Puerto Rico, Hawaii Earn Hardware in 12s

Becky Murdy July 01, 2011

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The 2011 USAV Boys' Jr National Championship medal winners in the 12-Club Division.

Becky Murdy
Assistant, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
E-Mail: becky.murdy@usav.org
 

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 1, 2011) -The first 2011 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships medal matches took place Friday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The 12-Club division wrapped up play with Puerto Rico and Hawaii sweeping all top-three spots.

Both bronze and gold-medal matches took place at center court in front of an excited crowed. Gigantes 12 G (Puerto Rico) defeated Southside 12s (Moku O Keawe) 21-25, 25-19, 15-9 in a neck-and-neck bronze-medal battle until the very end. Both teams battled back from being down in sets and were able to keep their energy up for the duration of play. 

After the bronze-medal match, Vaqueros 12-1 (Puerto Rico) battled Outrigger Red B12 (Aloha) in the 12 Club gold-medal match. Outriggers fought hard in the second set, but Vaqueros came away with a 25-14, 25-20 victory.

Vaqueros was the only 12 Club team to go undefeated in the tournament tallying a 10-0 record, only one of which ended in a third set.

Play continues Saturday in the Minneapolis Convention Center with the medal matches in the 13 Club, 18 Club and 18 Open divisions. Both the 18 division medal matches will be video streamed live at http://usavolleyball.org/livem.

For up-to-date results and upcoming schedules for the USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior national Championships, click here. For more information on the tournament, visit http://usavolleyball.org/events/4872.

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2011 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships Results
12 Club: Gold – Vaqueros 12-1 (Puerto Rico); Silver – Outrigger Red B12 (Aloha); Bronze – Gigantes12 G (Puerto Rico)
13 Club: Finals on July 2

14 Open: Finals on July 3

14 Club: Finals on July 3

15 Open: Finals on July 4

15 Club: Finals on July 4



16 Open: Finals on July 5


16 Club: Finals on July 5


17 Open: Finals on July 6

17 Club: Finals on July 6

18 Open: Finals on July 2 


18 Club: Finals on July 2

Tags: 2011 Boys' Junior National Championships, USA Volleyball Boys' Junior National Championships