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Pilipa’a Girls finish 5-5 at 2008 Junior Olympics

The Pilipa’a Girls 12′s completed the 2008 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic tournament with a 5-5 record and finished 30th out of 48 teams. Pilipa’a began Monday with a 25-13, 25-20 victory over Chicago Juniors and advanced to play Golden Gate Fitness of San Francisco. They started out strong in game on with a 25-12 victory. [...]

Dallas Slideshow

Click on the thumbnail images on the right to see pictures from this year’s USA Volleyball Junior Olympic trip or go to the following address to see a slideshow of the images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pilipaa/sets/72157605763701048/show/ Check back often. We’re adding more pictures daily.

Pilipa’a finishes 2-1 on the 3rd day of competition

The Pilipa’a girls finished 2-1 on the day after losing their last match to City Beach of Northern California 25-12, 25-10. The team has a tournament record of 4 wins and 4 losses. Pilipa’a will play tomorrow at noon. If they win at noon they will play the flight #3 division final at 2pm. Congratulations [...]

Pilipa’a win 2 Sunday morning

The Pilipa’a girls are on a 3-match winning streak after winning their first two of the day Sunday morning. In their first match of the day, Pilipa’a started a little slow, but recovered to defeat Circle City of Indiana 25-21, 25-21. Their second match proved tougher with another slow start, but they played hard and [...]

Pilipa’a girls win one, lose one

Pilipa’a started off the day against a talented Amarillo Elite team from the Sun Country Region in Texas. The girls battled hard in the first game, but lost 25-23. The second proved more challenging as they lost 25-12. In the second match of the day, the girls came out strong with a 25-22 win in [...]

Pilipa’a versus Surfside 12-1

The Pilipa’a girls were defeated by a tough Surfside 12-1 team from the Southern California region in their third match of the day. Pilipa’a played tough in the first game, but lost 25-22. They struggled in the second game and lost 25-14. The day provided a great experience for the girls as they are now [...]

Pilipa’a girls drop 2nd match

The Pilipa’a Girls dropped a tough three set match to Performance 12UA 25-22, 6-25, 13-15.

Pilipa’a girls win first match

The Pilipa’a girls 12′s defeated Brandywine Bam in three games 25-23,12-25,15-13. They play Performance 12UA at 11am.

Dallas Day 2

Today was our second day in Dallas, Texas.  The girls were up early and ready for their first and only practice prior to beginning play in the 2008 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Tournament.  We had a great practice at a facility called Sportsplex.  The facility was set up with 6 “sport court” floors on our [...]

Pilipa’a Girls arrive in Dallas….finally

After nearly 24 hours flying, driving and waiting, the Pilipa’a Girls 12′s have finally checked into the Staybridge Suites… our “home” for the next week. The girls…and parents are tired, but in good spirits and excited about the tournament.  We have a practice scheduled for tomorrow and begin playing on Friday. We have been able [...]