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Take a look back at our 2005 Volleyball Season and all of the events that took place.

Adversity to Host Speed, Agility and Quickness Coaching Clinic on Saturday, July 23rd

Adversity Volleyball Club will be hosting a Speed Agility and Quickness clinic on Saturday July 23rd at the Christian Heritage Academy which is located one block south of Willow Road on Waukegan Road in Northfield IL.

Adversity is excited to be bringing in top Speed, Agility and Quickness Coach Billy Gilsan of XL'N of Sports to present this clinic. The clinic is open to all Area Club, College, High School and Jr. High School Coaches. The clinician will be teaching specific training that will help to make any athlete better at their sport. Adversity will be adopting several of the training methods presented at this clinic. The clinic will begin at 10AM and will end at 3PM. We will have some demonstrators, but wear athletic clothing if you'd like to see first hand how it works.

Clinic - Saturday July 23rd, 2005 from 10AM to 3PM in the CHA Gym. Clinic is FREE of Charge to all Coaches in attendance.

Final Results from the 2005 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships

Congratulations to the Adversity Boys 17 Elite for their 11th place finish in the Boys 17 Open division at the 2005 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships. The guys went through a lot to get to day three but came up a little short and had to settle for the silver division on Day four. It was a great effort on the part of these guys and they did a terrific job at Nationals.

Congratulations to all our Boy's teams for their performances at nationals this year.

Great Job by the Adversity Boys 18 Elite squad for finishing 10th overall (36 teams total) in the Boys 18 Open division at the 2005 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships.

After a tough day one that saw the guys finishing 3rd in their opening pool, the guys bounced back by winning a three team challenge round to stay in the gold medal hunt. The guys then finished day two with a top two finish in pool play to continue their advance in the tournament. A tough Day three saw the guys losing to eventual National Champions Riptides VBC and that sent the team into the silver bracket.

Day four started out with the guys avenging an earlier tournament loss to Cincinnati Attack 30-28,18-25,15-13 to send the team into the finals of the Silver Division and a top 10 finish. This is a great effort considering this team obtained an "at large" bid into 18 Open this year. Great job to the guys for this effort and finish and best of luck to each and every one of them as they go off to college this fall.

Three Adversity Teams Medal at 2005 ASICS Chicago Junior National Volleyball Championships

Congratulations to the Adversity Boys 15 Elite (pictured left), Boys 16 Elite and Boys 18 Elite teams for picking up medals at this years Asics Chicago Junior National Volleyball Championships. All three teams brought home bronze medals in their respected divisions.

Congratulations also go out to Adversity Boys 14 Elite, Boys 17 Elite and Girls 17 Elite for their top 10 finishes at Asics. Six of Adversity's ten teams brought home top 10 finishes while three additional teams brought home top 20 finishes. Congratulations to all the teams. Great Job everyone at Asics.

Congratulations to Larry Wrather for receiving an invitation to train at this years USA Volleyball High Performance Development Camp. These camps represent approximately the top 35% of athletes from tryouts who do not make National or A2 programs.

Congratulations to Phil Rogoz (Loyola Academy) for being named to this years Chicago Catholic League All Conference Team. Congratulations to Eric Sierks (Lake Forest) for being named to the North Suburban Conference All Conference Honorable Mention.

Congratulations to Walter Wrather (North Chicago) for being named to the North Suburban Conference All Conference Team. This is the third year in a row that Walter has been named to the NSL All Conference Year.

Congratulations to Dan Fabry (Maine South High) for being named to this years Chicago Tribune All State first team. Dan lead Maine South to this years IHSA Elite Eight and will be heading off to Long Beach State University in the Fall. Several other Adversity players were named by the Chicago Tribune All State team.

Ben Nichols (GBN) was named to the All State second team by the Tribune. Earlier in the week, Ben was named to the first team All State by the Chicago Sun Times. Congratulations to Ben for receiving both honors. Ben will be joining Dan Fabry at Long Beach State this fall.

Receiving Special Mention by the Tribune was Carl Hamming (Lake Forest), Miles Kilgallon (Niles West), Erik Lattin (New Trier), Kevin Lada (Lane Tech) and Mark Hulse (Evanston Township). Congratulations to all the guys for this years honors by the Tribune.

The 2005 Central Suburban League (CSL) Boys Volleyball All Conference Team has been announced. Congratulations go out to 11 Adversity Volleyball Players for being named to this years All Conference Team. Glenbrook North - Ben Nichols, Bobby Vydra, Niles North - Nick Barin, Sam Eisenberg, Evanston Township - Mark Hulse, Peter Coley, Nick Sims, Glenbrook South - David Shu, Maine South - Dan Fabry, Niles West - Miles Kilgallon, New Trier - Erik Lattin. Congratulations to all the guys for being named to the 2005 CSL Boys Volleyball All Conference Team.

