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The Pilipa’a Boys wrapped up play at the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior Nationals with a disappointing 5-5 record and finished 13th out of 53 teams in the Boys 18U club division.    There were moments of brilliance when Pilipa’a’s offense and defense showed that they were as strong as any team in the division, however [...]

Pilpa’a’s suffered a disappointing 0-3 record on Sunday as inconsistent play plagued them throughout the day. At times, they boys looked unstoppable even though they were matched up with larger teams in each of their matches. Pilipa’a began the day facing with a 3-game loss (25-17, 15-25, 15-12) against undefeated Legacy 18-1.  Pilipa’a started slowly and [...]

The Pilipa’a Boys 18′s began play in the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior National Tournament facing defending champions (2009 17′s Club Division) Calagary Elite.  Pilipa’a defeated Calgary 23-25, 25-16, 15-9 in a rematch of last year’s 17′s semi-final.  The boys struggled to pass and run their offense effectively in the first game.  In game two, the [...]

The Pilipa’a Girls 14′s wrapped up play in the 2010 Volleyball Fest  Friday morning.  They began the day with a matchup with Channel Island 14′s.  Pilipa’a controlled the match from the first serve with strong offense and defense carrying them to a quick 25-13, 25-11 win.  Pilipa’a advanced to play Kane County Gold and found [...]

Pilipa’a began the fourth day of play at the Volleyball Festival in Phoenix, Arizona with a rematch against a familiar foe.  Pilipa’a faced Rancho Valley in pool play on Tuesday losing in 3-sets and again a heartbreaking tie breaker losing 25-23.  Pilipa’a was looking to turn things around against the tough California team.  Pilipa’a looked [...]

The Pilipa’a Girls 14′s headed into Wednesday morning’s game schedule knowing that they would face their biggest challenge of the tournament  with a very tough pool in the round of 32.  Pilipa’a began the day with a tough loss (25-8, 25-14) to a  tall and talented Santa Barbara Smack team coached by former Santa Barbara [...]

Pilipa’a began day two with the goal of advancing into the top 32.  The road was a bit rocky at times, however Pilipa’a endured numerous challenges to achieve their goal.  The girls started the day with a matchup against Rancho Valley of Hesperia, California.  Pilipa’a jumped out to an early lead in Game 1 on [...]

The Pilipa’a Girls 14′s began tournament play this morning in the 2010 Volleyball Festival at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.  In their first match, Pilipa’a was matched up against a tall Epic 14-2 team from Southern California. Pilipa’a controlled the tempo and shook off early nerves to take game one 25-22.  Epic 14-2 [...]

It’s about 9:30pm on Sunday and day 2 has come to a close.  The girls are asleep and ready for the competition tomorrow. The girls started their day with a  trip to the massive Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix to check in to the tournament. Check in was followed by a 90-minute practice on [...]

Day 1 of the Pilipa’a girls Phoenix trip has come to a close.  It was a relatively quiet day for the girls after a long night of traveling.  The girls are looking forward to practice at the convention center tomorrow followed by the tournament opening ceremonies at Chase Field (home of the Arizona Diamondbacks).  Pilipa’a [...]