
//art_14U_14uprovcup += "<p class='orangeleft'>photos submitted by: D. Burrell<br />";
//art_14U_14uprovcup += "<span class='rsrc'><a href='javascript:loadslideshow(pic15uprovcup_15u, piccount15uprovcup_15u, title15uprovcup_15u);' class='small'>view slideshow</a>, or</span><br />";
//art_14U_14uprovcup += "<span class='rsrc'>click on a picture below to see a larger version of individual pictures.</span></p>";

//14U McGregor Cup

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title14umcgregorcup_14u = "DRVC 14U wins gold at the 14U McGregor Cup"

var art_14u_14umcgregorcup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>Gold for 14U!</p>"
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article submitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "article date: January 10, 2010</p>";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "DRVC's 14U team won their first medal of the year, GOLD, at the McGregor Cup this past weekend.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "The girls went undefeated all day.  Our servers were on fire, with three girls (Vanessa, Brianne and Carley) earning 46 points in two games!  Carley did the unimaginable when she came in to serve at 2-1 and went on serve 23 points!  In our final game for the gold it was Hannah who earned the winning point with a kill at the net!!!!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "The girls proved that they belong in the Championship Division and so up we go!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "Scores:<br /><br />Pool Play:<br />DRVC vs Peterborough Thunder: 25-4 (Vanessa and Brianne serving) and 25-8<br />DRVC vs Ballentrae Crush: 25-17 and 25-12<br /><br />Cross Over:<br />DRVC vs Maverick Rattlers: 25-9 and 25-8<br /><br />Semi Finals:<br />DRVC vs Ottawa Fusion: 25-1 (Carley serving) and 25-18<br /><br />Gold Medal Match:<br />DRVC vs Northumberland Breakers: 25-13 and 25-16 (Hannahís kill)";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "<p class='orangeleft'>photos submitted by: M. Rudan<br />";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "<span class='rsrc'><a href='javascript:loadslideshow(pic14umcgregorcup_14u, piccount14umcgregorcup_14u, title14umcgregorcup_14u);' class='small'>view slideshow</a>, or</span><br />";
art_14u_14umcgregorcup += "<span class='rsrc'>click on a picture below to see a larger version of individual pictures.</span></p>";

//14U Challenge Cup
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title14umcgregorcup_14u = "DRVC 14U places 5th at the 14U Challenge Cup";

var art_14u_14uchallengecup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>14U in stays in Tier One</p>";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article sumbitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "article date: January 31, 2010</p>";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "After winning the gold medal in the McGregor Cup in early January, our 14U girls earned their spot in tier one for the Challenge Cup.  The girls were seeded 7th and faced 1st place seeded Attack Black in game one.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "The girls came out strong and took an early lead on the stunned Attack team.  Unfortunately, Attack&rsquo;s more experienced tournament play kicked in and they took the first set 24-26.  Our DRVC girls fell flat and seemed to have lost some of their confidence and Attack took the second set as well.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "The girls faced Storm Twister next and though they played well and took the game to three sets, we ended up finishing third in pool play.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "In cross-over we faced North Bay Blizzard.  This was the crucial game of the day as a win guaranteed that we remained in tier oneÖand win the girls did; in straight sets of 25-11 and 25-18.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "Our next opponents were Storm Ice who were seeded 2nd.  Once again our girls played well and took the first set 25-23.  They lost the second and then fell in the third so we were out of medal contention.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "The last game of the day was against Etobicoke Titans 13U.   After a disappointing 22-25 loss, the girls easily took the next two sets to earn them a 5th place finish.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uchallengecup += "The girls will continue to run their plays and become a stronger team.  The foundation that is being laid now at 14U will become a force to be reckoned with as the girls progress in their volleyball careers.  Congrats to the team for a well played tournament.";

