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 well represented at State Tournament

Pilipa’a volleyball is well represented at the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Boys Volleyball State Tournament with players on the Waiakea Warriors, Pahoa Daggers and Kamehameha-Hawaii Warriors. Waiakea began play on Wednesday with an opening round 25-16, 25-18, 25-15 over the OIA #2 Kalani Falcons.   Waiakea was led by Clayton Morante, Jr. with 18 kills. [...]

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 [...]

Pilipa’a Boys’ Junior Olympic tryouts

Pilipa’a will be holding a one day only try out for the boys JO travel on January 24, 9am – 12pm at Waiakea High School Gym. A  non-refundable travel deposit of  $100.00 will be collected that morning prior to tryouts.  Any monies in your individual account can be used toward this deposit. Players must be [...]

Pilipa’a 17′s win bronze medal at 2009 Junior Olympics

The Pilipa’a 17′s defeated Vaqueros of Puerto Rico this afternoon to take the  bronze medal in the 17′s Club Division of the 2009 USA Volleyball Junior Olympics in Atlanta. Pilipa’a started the day with an early morning match with Caciques de Mayaguez of Puerto Rico. Pilipa’a struggled in the beginning of game one with numerous [...]

Pilipa’a 17′s head to Gold Medal Round

The Pilipa’a 17′s finished day 3 with a 2-1 record (8-1 for the tournament) and have advanced to the Gold Medal bracket. Pilipa’a faced Sports Performance 17′s in their first match of the day. Although they did not play at their peak, they performed well enough to earn a 25-21, 25-16 victory over the team [...]

Atlanta 09 – Day 9 (17′s Game day 2)

The Pilipa’a 17′s entered play on day 2 of the USA Volleyball Junior Olympics as a the top seed in their pool.  They  proved worthy of the seeding as they went 3-0 for the day. The 17′s faced Warren SixPack of New Jersey and fell behind early before rallying for a 3-game victory (23-25, 25-22, [...]

Atlanta 09 – Day 8 (17′s Game Day 1)

The Pilipa’a 17′s began pool play in the 2009 USA Volleyball Junior Olympics at the Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia this afternoon. The 17′s came out strong on the first day and overpowered their three opponents to  finish the day with a 3-0 record. In their first match, they defeated 17′s Black of  the Great [...]

Atlanta 09 – Day 7 (18′s Final Day)

Pilipa’a started the day 8-3 and faced Coastal VBC for the second time in the tournament.  Ball control and motivation were challenges in the first two games, however Pilipa’a pulled through with a 3 game victory (25-21, 22-25, 15-5). In Pilipa’a’s final match, they faced FSVBC of Florida for the third time.  The previous two [...]

Atlanta 09 – Day 6 (18′s Game Day 3)

The Pilipa’a 18′s have found their stride.  Although they are no longer in the hunt for the gold, Pilipa’a has now won seven consecutive matches. The 18′s compiled a 4-0 record today and are now 8-3 for the tournament.  Although the boys are dissapointed that they are not playing for the Gold, they continue to [...]