SEATTLE, WA--Apr 15, 2009
WVBA 16s Win JOs Bid
WVBA Mizuno 16 started a little shaky in the morning but finished very strong to win the right to represent the Puget Sound Region with a National Club Division bid to Junior Olympics in Miami.

16-Black struggled in their first match against Lake Tapps 16 Orange requiring three sets to defeat them 17-15 in the 3rd. They scratched their way through Capital 16 Ice in the second match to face off against the WVBA 15s in the winner's bracket final. They dispensed of the younger Academy team in two sets to set up the rematch against Capital Ice for a bid to JOs.

The Academy 16-Black team looked very determined in the final as they dominated Capital 2-0. They will still seek to improve their bid to an open one in Minneapolis this weekend.

WVBA Mizuno 18 finished finished 2nd at Prime Time leaving them with one more opportunity to win a bid at the Northern Lights JO Qualifier in Minneapolis this coming weekend. The Academy 18s dropped a tough match to Puget Sound 18 Gold in the second round and then returned to beat them in the loser's bracket final. This placed WVBA against KJ in the final for the bid and KJ prevailed.

WVBA Mizuno 17 finished 4th in the Prime Time tournament by falling to Sudden Impact 17s in the loser's bracket semi-final. WVBA 17s secured an Open Division bid to JOs in Spokane and will play in one more Open qualifier this weekend in Minnesota.

WVBA Mizuno 16-Gold finished in 4th place of Flight 1 of the Power League final last Sunday. They will be seeking a Club bid this coming weekend at the Northern Lights Qualifier in Minneapolis.

WVBA Mizuno 15 started the day by defeating KJ 16 Baden and ITVC 16 Under Armour before falling to the Academy 16s in the winner's final. The WVBA 15s finished 3rd in the U16 Prime Time tournament by dropping the match to a very determined Capital 16 Ice team in the loser's final. The Academy 15s will be traveling to Dallas to seek an open bid to JOs at the Lone Star Classic JO Qualifier this coming weekend.

WVBA Mizuno 14 just missed a U15 Club National bid to JOs by falling to Puget Sound 15 Gold in Prime Time final. They had to do it the hard way after dropping into the loser's bracket after their first round loss to Above the Net 15s. They fought all the way back to the overall final only to run out of steam against the talented PSVBC team. Mizuno 14 will be in Dallas to seek an open bid to JOs this coming weekend.

WVBA Mizuno 14-Gold finished 1st in Flight 1 of the PSR Power League by defeating Power Surge 14 Black in the final. 14-Gold will also be in Dallas this coming weekend to seek a Club National or Club American bid to JOs at the Lone Star Classic JO Qualifier.

2009 Youth VB League
WVBA is excited to announce its 2009 youth volleyball league for girls and boys in grades 3rd-7th. This league will run for five consecutive Wednesday nights, 6:30-8:30 beginning on April 15th at Northshore Junior HS at 12101 NE 160th St., Bothell, WA 98011. There will also be a tournament on Memorial Day at the University of Washington.

Registration is still open for the remaining spaces, click here to register now! Download and print the flyer to share with your friends!

Last Qualifier Weekend
All seven Academy teams will be traveling to JO qualifiers this coming weekend.

WVBA Mizuno 18 will be in Minneapolis for the Northern Lights Qualifier. They start play on Friday morning as the #3 seed in Pool 2 along with #1 seed KC Extreme Red 18 (Missouri), #2 seed SWI 18 Smack (Illinois), and #4 seed Surf City Girls 18 Black (SoCal).

WVBA Mizuno 17 will be in Minneapolis also and will begin the first round Friday morning as the #3 seed in Pool 5 along with STL CYC 17 Green (St. Louis), #2 seed Coast 17 Louis (San Diego), and #4 seed Front Range 17 Silver (Denver).

WVBA Mizuno 16 will be in Minnesota also for the Northern Lights Qualifier. Friday morning they are stuck as the #2 seed in a 3-team pool along with #1 seed Asics Mavs 16-1 (Kansas) and #3 seed Capital 16 Nike (Wisconsin). They will play three sets to 25 and all sets count in the tie-breaking procedure (whatever that means).

WVBA Mizuno 16-Gold is the fourth Academy team traveling to Minneapolis this weekend. They will begin pool play on Friday mornning as the #1 seed in Pool 23 along with #2 seed Capital 16 Air Annie (Wisconsin), #3 seed MN Vantage 16-2 (Minnesots), and #4 seed NVC 16-1 (Illinios).

WVBA Mizuno 15 will be traveling to Dallas, TX to compete in the Lone Star Classic JO Qualifier this weekend. The Academy 15s will start round 1 pool play on Friday morning as the #1 seed in a 3-team pool along with #2 seed Colorado Juniors and #3 seed C4 Crush (St. Louis).

WVBA Mizuno 14 will be in Dallas as well this weekend. The Academy 14s will start round 1 pool play on Friday morning as the #3 seed in pool #1 along with overall #1 seed Skyline 14 RoShamBo (TX), #2 seed Instinct Tigers (TX) and #4 seed HJV 14 National (TX).

WVBA Mizuno 14-Gold will round out the WVBA contingent in Dallas as well this weekend. Mizuno 14-Gold will start round 1 pool play on Friday afternoon as the #2 seed in Pool 1 along with #1 overall seed Braggin' Rights 14-1 (TX), #3 seed TAV 14 Club (TX) and #4 seed PVP 14 Black (TX).