//14U Hawkins Cup
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title14u_14uhawkinscup = "DRVC 14U takes the SILVER at the 14U Challenge Cup";

var art_14u_14uhawkinscup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>More Medals for Canada!</p>";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article sumbitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "article date: February 23, 2010</p>";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "The weekend of February 20th was a big one for DRVC as the club took a trifecta; Gold for 15U Girls, Silver for 14U Girls and Bronze for 13U Girls!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "The 14U team played for their medal, along with the 13U team, in Peterborough.  Although we did not meet each other in tournament play, the girls cheered each other on throughout the day.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "14U went into the Hawkins Cup, Championship Division, seeded 6th overall.  Our first opponents of the day were Ottawa Fusion, a team we had beaten previously 25-1 thanks to some awesome serving by Carley.  The Fusion was out for revenge and almost had it set one, but 14U came from behind to take the match 25-22.  Set two was an easy win with a score of 25-12.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "Game two in pool play was against DA Red.  We had not faced them yet this year and the girls were eager to show Attack how we play.  The ref for this game started off calling a very tight game, much tighter than the ref from the previous game and the girls had to adjust.  The first set was a nail biter with the girls being behind for the first 12 points.  Then things clicked into place and the girls took the set 25-20.  Set two was a blow out with a score of 25-9.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "14U finished first in pool play, earning themselves a bye to the quarterfinals.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "In the quarters the girls met the Maverick Gold Diggers.  14U comes out strong in the first game but hit a road bump and lost their first game of the day 21-25.  Not to be outdone, the girls come back stronger for set two and won it 25-17.  Going into the third set it was obvious that something was amiss, for our girls quickly found themselves down 0-7.  At 1-8 the teams reversed courts and the girls went on the attack.  With the mantra 'one point at a time', DRVC turned the tables and took the set 17-15 to advance to medal rounds.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "In the semis we met the Breakers.  The last time the girls faced the Breakers was in the gold medal match at the McGregor Cup and, like then, we came out on top taking both sets 25-19 and 25-18.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "Onto the finals and our opponents and friendly rivals, Attack Black.  Attack has a gold medal winning record this year but DRVC 14U was primed to take that away.  The girls played their hearts out, but after such a long day they didnít have much left and lost both sets 25-19.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "The girls played with their hearts and their heads and were mentally and physically exhausted by the end of it all, but proved to themselves they are a team to be reckoned with.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uhawkinscup += "And so the girls head to Ottawa next weekend on a high to play in their first 15U tournament.  Go DRVC!";

//15u Bugarski Cup
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title14u_15ubugarskicup = "DRVC 14U medals at the 15U Bugarski Cup (Trillium)";

var art_14u_15ubugarskicup = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 14U medals at the 15U Bugarski Cup (Trillium)</p>";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "<p class='orangeleft'>article sumbitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "article date: March 2, 2010</p>";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "Our first foray into 15U territory took the team to Ottawa on the weekend of February 27th.  The parents were a little hesitant since winter decided to return that week, but the girls were primed for a road trip!<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "The girls had first game, so after an early team breakfast, the wagon train left for the Ecole Beatrice Desloges.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "The girlsí first opponents were the Clarington Grizzlies.  Guess that delicious breakfast weighed the girls down as they soon found themselves on the short end of a 7-15 score.  They didnít stay down for long and came back to take the set 26-24.  The second set ended quickly with at score of 25-16.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "Next 14U faced Knights VC and took both sets 25-21 and 25-22.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "Our last opponents in pool play were the Akwesasne Soaring Eagles.  The girls took both sets easily with scores of 25-15 and 25-17.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "For the second week in a row, 14U finished first in pool play earning them a bye to the quarters.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "After a two game break the girls came on strong to beat the Ottawa Fusion 25-18 and 25-10.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "The girls suffered their first loss of the day in the semiís against Markham Black, sending them to the bronze medal match.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "And who should we meet but our own 15U Orange team.  Both teams had been cheering each other on all day and enjoying each otherís company.  It was a shame to have to meet in the bronze medal match where only one team could take home the bling.  The first match was very close with each team taking the lead at one point or another throughout the set, but it was 14U who took the win 26-24.  Set two was not so close and in the end it was 14U who took the bronze.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "The girls now have a complete medal set: gold, silver and bronze.  The trip was successful on more than just the medal win; the girls had a real chance to bond Ötho they really missed Hannah.  Lots of laughter and picture taking and a few memorable songs by ìThe Rebelsî at the karaoke bar made for a great weekend.<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "Thanks to the parents and coaches who made the drive and to the parents who couldnít make the drive but allowed their daughters to travel with teammates.  Thanks mostly to the girls who were gracious in their wins and losses.  You have come a long way this year and we have a feeling that the best is yet to come!<br /><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "<p class='orangeleft'>photos submitted by: G. Parent<br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "<span class='rsrc'><a href='javascript:loadslideshow(pic14u_15ubugarskicup, piccount14u_15ubugarskicup, title14u_15ubugarskicup);' class='small'>view slideshow</a>, or</span><br />";
art_14u_15ubugarskicup += "<span class='rsrc'>click on a picture below to see a larger version of individual pictures.</span></p>";

