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(The 2008 Volleyball Festival-Reno): WOW.....Columbia
Jrs. rocked Reno for sure! It was the most sucessful Volleyball
Festival for Columbia Jrs. ever as a program. For us to be competing
against the best clubs throughout the whole week, the end results were
more than we expected- simply our best ever. All five Columbia teams reached the Qualifier Brackets, two teams reached the Championship bracket, and a third reached the Silver bracket. Great job everyone!
Our 18-Black was
leading the pack with their 1st time ever qualifying for the Elite Eight. Not
just competing in the Elite Eight, but they came so close to making it into finals
(losing a very close match in the quarter final of 18 & under and finishing 7th place overall.) Our best ever U-18 finish at Volleyball Festival!
Our younger team, 17-Black
was not to be denied their share of the spotlight, making a run up to the #2 seed in the 17 & under age group, but losing in the semifinal to
place 5th overall. (This team included a core that reached the U-16 Elite Eight the year before.) Our best finish ever by a Columbia team!
16-Black was flirting with the Sweet 16 for awhile in the 16 & under age group, but ending up in 31st place overall. The 2nd best finish ever for a U-16 Columbia team!
Our 15-Black
was playing at the Festival this year as well. As they were trying to
make their own noise, the team was not able to to make the top 32 teams
in their age group, but the team settled for 42nd place overall. The best ever finish by a Columbia U-15 team!
14-Black
was not just making a headline by winning the banner contest, but our
youngsters made it all the way up to as high as 19th seed, but slipped to 50th overall at the end. They still posted the 2nd best finish ever for a U-14 Columbia team!
For the 2008 The Volleyball
Festival, it was the most successful trip ever for our club, especially for a small market club like us to have 2 teams in the elite eight, a top 32
teams, and two more teams in the top 50 (every team reaching the qualifier brackets) - really something to be proud of! GREAT JOB
GIRLS and coaches.
Final Results for Columbia at the Volleyball Festival:
- 18-Black finishes 7th overall! - 8-2 record, the first Elite Eight U-18 finish in Columbia history. Finished first among Pacific Northwest teams.
- 17-Black finishes 5th overall! - 9-3 record, the best finish in Columbia history for any division. Finished second among Pacific Northwest teams.
- 16-Black finishes 5th in the Conquest Division, 31st overall of 181 teams in their age division! - 6-6 record.
- 15-Black finishes 3rd in the Challenge Division, 42nd overall of 113 teams in their age division! - 5-6 record.
- 14-Black finishes 5th in the Contest Division, 50th overall of 140 teams in their age division and 4th among Pacific Northwest teams! - 4-6 record - 14-Black won the 2008 Opening Ceremonies Banner Contest!
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