We are
set to go for 2009-2010! Reflecting on the season just
completed, our athletes and coaches excelled at every level, both
provincially and nationally - indoor, on the beach, on Team Ontario,
and in the college and university ranks.
Find
out about our tryouts for 2009 and learn why there is no better club
to entrust your athletes to than Durham Attack.Click
here...
Beach Nationals
Aug 31
Congratulations to our athletes who had great success at
Beach Nationals:
Jaime Fryer & Julie Longman - National 14U Beach Champions!
Canada Summer Games Silver
Aug 30
Congratulations to Jenn Cross and Ali Goc, who won a silver medal with
the Ontario indoor volleyball team at Canada Summer Games.
Ontario went undefeated up until the gold medal match on Saturday.
Beach Provincials
Aug 16
Congratulations to our athletes who had great success at
Beach Provincials:
Team O
18U, with Attack players Lauren Skelly and Rebecca Glancy, lost a tough
gold medal re-match against a big BC team. Despite Ontario jumping
to convincing leads in sets 1 and 2, BC was able to close the gap and
took the match 3-1.
Team O 18U photos..
Team O
17U, led by Attack coaches Evan Williams and Keith Wills, and
players Emily Betteridge and Jazmine White, had a 2-0 lead over
Alberta 17U, but Alberta fought their way back to win the next two sets and a
close fifth set tie-breaker to win the Bronze medal 3-2.
Faces of the Future
June 26
Congratulations to our athletes who have been recognized as Durham's
Faces of the Future. As you flip
through the pages online you'll find Jon Jealouse (PE Trudeau), Ben
McNeely (Norman G Powers), Lucas Coleman (Brooklin Village), Katherine
Gregory (Fallingbrook), Lauren Skelly (Sinclair Secondary), Nareesa
Nathoo (Elizabeth B Phin), Julia Parrott (Rosebank Road) and Craig Dixon
(Pine Ridge Secondary).
17U Boys Double Gold
May 26
Congratulations to
our 17U boys for finishing the season with back-to-back gold medals - winning
Ontario Tier 2 Gold and National Tier 3 Gold.
Nationals West Silver
Medals
May 25
16U Black travelled
to Calgary to compete in the 16U Western National Championships where they had
their sights set on bettering their bronze medal finish from 2008.
The "new
Durham Attack math "10+3 = 1" was the ammunition used and it proved to
be successful in assisting the team to hit their target.
more...
Congratulations to 15U Black who also won a Tier 1 Silver medals at
Nationals West!!!
14U and 15U Silver Medals!
May 10
Congratulations to 14U Black and 15U Black girls who won Tier 1 Silver medals at Nationals East.
15U Black took the
Silver medal in one of the most exciting matches at Nationals East.
more...
15U Red had some
tough luck at Nationals but represented Attack well and finished with a winning
attitude.
more...
Drive For Five - 18U
Girls Win Fifth Straight National Championship!!!!
May 2
On Nationals Day
Three in
Ottawa our 18U girls earned hard-fought wins over Aurora Storm, Pakmen,
Fraser Valley and Calgary Dinos to win their fifth and final National
Championship! The
Last Ten Matches of Attack 18U Black...
Our
17U girls won the National Bronze medal!!! more...
And our 17U boys won the Tier
3 Gold medal.
Three Provincial Silvers
Apr 26
Congratulations to our 16U Black
girls and 14U Black boys who won provincial Silver medals this past weekend.
And our 14U Red girls won tier 2 Silver. Photos...
It has been an impressive season
for the 17U girls with many accomplishments and tons of memories.
This team has a way of recovering when needed the most. They claimed
Provincial Silver this past weekend and they did it with great teamwork and
determination more...
16U Black Last 16U Standing
at 17U Provincials
Apr 21
16U Black travelled to Waterloo
this past weekend for 17U Provincials where they, for the second year in a row,
were able to bring home a medal playing one age up.
more...
