Balboa Bay 17 QS Wins Open Division at Boys' JOs

Maura Gladys
Intern, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: (719) 228-6886
E-Mail: maura.gladys@usav.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 8, 2009) - The 17 Club and Open champions were crowned on the final day of the 30^th USA Boys Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships, hosted by USA Volleyball at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Approximately 385 boys' volleyball teams competed in the event, which ended Wednesday.

Teams from Southern California dominated the 17 Open Division final as Balboa Bay 17 Quiksilver defeated Epic 17-Jeff, 2-0 (25-14, 25-18) to take the title. 

In the bronze medal match, Riptides SB 17 Orange beat SCVC 17 QS, 2-1 (25-18, 19-25, 15-10).

The semifinals saw Balboa Bay 17 Quiksilver defeat SCVC 17 QS, 2-0 (25-21, 25-22) and Epic 17-Jeff take down Riptides SB 17 Orange, 2-0 (25-21, 25-21).

Calgary Elite West of Canada defeated Naranjito Envol out of Puerto Rico, 2-0 (25-23, 25-14) to claim the 17 Club Division crown. Pilipa'a 17s from the Moku O Keawe region of Hawaii defeated Vaqueros 17-1 of Puerto Rico, 2-0 (25-21, 25-22) for the bronze medal.

In the semifinals, Calgary Elite West beat Pilipa'a 17s, 2-0 (25-21, 25-18) and Naranjito Envol took down Vaqueros 17-1 , 2-1 (25-18, 20-25, 15-11).

More information on the Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships can be found at http://usavolleyball.org/event/event/569?page_id=2431.

View a photo gallery from July 4 at http://usavolleyball.org/multimedia/photo_gallery/812.

View a photo gallery from July 5 at http://usavolleyball.org/multimedia/photo_gallery/813.

Read John Kessel's blog from the Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships at http://usavolleyball.org/blog/post/945.

2009 USA Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships
July 1-8; Atlanta, Ga.

Competition Schedule and Results

18 Open: 1. Riptides OC 18 Asics (SC); 2. Balboa Bay 18 Quiksilver (SC); 3. Pali 18 Kaepa (SC)

18 Club: 1. 18's Orange (OV); 2. Molten 18 Black (AZ); 3. Guaynabo Mets (Puerto Rico)

17 Open: 1. Balboa Bay 17 Quiksilver (SC); 2. Epic 17-Jeff (SC); 3. Riptides SB 17 Orange (SC)

17 Club: 1. Calgary Elite West (CA); 2. Naranjito Envol (PU); 3. Pilipa'a 17s (MK)

16 Open: 1. Balboa Bay 16 Quiksilver (SC); 2. Halcones de Torrimar (PUR); 3. Southern California Volleyball Club (SCVC) 16 QS

16 Club: 1. Gigantes Carolina (PUR); 2. Naranjito Envol (PUR); 3. MVA 16 Mizuno (FL)

15 Open: 1. Balboa Bay 15 Quiksilver (SC); 2. Pitirres 15 (PUR); 3. Halcones de Torrimar (PUR)

15 Club: 1. Legacy 15-1 (SC); 2. Vaqueros 15-1 (PUR); 3. Gigantes Carolina (PUR)

14 Open: 1. Pitirres 14 (PUR); 2. Halcones de Torrimar (PUR); Ka Ulukoa 14_Mizuno (AH)

14 Club: 1. Gigantes Carolina (PUR); 2. Borinquen Coqui 14-1M (PUR); SMBC 14-Black (SC)

13 Club: 1. Ka Ulukoa 13 - Mizuno (AH); 2. Borinquen Coqui 13-1M (Puerto Rico); 3. Halcones de Torrimar (Puerto Rico)

12 Club: 1. Halcones de Torrimar (1) (Puerto Rico); 2. Halcones de Torrimar (2) (Puerto Rico); 3. Borinquen Coqui 12-1M (Puerto Rico)

Tags: JO, Junior Olympics, USA Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships, USA Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball National Championships