//15u Bugarski Cup
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title14u_14uopen = "DRVC 14U finishes the season Golden at the 14U Open (Championship)";

var art_14u_14uopen = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 14U finishes the season Golden at the 14U Open (Championship)</p>";
art_14u_14uopen += "<p class='orangeleft'>article sumbitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "article date: March 29, 2010</p>";
art_14u_14uopen += "The weekend of March 27th found our girls in Trenton to compete in the final OVA tournament of the year, the 14U Girls Open.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "14U was seeded 6th again overall, the silver medal win in the Hawkins Cup, not adjusting our seeding at all.  Not to worry, the girls knew they were better than 6th!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "Our first match of the day was against Interclub.  The girls seemed to be slow to wake up even though we had 3rd match of the day.  However, even being ìoffî their game, they still won both sets with scores of 25-20 and 25-19.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "Our second and last match in pool play was against our own 13U team.  14U was feeling the need for a win after having lost to 13U the only other time we faced them back in December.  The girls came out strong and took the first set 25-15.  13U wasnít going down without a fight and in game two, even though 14U took the win, it was closer with a score of 25-23.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "First in pool play. Now we wait.  And wait.  And wait.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "After close to 3 hours the girls faced DA Chris in the cross over.  The last time we faced them we dominated, but this time DA took the first game 19-25.  The girls would not give up and took the second game 25-16 as well as the tiebreaker 15-10.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "For the third time in a row the girls were headed to some sort of medal round.  Would it be gold or bronze?  The girls faced Barrie Elites to find out.  Once again, our opponents took the first game 24-26.  But like the previous game, 14U game back to win 25-22 and the second tiebreaker of the day 15-7.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "Off to play for goldÖ.against DA ArifÖ..again!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "DA Arif has dominated the Championship Division this year losing the gold medal only once to Storm IceÖ.until today.  It was dÈj‡ vu with the girls losing the first game 17-25, taking the second 25-17 and then, once again, taking the tiebreaker 15-10.  Gold for 14U and a well deserved Gold at that!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "So ends the regular season for the girls, and a great season it was with the girls winning two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "Thanks to the coaches, parents and especially the girls for a great day and especially to the Robert family for getting to the site extra early to score keep even though once there the host and the ref said you werenít required to score keep or do lines.  Sorry you had to add even more hours to your day :o(<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "The girls play next in Stouffville in an invitational warm up for Provincials, then itís off to Waterloo and then Sherbrooke!  Go DRVC 14U!!!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "<p class='orangeleft'>photos submitted by: K. Bond<br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "<span class='rsrc'><a href='javascript:loadslideshow(pic14u_14uopen, piccount14u_14uopen, title14u_14uopen);' class='small'>view slideshow</a>, or</span><br />";
art_14u_14uopen += "<span class='rsrc'>click on a picture below to see a larger version of individual pictures.</span></p>";