18U Boys Win Provincial
Bronze
Apr 21
In the last OVA
tournament of their volleyball careers, Durham Attack 18U men did battle with
the best Ontario has to offer, and after the dust had settled, they came home as
2009 Ontario Tier 1 Bronze Medalists.
more...
Attack Wins Gold, Silver &
Bronze
Apr 19
It was
another great weekend for the Club at 17U Provincials...
Girls
17U Black - Tier 1 Silver
Boys
17U Black - Tier 2 Gold
Girls
16U Black - Tier 1 Bronze
Boys
16U Black - Tier 1 4th
Girls
16U Red - Division 2 Tier 2 Bronze
Stories
and photos coming soon. Full results...
www.iset.net
15U Girls Provincials
Apr 17
Our 15U
Black girls fought back to win a close tie-breaker and the Bronze
medal at provincials this past weekend.
more...
Attack Red played
some great volleyball and finished
9th.
new article...
After
stunning a number of older teams by winning their pool and their
power pool with a 12-2 record, our 14U Black girls lost a tough
quarter final tie-breaker in Division 2 Tier 1, to finish 5th.
15U Boys Golden in Waterloo
Apr 15
Our 15U boys had a golden
experience this past provincials weekend.
more...
18Us Earn Provincial Gold
and Bronze
Apr 13
This past weekend in
Waterloo, our 18U girls posted a perfect 20-0 record to win the
Ontario Provincial Championship for their fifth consecutive year. In
that five year span the team has only lost a single age group match
in Ontario.
photos...
And our 18U boys
started out seeded 7th but played fantastic volleyball to take the
Bronze medal. Way to go boys!
photos...
15U Boys Golden in
Waterloo
Apr 14
Our 15U boys had a golden
experience this past provincials weekend. More info to come.
photos...
15U Girls Provincials
Apr 14
Our 15U
Black girls fought back to win a close tie-breaker and the Bronze
medal at provincials this past weekend. Attack Red finished
9th.
After
stunning a number of older teams by winning their pool and their
power pool with a 12-2 record, our 14U Black girls lost a tough
quarter final tie-breaker in Division 2 Tier 1, to finish 5th.
Big South
Apr 8
U17 girls tested the competition
south of the border this past weekend at the Big South National Qualifier in
Atlanta, one of the largest youth volleyball events in North America with 840
girls teams and 115 courts.
more..
13U Black Best in Ontario
Apr 8
Bravo girls! You have
all come a long way from the beginning of the year. Thank you to Attack
Red and White for all their cheering and support... we couldn't have done it
without you guys!!
Finally but most importantly
to our coaches. It is coaches like you all that bring your
knowledge and expertise back to the community, without any expectations
in return, that make our children and our community a better place. more..
15U Red Diggin' For The
Cure
Apr 5
Our 15U girls participated in
the Third Annual Diggin' for the cure Breast Cancer Fundraiser, and it was a lot
of fun and a great tune-up prior to provincials. more...
Tune-Up in Ohio
Mar 30
16U Black traveled to Ohio
this weekend to play in the 16N Ohio Region Volleyball Tournament as a prelude
to the upcoming Ontario Provincials. Parents and players alike all agreed
it was worth the drive to Ohio.
The
calibre of ball was much higher, more intense and much more challenging
than we have seen here in Ontario. The teams were bigger, quicker,
harder hitting with more powerful serves, which made for some incredible
games of volleyball for the girls to play and the parents to watch.more...
Girls 14U Black Wins Bronze
in Ottawa
Mar 30
During the late
afternoon of March 27th 14U Black headed down the 401 for the Open
Championship East in Ottawa. This would be our first tournament in
about a month so everyone was anxious to see how such a long break
would affect play.
more...
Big Black Wins Beast of the East
Mar 29
Congratulation to 18U Black and Brandon Storm 17U for playing some
great volleyball and winning their divisions at the Beast of the
East Invitational. And to our 17U girls for finishing top
four, losing in semis to the eventual winners from Brandon.