The North Suburban Conference announced their 2005 Boys Volleyball All Conference team. Congratulations to Carl Hamming (Lake Forest) who was named to this years NSC All Conference Team.

Three Adversity Players named to 2005 USA Volleyball High Performance Camp Roster

Congratulations to Teddy Adamczyk (Maine South), Justin Perkins (Evanston Twp) and Ted Garard (New Trier) for being named to this years USA Volleyball High Performance Roster.

Twenty-four athletes have been selected from seven tryouts across the country to comprise the 2005 USA Boys National High Performance Camp. These athletes will train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center from July 19–24 under Head Boys High Performance Camp Coach John Kosty of Stanford University.

This camp of athletes will have the benefits of scrimmages against the Boys Youth A2 Camp, which will also be held at the US Olympic Training Center at the same time.

The National Boys High Performance Camp is a very important camp for USA Volleyball because in one year, all of the players in this age group will move up the Boys Youth National Team age group and will be vying for one of 18 slots on the 2006 Boys Youth National Team.

Congratulations to Teddy, Justin and Ted and good luck in Colorado Springs this summer.

Jump A Head Volleyball Camp has released it's 2005 Summer Volleyball Camp Schedules

Congratulations to Adversity Alumni Tom Hulse, Sam Kim and their Pepperdine teammates for winning the 2005 NCAA Mens Volleyball National Championship. Pepperdine becomes the first team to beat UCLA in a post season match when held at Pauley Pavilion, on the campus of UCLA. Congratulations to the Pepperdine Waves, National Champions.

Dear Archie and Adversity 14-1 team,

Greetings from the 14 -1 Chicago Jrs team and coach. We would like to extend our warm-hearted thanks to you and your team for what you did for us at the Finals of the Minnesota Lights National Qualifier. Initially you came to cheer our team on to victory in the finals (which is awesome in itself), but when the officiating team up and disappeared, you and your 14-1 team came to the rescue and stepped in to officiate. Being that the 14 Finals were running an hour late and we were pretty much the last court playing in the hall - we just have to say "Thank God for Adversity 14-1 team!"

I went into practice on the Wednesday after the tournament and my players immediately mentioned your team and how very grateful they were for your support and help. They were in amazement when the Adversity team began chanting our pre-game CJVBC chant with us. Such unity within our Region is unique and your kindness and sincerity will never be forgotten.

If there is anything that we can do for you, please do not hesitate to call.

When we meet up with you at the next tournament, be sure that we will be on your sidelines cheering you on!

With Sincerest Gratitude,

Claire Donahue/Director CJVBC/14-1 Coach

and 14-1 Players

Great Job Girls and congratulations to Chicago Jrs. for Qualifying for Nationals at NLQ.

Congratulations to Mike for being named National Paralympic Coach of the Year by the USOC. Mike was awarded this honor Sunday, May 1st by the USOC.

Adversity Alumni Tom Hulse, Sam Kim and Kyle Masterson among final four at this years NCAA Mens National Championships

Good luck to Tom Hulse (Evanston Twp High), Sam Kim (GBS) and the rest of the Pepperdine Waves as they take on Ohio State in the second Semi Final match of this years NCAA Mens Volleyball National Championships. Pepperdine made it to the final four by winning the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championship Saturday night over Long Beach State.

Good Luck also goes out to Kyle Masterson (Barrington High) and his Penn State teammates as they take on UCLA in the first Semi Final Match. Penn State advanced to the final four by winning the EIVA Conference Championship Saturday night over George Mason University. Good luck to Kyle and Penn State.

Thursday, May 5th, Pepperdine vs Ohio State, Air - Friday May 6th tape delay 12Noon ESPN2

Adversity Alumni Ryan Owens is among the several players that reported to Colorado Springs on April 18th to begin training and evaluations for roster spots on the USA Mens National Team. Good luck to Ryan.

U.S. Paralympics Nominates Adversity's Mike Hulett for USOC Coach of the Year Honor

Congratulations to Mike for being nominated by the U.S. Paralympic Committee for the USOC Coach of the Year Honor. Mike will be attending the USOC Awards Ceremony in Carson, California in May.

Adversity Girls 15 Elite and 14 Elite teams Finish in Silver at this years Northern Lights National Qualifier

You couldn't ask for a better performance at this years Northern Lights Qualifier (Minneapolis, MN) then the performances put in by this years Adversity teams. The girls 15 Elite team played tremendous volleyball all weekend long and brought home a 19th place finish out of 108 teams and finished this weekend in the silver division.

Adversity Girls 14 Elite team followed their strong performance at the Crossroads Qualifier with a strong performance at this years Northern Lights Qualifier. The 14 Elite squad finished in the silver division with a 21'st place finish out of 88 teams competing in the 14's division at NLQ. Great Job by all our teams at Northern Lights.