//14U Stingers Invitational
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title14u_14ustingersinv = "DRVC 14U Takes Gold Again at the Stingers Invitational";

var art_14u_14ustingersinv = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 14U Takes Gold Again at the Stingers Invitational</p>";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "<p class='orangeleft'>article sumbitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "article date: May 24, 2010</p>";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "While the regular OVA season wrapped up the week before, the Markham/Stouffville Stingers hosted a Provincial Warm-Up the weekend of April 11th.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "The Stingers provided score keepers so while we had a third game start, unlike the OVA tournaments, we did not have to show up to score keep the first game of the day.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "Our pool consisted of just three teams so we had to play three sets against each team.  The girls met Leaside Lightning first and took all three sets with scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-16.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "We faced our next opponents, Markham Stingers 13U immediately following game one.  Again, the girls to all three with scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-22.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "After a well deserved break and some food, the girls headed into the quarterfinals against Thornhill.  It was a quick couple of games with DRVC taking both sets 25-12 and 25-13.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "In the semifinals our girls faced another Championship team, the Barrie Elites Black.  The girls had beaten them the week previous in a 3 set game, but this week DRVC takes it in two with scores of 25-22 and 25-17.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "For the second week in a row, 14U heads to the Gold Medal round.  This week our opponents are our own club mates, 13U.  13U is strong and starts off with a commanding lead.  14U tries to battle back but 13U isn’t giving an inch.  Then, with the score 19-24, Taylor steps in to serve and what a job she does, serving 14U to a 26-24 win.  In set two it is Erin’s turn to shine when she starts us off with a stunning 7-point lead.  Myriam comes in to serve at 15 and takes us solidly across the finish line with the score of 25-8.  The MVP is awarded to Myriam for her outstanding play all day.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "In a weekend dominated by DRVC (15U takes gold, 14U takes gold, 14U Orange takes gold and 13U takes silver) could it be a foreshadowing of things to come at Provincials?<br /><br />";
art_14u_14ustingersinv += "Off to Kitchener….GO DRVC!<br /><br />";

//14U Provincials
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title14u_14uprovincials = "DRVC 14U Places 9th at the 14U Ontario Provincials";

