AVP Chicago Open Coming August 3rd through 5th

The AVP Crocks tour is coming to Chicago for the 2007 AVP McDonalds Chicago Open.  The event will be held at North Avenue Beach along Lake Michigan. 

Come out and see the stars of the AVP on Friday August 3rd, Saturday August 4th and Sunday August 5th.  For Tickets, click on the AVP logo to go to the official ticket sales of the AVP.

2007 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships Final Results

Adversity Teams Finish Strong at So. Cal Jr Boy's Classic

Adversity Volleyball Club sent four teams out to LA for the 2007 Jr. Boy's Classic.  In a tough four day tournament, Adversity teams finished day four with strong performances.  Congratulations to all four teams for their effort and performances and it's on to Atlanta for the 2007 USA Volleyball Boy's Junior National Championships.

Final Results.....

Gold and Silver for Adversity Teams at the 2007 ASICS Chicago National Championships

Adversity sent four teams to this years ASICS Chicago Championships and returned home with two gold and two silver medals.  Congratulations to the Adversity Boy's 18's and to the Adversity Boy's 17's for their respective championship wins.  The 18's won in three over Ultimate 18 Gold 18-25, 25-16, 15-9.  The 17's came out on top over Ultimate 17 Gold 26-24, 26-24 to win the 17's championship.

Congratulations to the Adversity Boy's 16's and the Adversity Boy's 15's for their second place finishes.  The 16's lost in the finals to Southwest Milwaukee while the 15's lost in three games to Ultimate 15 Gold.   All four teams put together strong performances this past weekend and are now gearing up for the upcoming Southern California Junior Boy's Classic in Anaheim, CA.  Safe travels and good luck to the guys in So Cal. 

ASICS 2007 Chicago Championships Results

Post Season Honors for Adversity Players

Congratulations to the following players for post season honors and recognition.

All Area Honors....

Teddy Adamcyzk (Maine South), Jack Polales (New Trier), Ted Garard (New Trier)

All Area Special Mention.....

Billy Vydra (Glenbrook North), Tim Beford (Glenbrook North)

Sun-Times All-Area Boys Volleyball Team

Ted Garard, Mike McElligott, Ryan Sullivan, Teddy Adamcyzk, Jack Polales

All Conference Honors for Adversity Players

Congratulations to the following players for post season honors and recognition.

Central Suburban League South - Teddy Adamcyzk (Maine South), Jack Polales (New Trier), Ted Gerrard (New Trier), Stephen Anderson (New Trier), Matt Hutter (New Trier), Chaz Hindsley (New Trier),

Central Suburban League North - Daniel Gordon (Highland Park), Maysam Amani (Highland Park), Sam Klien (Deerfield), Billy Vydra (Glenbrook North), Tim Beford (Glenbrook North), Mike McElligott (Mundeline), Ryan Sullivan (Mundeline)

Chicago Catholic League - Dylan Mejias (Loyola)

USA vs Italy Men's International Match Coming to Chicago

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster for the USA Men's National Volleyball Team vs the Italian Men's National Volleyball Team in World League 07 competition.  The matches are scheduled for Friday June 15th and Saturday June 16th.  For more information, click on the link below.

USA vs Italy in Chicago

Adversity Alumni Peter Coley and Ian Peckler Named 2007 All MIVA

Congratulations to Peter Coley (Quincy/ETHS) and Ian Peckler (Ball State / VHS) for their outstanding 2007 NCAA Seasons and for being named to the 2007 All MIVA Conference Teams.

2007 MIDWESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

2007 MIVA First Team All-Conference (listed alphabetical)

2007 MIVA Second Team All-Conference (listed alphabetical)

# tied for second team libero

2007 MIVA Player of the Year
Daniel Mathews,  Ohio State  S    6-6   Jr.   Shorewood, Wis.

2007 MIVA Co-Freshman of the Year
Jeff Schmitz, Ball State  S  6-2   Fr.   Fenton, Mo.
Matt Pliski,  IPFW  L  6-3   Fr.   St. Charles, Mo.

2007 MIVA Coach of the Year
Pete Hanson, Ohio State

Adversity Alumni Ian Peckler Named 2007 AVCA Division I Second Team All American

Congratulations to Ian Peckler for being named to the 2007 AVCA, NCAA Men's Division 1 Second Team All American. 