Adversity Girls 18 Elite team finishes 22nd out of 71 teams at this years No Dinx Far Western National Qualifier in Reno, NV

Congratulations to the Girls 18 Elite team for their strong performance at this years No Dinx Far Western National Qualifier in Reno, NV. The 18's Dominated their pool in Day 1 and came out with a strong finish in Day 2 to place themselves in the Silver Division. The 18's finished the tournament placing 22nd out of the 71 teams in their division. Great Job by the 18's this weekend in Reno.

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 14 Elite team for winning the Rockford Challenge #17 this past weekend. Great job girls.

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 13 Elite team for taking home this weekends Coaches Don't Ref Tournament Championship. Congratulations girls for bringing home the championship.

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 15 Elite team for their top four finish at this weekends Coaches Don't Ref Tournament at Palos Courts. Congratulations girls on a strong performance.

A great tournament performance was put in by the Adversity Girls 14 Elite team as they excelled throughout the three days to come home with a 9th place finish out of 75 teams in the 14 Club division at this years Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier. Great Job 14's.

Several Adversity Teams put in strong performances and finishes at Crossroads this weekend as well. Two Adversity teams finished well above their initial tournament seeding (14's seeded 44th finish 9th & 16's seeded 84th finished 51st). Great Job by our all our teams this weekend. We are very proud of the effort and results and representation of all our teams this weekend. Here are the final results.

Adversity received a letter from Coach Sam Shweisky who is an assistant coach at the University of Miami regarding an opportunity for girls of the Jewish Faith to play in this year's Maccabiah Games. If you are interested, please click on the link below.

After losing in three games in pool play to the Adversity 18 Elite team, the 17 Elite squad got the last laugh by beating the 18 Elite in the finals to win this weekends Mikasa Open. Congratulations to both teams for meeting in the finals and to the 17's who came out with the championship.

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 15 Elite for sweeping the competition at this weekends Mikasa Invitational. The team posted a perfect record and won the tournament outright. Great Job Girls

Congratulations to the Girls 14 Elite team for their 2nd place finish at this weekends Sky High Invitational. Great Job Girls.

Congratulations to Boys 16's for finishing second at this years Great Lakes Boys Festival. Good luck to all the Adversity Guys in their upcoming IHSA Boys High School Volleyball Seasons.

All Adversity Boys teams should check the tournament host site for any possible changes to this weekends schedules.

Adversity Boys 15 Elite Qualify for USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships

Congratulations to the Adversity Boys 15 Elite team for earning a bid to this years USA Junior Olympic National Championships. The guys earned their bid at this years Wisconsin Boys Volleyball Festival. Congratulations Guys and good luck at Nationals.

Well, after some confusion, and a lot of scrambling, the Adversity Girls 14 Elite team stayed focus and brought home the championship at this past weekends Mikasa Open. Congratulations to the team and great job pulling out the tournament championship.

Positive results don't go unnoticed as the Adversity Girls 16 Elite took on the challenge of playing five matches, between two pools, with only one break to end with a winning record on the day. The 16's excepted a challenge to play in the girls 18's pool at this weekends 24 gold series finishing with a 500 record while playing their scheduled 16's pool as well. After five matches in five hours, needless to say, they went home tired. Nice job on Saturday girls.

Congratulations to both the Adversity Boys 16 Elite Team and the Adversity Boys 17 Elite team for their strong performances this weekend at the Wisconsin Boys Festival and for earning a bid to play open at the 2005 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships. Congratulations to both teams for earning their bids.

Coaches Don't Ref - Palos Courts Tournament Rules - Please review and respect Palos Courts Tournament Rules: Doors open at 7AM Saturday and 7AM Sunday, no earlier, do not use the "Tennis Only" entrance on the west end of the building, no parking in designated "tennis only" parking, no parking on Saturday in Kalemeyn Auto until after 12PM, No parking north of the yellow "no volleyball parking" sign in Mama Vesuvios Restaurant, no parking in "handicapped parking" area along south sidewalk of Palos Courts, admission will be charged, concession will be open with sandwiches, Pizza, Hot Dogs, etc. Plus Gatorade, Water, Soft Drinks, Candy, No food allowed in the court area, water only, free internet on three computers.

As of 1/31/05 all sites listed above for each team is subject to change. Please check back later in the week when site's are finalized. All pool and site locations will be posted on the host volleyball club's web site on Wednesday, February 2nd. Our website information will be updated as this information becomes final.

Congratulations to the Adversity South Boy's 14 team for winning their second straight volleyball tournament. The guys captured the championship at this weekends Circus Boys Tournament. Earlier in December, the guys went out and took care of business by winning the Palos Christmas Challenge as well. Congratulations to the team for their second straight tournament championship and great job guys.