var art_14u_14uprovincials = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 14U Places 9th at the 14U Ontario Provincials</p>";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "<p class='orangeleft'>article sumbitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "article date: May 24, 2010</p>";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "On the weekend of April 16th, 17th, and 18th, over 120 13U and 14U boys and girls teams from across the province, travelled to Waterloo to participate in the 2010 Ontario Championships.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "There were 65 teams in the 14U girls division and our 14U girls were entering into the fray seeded 3rd in points.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Never having faced any teams from the West, the girls were really looking forward to meeting their first opponents on Friday, Mountain Athletic Club.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Despite having two of our three middles injured, Vanessa from a school injury and Erin spraining a finger in game one off a block, one of our powers, Carley, battling the stomach flu, another, Taylor and one setter Maddy, already injured with taped fingers, the girls managed to pull off two quick wins with scores of 25-9 and 25-18.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Next the girls faced another team from the West, the Chatham Ballhawks.  Once again DRVC is the winner with scores of 25-13 and 25-18.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "On to game three, the last of the day, and 14U meets a fellow team from the East, Storm Ice.  The girls have only ever faced Storm Ice once back at the Challenge Cup and they came up on the losing end of that pairing.  This meeting ends in our favour with DRVC taking the first set 26-24, dropping the second 17-25 and coming back with a very strong with a 15-6 win.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Day one ends with the girls finishing first in their pool.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Saturday dawns early and cold (with snow!!) as the girl’s head back to the RIM for an 8:00 match against Oakville Thunder.  Once again we are plagued with injuries as Myriam has an awkward fall at the net hurting her back and Erin reinjures her finger.  However, the girls are strong and emerge victorious with scores of 25-21 and 25-23.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Our next opponents are the Barrie Elites Black.  This is the third time in as many weeks that DRVC finds themselves facing the talented Barrie team.  Once again, DRVC comes out on top with scores of 25-19 and 25-16.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Our last match of the day has DRVC pitted against Attack Arif.  Attack has taken a gold medal from us and we have taken a gold medal from them, so the teams are evenly matched.  This day, however, Attack bests us taking both games 17-25 and 18-25.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Day two ends with the girls finishing second in their pool.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Sunday, day three, and the girls have another 8:00 am start.  This time they face another team from the West, the Peel Selects 96.  To advance to medal rounds the girls must win this game.  The team has several obstacles to overcome.  We are NOT a morning team.  We are still carrying several injuries and can now add Jessie, our third middle to that with a sore hip and thigh.  The game is officiated by a very inexperienced ref who misses many key net calls.  But our biggest obstacle is ourselves as the girls are unable to rally for a victory and end up losing 19-25 and 20-25.  The girls are devastated but in typical DRVC fashion they pull themselves together to face their final opponents of the tournament…….<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "…..Barrie Elites Black!  14U has already proven four times now that they are the stronger team and they continue the trend with a fifth win over Barrie with scores of 25-19 and 25-20.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "The girls hold their heads up high earning themselves a solid 9th place finish out of 65 teams.  They continue to be in the top 10 in Ontario.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "An extra special thank you goes out to Brianne, Hannah and Jen for staying injury free all weekend!!!!!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Now with the experience of playing their first Ontario Championship under their belts, the girls will continue to practice hard and learn from their mistakes in anticipation of Nationals in May.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "The team says good-bye to another teammate, Carley, who is unable to attend Nationals due to baseball.  We have already said good-bye to Taylor B, whom we all miss.  So good luck to Vanessa, Hannah, Jen, Jessie, Brianne, Taylor M., Erin, Myriam and Maddy who will represent our team next month in Sherbrooke for Nationals East.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Way to go DRVC 14U girls…we are SOOOOOOO PROUD OF YOU!!!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14uprovincials += "Chick, chick….BOOM!!!!<br /><br />";

//14U Nationals
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title14u_14unationals = "DRVC 14U finishes Top 5 at the 14U Eastern Nationals";