The tournament was a
huge success. Congratulations to our sister teams DA Black and
DA Red for their support and for winning Gold and Bronze
respectively! While White did not come away with a medal, the
girls can be extremely proud of their calibre of play. As they
say, ‘it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game’.
And play the game they did…an awesome display of growing strength
and skill, teamwork, a ‘never quit’ attitude and a commitment to
keep getting better!
more...
13's and 17's Win
Back-to-Back Golds!
Mar 8
Our 13U
Black Girls struck double Gold in Brighton, to go along with their
Silver medal earlier in the season. Fantastic job girls!!!
more...
And our
17U girls won the Gold medal at the 17U Bugarski Cup to also secure
their ON #1 ranking going into provincials.
more...
Bugarski Cup Gold Rush
Mar 4
Though it was a cold day
in Trenton Ontario, the 15U red team was blazing hot at this
weekend’s tournament.
more...
There was a time when
Colonel John Hannibal would lead his A – Team to a well planned
victory and after he lit his cigar he would say “I love it when a
plan comes together.” Rob didn’t have a lit cigar in his
hand but I'm sure that’s what he was thinking Saturday in Peterborough
after his 14U Black girls capped off an almost flawless day with a GOLD medal,
winning the 15U Bugarski Cup.
more...
15U Boys 5th of 12 at
Bugarski Cup
Mar 4
It has been a slow but
very good progression for our boys in Black (and Red. This weekend
proved that they can compete with the best in the age group.
more...
15U Red at 16U Bugarski Cup
Mar 4
In their
last 16U tournament this year, 15U Red was only of a couple points
away from winning close tie breakers.
In the end
15U Red won their last match of the day to finish 9th, a respectable
finish for a 15U team in this division.
more...
18U Open Golds
Mar 3
Our 18U girls fought
hard to win back-to-back tie-breakers in semis and finals, and win the 18U Open
(Premier)
for their sixth straight Gold medal in Ontario this season.
photos...
And in
Kingston our 17U girls won the Gold medal at the 18U Open Championship
East.
more...
13U White
Feb 25
Our
youngest team was in action in Kingston and earned a 5th place finish
at the Challenge Cup.
more...
16U Black Are Back
Feb 23
Both
our boys and girls 16U Black teams took Bugarski Cup gold on the
weekend.
16U Black
played a great tournament to win the 16U Bugarski Cup premier division
in St Catharines, and regain their Ontario #1 ranking.
more...
And our
16U boys are back, also winning the Bugarski Cup premier gold.
more...
They also won a Bronze medal at the 17U Challenge Cup.
photos...
17U Black
had a huge victory in Stratford this past weekend, winning the Gold
medal at the Challenge Cup Premier.
more...
Rochester Can-Am
Feb 23
16U boys finished
3rd at the can-Am, in a competitive field of Canadian and U.S. teams, and also
had a lot of fun.
photos...
15U Boys Get Challenge Cup
Silver
Feb 14
The team did not drop a match until
the finals to gain their first medal of the season - Silver. Well done boys.
more...
15's Win Challenge Cup
Feb 14
15U Black
moved up five spots in the rankings, winning the 15U Premier Challenge
Cup, and an ice cream cake too!
more...
15U Red fought hard
in Brampton but had some bad luck against the top Premier teams.
more...
Big Black 11th in Dayton
Feb 14
Our 18U girls had an
up and down weekend, finishing 4-3 in Dayton. The girls lost two close
tie-breakers on day one to finish third in their six team pool and drop from the
top eight, then lost another tie-breaker on day two to finish in 11th.
Photos...
Gold and Silvers at 16U
Challenge Cup
Feb 7
15U Red
won the Gold medal at the 16U CC zone in Ottawa, to advance to
Championship Division next tournament!
more...
15U Black
traveled to Kingston and brought home a Silver at Championship East.
more...
And
16U Black
won the Silver medal in Premier Division in Kitchener. more...
