Pilipa’a Girls – Phoenix Day 7 – Game Day 5
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 Girls – Phoenix Day 6 – Game Day 4
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 [...]
Pilipa’a Girls – Phoenix Day 5 – Game Day 3
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 Girls – Phoenix Day 4 – Game Day 2
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 [...]
Pilipa’a Girls – Phoenix Day 3 (Game day 1)
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 [...]
Pilipa’a Girls – Day 2 Phoenix
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 [...]
Pilipa’a Girls – Day 1 Phoenix
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 [...]
Pilipa’a Girls heading to Phoenix, Boys to Austin
The Pilipa’a Girls 14′s are departing for Phoenix this afternoon for the 2010 Volleyball Festival and the Pilipa’a Boys 18′s are heading out this Sunday for the 2010 Boys USA Volleyball Junior Nationals. Updates will be posted here on pilipaa.com and a few updates will be posted to the Pilipa’a Facebook Fan page. Pictures from [...]
Pilipa’a G14 defeats Piopio advances to Haili Championship match
The Pilipa’a Girls 14′s advanced out of pool play with a 6-0 record to face Piopio in the semi-finals of the 2010 Haili Tournament. Pilipa’a played one of their best matches of the year and defeated Piopio 25-17, 25-18 with a balanced attack and solid defense. Pilipa’a advances to the final where they will play [...]