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 15 Elite team for winning the Rockford Challenge #4 tournament. The team was perfect on the tournament with no game losses. Great Job Girls.

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 18 Elite team for winning the North Park Challenge #1. Congratulations also go out to the Adversity 17 Elite team for finishing 3rd at Challenge #1. Great job to both teams.

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 16's for sweeping the competition at the 24 Gold Series. The team was a perfect 6-0 in competition. Great Job Girls

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 13 Elite team for winning their first tournament of the year. The girls came out on top at this weekends Straight Down Invitational. Great Job Girls.

Hotel information for the Colorado Crossroads and Northern Lights Qualifiers can be found in our travel page. Parents planning to travel to these events should contact the hotels directly to book reservations ASAP.

We booked overnight hotel reservations for all boys teams for Saturday, February 5th (only). You can find that information in the travel page. Parents wishing to stay overnight in Wisconsin on the 5th will need to contact the hotel to make reservations.

Congratulations to the Adversity Boy's 18's for winning the 2004 Mayor Daley Sports Festival Volleyball Tournament. The 18's beat CVC 18-1's in the finals to take home the gold medals. This is the 18's second tournament championship of this season. Congratulations guys.

Congratulations to the the boys 17's squad that took home the championship in the 17's division at the 2004 Mayor Daley Sports Festival. The 17's prevailed in the finals against Ultimate VBC to take home their first tournament championship of the season. Congratulations guys.

The Adversity 16's finished third at the Sports Festival bringing home bronze medals as did the Boys 15's who also finished third at the Mayor Daley Sports Festival. Congratulations to both squads for strong finishes.

Congratulations to the Adversity Boy's 16-1's team for winning the boy's 16's division at the Palos Christmas Tournament on Saturday, December 18th. This is the second straight tournament championship of the season for the 16's. Congrats Guys.

Congratulations to the Adversity Boy's 15-1's for their 3rd place finish in the boy's 15's division at the Palos Christmas Tournament as well. Good job guys.

Best wishes and best of luck to Adversity Alumni Matt & Jeff Wiegers at Carthage College. This will be Carthage's first official NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball season and both Matt and Jeff are expected to play prominent roles this year. Good luck.

Adversity's Dan Fabry Signs Letter of Intent to Play for Long Beach State University

Long Beach State University announced on Tuesday the signing of Adversity's Dan Fabry (Maine South) to a National letter of intent to play Volleyball in 2006. Congratulations and best wishes to Dan as we look forward to watching him play in 2006 for the 49'ers.

Congratulations to Simon Chen-Byerley (New Trier High) for being recognized as one of the top 50 high school volleyball players in the nation in 2004 by Volleyball Magazine. Simon is currently a freshmen at The University of the Pacific and is preparing for his first NCAA Men's Volleyball Season. Simon is now the eighth Adversity Volleyball Player to be named to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 list. Congratulations to Simon and best of luck in his NCAA Volleyball Career.

Boys 18 Elite	10th out of 36 teams	Silver Division	18 Open
Boys 17 Elite	11th out of 36 teams	Silver Division	17 Open
Boys 16 Elite	25th out of 36 teams	Flight 1	16 Open
Boys 15 Elite	17th out of 24 teams	Flight 2 (Champions)	15 Open
Boys 14 South	16th out of 28 teams	Flight 1	14 Club

Adversity 13 Elite	13 Club	44th out of 48 teams	Flight 4 A
Adversity 14 Elite	14 Club	21st out of 88 teams	Silver Division
Adversity 15 Elite	15 Club	19th out of 108 teams	Silver Division
Adversity 16 Elite	16 Club	67th out of 124 teams	Flight 2 A
Adversity 17 Elite	17 Club	80th out of 104 teams	Flight 4 B

Team	Finish	Bracket	Division
Girls 13 Elite	25th out of 40 teams	Flight 1	13 Club
Girls 14 Elite	9th out of 80 teams	Gold	14 Club
Girls 15 Elite	47th out of 112 Teams	Flight 1	15 Club
Girls 16 Elite	51st out of 128 Teams	Flight 1	16 Club
Girls 17 Elite	50th out of 116 Teams	Flight 1	17 Club
Girls 18 Elite	79th out of 116 Teams	Flight 3	18 Club

Adversity Boys 18 Elite	5th - 18 Open	Adversity Boys 17 Elite	5th - 17 Open
Adversity Boys 16 Elite	2nd - 16 Open	Adversity Boys 15 Elite	9th - 15 Open
Adversity South Boys 14	5th - 14 Open	Adversity South Boys 17	21'st - 17 Open
Adversity South Boys 16	15th - 16 Open	Adversity South Boys 15	14th - 15 Open