var art_14u_14unationals = "<p class='centeredtitle'>DRVC 14U finishes Top 5 at the 14U Eastern Nationals</p>";
art_14u_14unationals += "<p class='orangeleft'>article sumbitted by: C. Parent<br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "article date: May 24, 2010</p>";
art_14u_14unationals += "ONE POINT AT A TIME…….<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "The girls travelled to Sherbrooke, PQ on Mother’s Day weekend, May 6th – 9th, 2010, to play in the Nationals East.  There were twenty-eight 14U girls’ teams participating and, as luck would have it, several of the teams (almost ½ actually) were teams the girls faced during the course of their regular season!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "The 14U and 16U girls’ teams were in the late wave, so the girls faced their first opponents of the tournament at 3:00 on Friday afternoon.  14U had faced Oakville Thunder Blue in Provincials and had beaten them so facing Oakville Thunder White would prove no problem and the girls won both sets: 25-6 and 25-18.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "It was during their next match that the girls began to execute the new plays they had learned and caused quite a commotion.  Before we knew it teams were taking pictures and filming our girls (we put a stop to that!) and everyone was talking about them.  One parent overheard the comment “this team could win the whole thing” Even the 16U teams were taking notice.   The girls were playing a Quebec team Drakkar St. Felix and took both sets easily with scores of 25-13 and 25-6.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "14U next faces the New Brunswick Provincial Champs, Extreme Max.  The cheering from Extreme Max was, well, extreme to say the least.  My ears are still ringing from the whistler!  But their cheering did nothing to stop the girls.  DRVC beats the New Brunswick Provincial Champions 25-14 and 25-21 to finish day one undefeated and in first place in our pool.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "Day two, Saturday, and we are still late wave with our first game at 3:00 once again.  We have travelled over 7 hours to Quebec and now we are facing our own 13U team!  The girls are still running their plays very well and confusing the heck out of the 13U team (a trend we noticed yesterday and one that would continue all weekend).  14U takes the first game 25-12.  Although 13U keeps battling, 14U takes the second game as well 25-21.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "The second match of the day has us facing yet another Provincial Championship team, this time from Quebec.  Dragons du College Ste-Anne has a very tall middle but honestly little else except a few hard servers.  Erin makes quick work of the middle and the rest of the team follows suit.  In the end it is DRVC 25-20 and 25-17.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "Our last match of the day finds us in the bigger gym again.  We are facing Samurai 14UF from Quebec.  Officiating is just awful all weekend but especially bad this game with both teams not being called on obvious faults.  When the head referees wander over for a meeting, the officiating becomes much tighter.  DRVC takes both sets once again with scores of 25-8 and 25-17.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "Day two re pool ends and the girls are still in first place in their pool, having gone undefeated for 12 straight sets.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "Day three begins a little earlier for the girls with their first game at 11:15 am.  The girls are pumped…only three games stand between them and the National Championship East Banner.  They come out swinging against Celtique PSNM from Quebec and take the first game quickly 25-9.  Game two sees a different, stronger line up from the Quebec team.  Our girls play hard but fall for their first loss of the weekend, 20-25.  The tiebreaker begins and our girls take and early lead.  Its 8-5 at the switch.  The noise and heat are getting to all the players.  The coach from the Quebec team plays some game delaying tactics.  A few VERY bad calls against us allow the Celtique’s to take the lead.  Jessie serves us to 14-13.  The girls are playing their hearts out but today the Quebec team takes the win 16-14.<br /><br/>";
art_14u_14unationals += "The final seeding is tied for 5th but since the girls are the only team to go undefeated in 13 straight sets, 5th place should be solely theirs.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "For a team that came into this tournament with no expectations the result is phenomenal.  In the three weeks since Ontario Championships the team has improved 100% and they were pretty darn good to begin with!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "So ends our 2009/2010 season: 3 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze (at 15U), 9th in tier one in the Province and 5th in tier one in Nationals East.  What a great year and things will only go up from here!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "Thanks to coaches Mitch and Sean for doing such a great job with the girls, even if Mitch still needs to stop calling balls “out”!!!!!  You guys were such a positive influence on the girls and were their father figures on the court.  None of this would have been possible with your support, expertise, time and patience…not to mention your fashion sense (read orange socks!).<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "Thanks to all the parents who brought their daughters to practice twice a week, every week for the entire season and made sure they had all their equipment (though sometimes drove back home to get what their daughter swore was in her backpack!).  Thanks for driving to Bowmanville about 1,000 times this season and for not complaining too much when we had to drive to Ottawa to play in a 15U zone tournament the very week winter decided to return!  Most of all, thanks for cheering the girls on through the good games and consoling them after the not so good games.   Plus the food wasn’t bad either!<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "And last but so definitely not least….thanks to our girls.  From the first practice we knew we had something special.  Mitch and Sean could see past the nerves and shyness about playing with new teammates and saw the diamonds in the rough.  And oh how you all began to shine!  You moved up each and every tournament you played in.  You learned how to play as a team both on and off the court.  You stunned us all with your ability to execute new and exciting plays with only 5 practices behind you.  You showed everyone that having fun is more important, that its no fun to win unless you all have a part in it and that no one person wins or loses a game on their own…there is no “I” in team.  We are proud to say we are the parents of DRVC 14U.<br /><br />";
art_14u_14unationals += "So off to enjoy your summer. Some of you will play beach, some go to camps but you will all return in September as a much better player and person for having been involved with this team.<br /><br /?";
art_14u_14unationals += "One point at a time and chick chick boom…….RELOAD!!!!!!!<br /><br />";