Congratulations to Ian and the Ball State University Men's Team for their outstanding season.

Ian Peckler Earns AVCA All-America Second Team Status

Adversity 14 Elite win Rockford Challenge #21

Congratulations to the Adversity 14 Elite team for winning the Rockford Challenge #21.

Rockford Challenge #21 final standings

Adversity 16 Blue Finish 9th at Southern California Qualifier

Congratulations to the Adversity Girls 16 Blue team for their outstanding finish at this years Southern California National Qualifier.  The team made it all the way to the final day to finish 9th overall out of 128 teams competing in the 16 Club division. 

Southern California Qualifier Final Standings.

Former Adversity Coach Rob Beam named Head Coach at Oakland University

Former Adversity VBC Coach Rob Beam was hired as the new head coach at Oakland University.  Oakland is a Division I University that competes in the Mid Continent Conference. 

Rob takes over a program that finished last in the Mid Con in 2006 Season.  Rob is eager for the challenge of building the Golden Grizzlies Volleyball program into a consistent power in the Mid Con and Nationally.  Congratulations to Rob and we wish him the best of luck at Oakland.

Oakland Names Rob Beam Volleyball Coach

Good luck to all Adversity Boys Volleyball Players at their respective high school volleyball tryouts...

2007 NIKE Great Lakes Boy's Festival Results...

Congratulations to all of our teams for their efforts in this years Great Lakes Boys Festival. 

Adversity 18 Elite - 9th (Silver Championship)

Adversity 17 Elite - 9th (Silver Championship)

Adversity 16 Elite - 7th (Gold Bracket)

Adversity 15 Elite - 4th (Gold Bracket)

Adversity Receives Praise from the Gateway Region...

I wanted to pass along the compliments my site directors shared with me regarding your coaches and players. At the Sportsplex, my site director told me your 16's team, the coach & players, were so nice, respectful & helpful all weekend.  My site director at MICDS on Saturday said that your 17's team was the best team she saw all day and added she liked them b/c they had great attitudes and carried themselves well.  You deserve a lot of credit & praise for running a club that makes a good impression so easily. Good luck this season!

Thanks!

Nicki Werner
Gateway Region Volleyball
 

Ted Garard Commits to Ball State...

Congratulations to Adversity's Ted Garard on his commitment to play volleyball at Ball State University.  Ted becomes the second Adversity player this season to announce his intentions to play NCAA Volleyball in 2008.   Jack Polales also announced his commitment to play for UCLA in 2008.  Good luck and best wishes to Ted in 2008 at Ball State.

Adversity Boys 18's, 17's, & 16's Earn Bids to 2007 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships

Congratulations to the Adversity Boys 18's, 17's & 16's for their great finishes at this weekends Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Festival.  All three teams also earned bids to this years Open Division at the 2007 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships.  Each team finished third in their respective divisions.  Congratulations to all three teams and good luck at Nationals in 2007.

2006 Mayor Daley Sports Festival Final Results

Congratulations to the Adversity Boys 18's for finishing 2nd in the Boys 18 Gold Bracket at the 2006 Mayor Daley Sports Festival.  The guys lost a hard fought match against Northshore VBC 18's  for the the festival championship.  Congratulations to the Adversity Boys 16's for their second place finish at the Festival.  The 16's lost a hard fought match to Aurora Storm Hurricanes 16's from Canada in the finals.  Great job from all of our teams at the 2006 Mayor Daley Sports Festival.

Final results from Mayor Daley Festival.

Adversity Boys 15's - 2nd in Silver Bracket - Boy's 16's Division

Adversity Boys 16's - 2nd in Gold Bracket - Boys 16's Division

Adversity Boys 17's - tied 5th in Gold Bracket - Boys 18's Division

Adversity Boys 18's - 2nd in Gold Bracket - Boys 18's Division.

2007 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Festival Travel Info

Hotel arrangement information for the 2007 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Festival is now available in our travel page.  This years tournament will be held on January 13th & 14th, 2007.  Parents will need to make hotel arrangements through the hotels themselves.  All Adversity players will be responsible for their own transportation to St. Louis for this tournament.

