U.S. Men Rebound Strong and Sweep Bulgaria at VNL
After a tough five-set loss to Slovenia, the U.S. Men rebounded with a sweep against Bulgaria (25-19, 26-24, 25-9) on Tuesday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy.
FIVB Names Five Americans to Commissions and Councils
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 201, 2021) – The FIVB has placed five people from the United States to hold six positions on its commissions and councils for the 2020-24 Olympic quadrennial. The FIVB, or Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, is the international governing body for the sport. Its commissions and councils assist its Executive Committee in...
U.S. Men Battle but Fall to Slovenia in Five at VNL
Fresh off their five set victory over the Netherlands at the end of week four, the U.S. Men battled hard in another fifth set, but fell to Slovenia, 3-2 (30-28, 19-25, 25-20, 26-28, 13-15) on Monday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy.
A Hard Day for Haiti
I missed the first power tourney to travel for work. I went to San Diego for two days to teach coaches and leaders at the Starlings USA Directors Convention.
U.S. Women Save Lone League Loss for Last
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 20, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team had its only loss of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League preliminary round in its last match as it fell to China on Sunday, 3-0 (25-10, 25-20, 25-17) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (14-1), ranked No. 1 in the world, had already qualified...
Mike O’Hara: What’s next?
They like to call the Manhattan Beach Open the Wimbledon of beach volleyball. That makes Mike O’Hara some kind of stud, because he won the thing five times in a row, including the inaugural open in 1960. And there’s so, so much more to Mike O’Hara’s story. Everyone should lead a life so interesting —...
U.S. Women Thwart Russian Offense to Win at VNL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 19, 2021) – Russia pushed the U.S. Women’s National Team, but the U.S. Women pushed back and defeated the Europeans, 3-1 (25-21, 25-27, 25-23, 25-15) on Saturday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (14-0), will close out the VNL Preliminary Round against China (9-5) on...
U.S. Men’s Update: Anderson’s Team Tops Rooney’s
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 6, 2011) – In a battle between two top outside hitters with the U.S. Men’s National Team in Italy’s Serie A League, Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia defeated Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) and Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 on Jan. 2. Anderson was Valentia’s...
U.S. Women Let it Block against Poland at VNL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 18, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team hosted a block party on Friday and Poland was the only guest. Fourteen blocks later, the U.S. Women had won their 13th-straight match at the FIVB Volleyball Nation’s League, 3-0 (29-27, 29-27, 25-14) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (13-0) will play Russia...
Tiara and Volleyballs Do Mix for Moore
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 2, 2009) – The competitive drive in 19-year-old Kelsey Moore (Chandler, Ariz.) has allowed her to blossom in two areas of her life, despite getting a late start in both compared to others her age. Moore, a 6-foot-2 redshirt freshman playing middle blocker at the University of Texas at El Paso...
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