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Fire finishes 37th at Volleyball Festival
By Staff Reports
Saturday, July 08, 2006 | No comments posted.
The South Coast Fire, a 17-and-under volleyball team with players from Marshfield, North Bend and Myrtle Point high schools, finished 37th in its division at the annual Volleyball Festival in Reno, Nev.
The Fire lost its final two games at the tournament last week, but that didn't damper the attitude of coach Kyle Smith about the way the team performed.
“I was really happy,” he said. “My goal was top 50 when we started.
“I'm very proud of them.”
The highly competitive division included 94 teams this year.
The Fire was one of four South Coast volleyball clubs to participate in the event at Reno. Donations from a number of South Coast businesses, including Bayshore Points, Englewood Market, John's Custom Fabrications, Snuffy's Pawn Shop, Books by the Bay, Ken Ware, Honda World, Blake Thompson Stero to Go, Vend West, Larry's Tire Shop, Saw Shop, Coos Cycle Supply, Airport Heights Market and Blackwell's helped make the trip possible, Smith said.
The South Coast Blaze, a 15-and-under team, finished the tournament ranked 55th of 100 teams in its division.
The Blaze lost both its matches on the final day.
The South Coast Pirates won the Confidence Division on Friday, finishing ranked 75th in the 17-and-under division.
The Pirates beat Vale 25-19, 25-17 and Epic of California 25-19, 25-10. In their final match, the Pirates beat Lake Mathews of California, 23-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Lauren Van Burger had four aces and 25 assists for the Pirates. Jordan Schneiderman had five blocks. Whitney Miller had 19 kills.
“All week long, Megan Childs did a great job for us digging up a lot of balls and passing a lot of balls out of serve-receive,” coach Tammie Montiel said.
Tsunami UBC, the fourth South Coast team, was 111th in the 14-and-under division. Tsunami won the Cinderella Division on the final day of the tournament. The age group included a total of 163 teams.
In all, 922 teams competed in this year's Volleyball Festival.
The Fire lost its final two games at the tournament last week, but that didn't damper the attitude of coach Kyle Smith about the way the team performed.
“I was really happy,” he said. “My goal was top 50 when we started.
“I'm very proud of them.”
The highly competitive division included 94 teams this year.
The Fire was one of four South Coast volleyball clubs to participate in the event at Reno. Donations from a number of South Coast businesses, including Bayshore Points, Englewood Market, John's Custom Fabrications, Snuffy's Pawn Shop, Books by the Bay, Ken Ware, Honda World, Blake Thompson Stero to Go, Vend West, Larry's Tire Shop, Saw Shop, Coos Cycle Supply, Airport Heights Market and Blackwell's helped make the trip possible, Smith said.
The South Coast Blaze, a 15-and-under team, finished the tournament ranked 55th of 100 teams in its division.
The Blaze lost both its matches on the final day.
The South Coast Pirates won the Confidence Division on Friday, finishing ranked 75th in the 17-and-under division.
The Pirates beat Vale 25-19, 25-17 and Epic of California 25-19, 25-10. In their final match, the Pirates beat Lake Mathews of California, 23-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Lauren Van Burger had four aces and 25 assists for the Pirates. Jordan Schneiderman had five blocks. Whitney Miller had 19 kills.
“All week long, Megan Childs did a great job for us digging up a lot of balls and passing a lot of balls out of serve-receive,” coach Tammie Montiel said.
Tsunami UBC, the fourth South Coast team, was 111th in the 14-and-under division. Tsunami won the Cinderella Division on the final day of the tournament. The age group included a total of 163 teams.
In all, 922 teams competed in this year's Volleyball Festival.
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