Jack Polales Commits to UCLA

Congratulations to Jack for committing to UCLA.  Jack (6-5, New Trier HS, Winnetka, IL) helped to lead Adversity 17's to a first place finish at the 2006 ASICS Junior National Volleyball Championships. In 2006, Jack lead New Trier to the Central Suburban League title (tie) and a regional title. He also was a member of the USA Junior National Team.  Jack is the second Adversity player to be recruited and go play for the Bruins.  Congratulations Jack and best of luck at UCLA. 

http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/112006aaa.html

 Ted Schoenfeldt Named 2006 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50

Congratulations to Ted for being named to the 2006 Volleyball Magazine FAB 50.  The FAB 50 is Volleyball Magazines list of the top 50 high school volleyball players in the nation.  Ted joins fellow Adversity Alumni Mark Hulse, Dan Fabry, Simon Chen-Byerley, Tom Hulse, Ian Peckler, Sam Kim, Drew Adams, Kyle Masterson, Chad Worozaken and Jeremy Hoff in receiving this nationally recognized honor.  Congratulations to Ted and good luck as he begins his freshmen season at Ohio State University.

Boys Central Zones Tournament information now available

Point and click on the link for your team to get this weekends central zones tournament information.  Good luck to all of our teams at Palos Courts this weekend.

Adversity South Launches New Website

Adversity South VBC is excited to announce their new website.  This website will be designed to pass along information for all Adversity South athletes (only) and parents regarding practice schedules, tournaments, directions, club news, etc.  You can access South's website through Adversity VBC as well by clicking on the Adversity South VBC Logo. 

Adversity's Adamczyk and Gerard Named to Winter Training Roster

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 29, 2006) – USA Volleyball will host its annual High Performance Holiday Boys’ Training Camp at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., from Dec. 27-31, 2006.

A total of 19 male athletes will participate in the time-concentrated camp, headed up by Tino Reyes, head coach of the 2006 and 2007 USA Boys’ Youth National Team. Reyes will be assisted by Matt Martin, assistant coach of the USA Men’s Junior National Team.

The High Performance Holiday Camps are designed to provide selected, elite athletes the opportunity to come together one additional time during the year and train under the direction of USA High Performance coaches. This year, the Boys’ Holiday Camp is focused solely on the Youth age group (boys born in 1989 or 1990), which is qualified to participate in the FIVB World Championships at Mexico in August 2007.

The High Performance Program at USA Volleyball is the “pipeline” for young volleyball athletes who aspire to reach the elite level of their sport and who dream to one day represent the USA on the National Men’s or Women’s Volleyball Team.

HP provides many team and camp opportunities for young volleyball athletes in three designated age groups for each gender. These age groups are determined by an athlete’s year of birth (using international criteria) and begin approximately when they are 13 or 14 years old, continuing for six seasons, often into their collegiate years.

For more information on the USA Volleyball High Performance Program, go to http://www.usavolleyball.org/HighPerformance/default.asp.

USA Volleyball Boys Winter Training Camp Roster (held at Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Name (Position, City, State)
Teddy Adamczyk (OH, Park Ridge, Ill.)
Gustavo Cintron (RS, Boca Raton, Fla.)
Kevin Ciriacks (OH, Wawatosa, Wis.)
Kasey Crider (Setter, Granite Bay, Calif.)
Austin D’Amore (MB, Laguna Hills, Calif.)
Austin Ellis (MB, Corona del Mar, Calif.)
Kyle Friend (OH, Boca Raton, Fla.)
Edward Garard (MB, Northfield, Ill.)
Brian Geslak (MB, East Setauket, N.Y.)
Joseph Kauliakamoa (Setter, Las Vegas, Nev.)
Jamey Ker (Libero, Valencia, Calif.)
Chris King (MB, Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Ian McKelvie (OH, Long Beach, Calif.)
Daniel Miller (MB, Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Brian Muesenfechter (RS, Florissant, Mo.)
Chase Ross (OH, Carlsbad, Calif.)
Erik Shoji (Libero, Honolulu, Hawai’i)
Kristaps Staks (Setter, Park Ridge, Ill.)
Mike Stefani (OH, Hamburg, N.Y.)