13U Red Back-to-Back
Tournaments
Feb 7
It is now 2009 and another
great and busy year in 13U volleyball is upon us. After a couple of great
weekends of very exciting volleyball these girls proved that their hard work
during practice with great coaches brings successful game play to each and every
tournament. more...
17U Wins 18U Bugarski Cup Silver
Feb 7
Our 17U girls won
the Silver at the 18U BC Championship East in Trenton Saturday.
more...
Big Black Wins Bugarski Cup
Feb 7
18U Black
withstood yet another challenge to their ON #1 ranking, to win the Bugarski Cup,
again over Aurora Storm, in two straight. Playing short-handed and hosting the tournament as well as cheering the girls on,
it was a huge team and family effort all-around.
more...
14U Girls Travel to North
Bay
Jan 31
It was a cold snowy Friday and everyone made the trek to North Bay for our first
road trip of the year. We didn't win the tournament, but our record was
respectable and everyone had a great time. There were lots of laughs and a
few lessons learned on the court, and everyone is looking forward to our next
road trip.
more...
14U Red Boys Earn Silver at
Challenge Cup
Jan 31
14U Red played a
great tournament, beating all the teams that towered over them but one, the Gold
medal winners Pakmen. Their Silver medal advances them to Tier 1 for the
Bugarski Cup.
photos...
14U Black
finished 5th to maintain their Tier 1 status.
more...
17U Girls Win Silver in
London
Jan 24
17U girls
travelled to London seeded 5th, and climbed three spots to bring
home the Silver medal.
more..
16U Girls at 17U McGregor
Cup
Jan 24
U16 Red has had an exciting season so far, with
4 new girls who had never played club ball before who have all
transitioned very well into the Durham Attack family.
more..
15U Red Wins Gold at York
Invitational
Jan 18
The Girls 14U Red team made their way through
the blizzard-like conditions to get to the York University
Invitational tournament, and brought back the Gold medal!
more..
15U McGregor Cup in
Stoufville
Jan 17
Our 15U
Red girls brought home the Gold from the McGregor Cup in Stoufville.
more..
14U Girls at 15U McGregor
Cup
Jan 17
14U Black made the
trip to Stouffville to play in the 15U McGregor Cup. Coming off an
undefeated weekend at the 14U McGregor Cup, everyone was looking
forward to an exciting day as the competition would definitely be a
lot tougher.
more..
18U Girls Win Gold in St.
Catharines
Jan 17
18U Girls won a very
tough final match over Aurora at the 18U McGregor Cup Tier 1 in St. Catharines
on Saturday, to start the 2009 season with their ON #1 ranking intact and
start 'The Drive for Five' straight Provincial and Canadian championships.
photos
soon...
15U Girls McGregor Cup
Jan 17
Our 15U Black girls
played a good tournament but had tough luck in that all-important cross-over
match.
more...
15U Girls at 16U McGregor
Cup in Pembroke
Jan 10
15U Black had
their fill of challenges at the 16U McGregor Cup in Pembroke, but still had lots
of fun, are on the mend and are ready to show our stuff this weekend.
more..
Through
some close matches 15U Red learned how important staying focused and
working as a team is to achieving success.
more..
Girls 14U Black Goes 10-0
at mcGregor Cup
Jan 3
The season is still
young, but it will definitely be an exciting one as this team will only get
stronger throughout the year.
more..
Boys 14U McGregor Cup
Jan 10
Attack Black won the
Gold medal at the 14U McGregor cup on the weekend at UTSC.
more..
14U Red finished in 5th place.
more...
Cold Day in Barrie but 16U
Attack Thaws in Time to Take Gold
Jan 10
The 16U Attack Black
Team made the trek to Barrie yesterday to play in the 16U Girls
McGregor Cup Premier Division. The temperature
outside may have been -25 at the start of the day both outside and on
the court but it ended up pretty HOT on the court by the end of the day.
more...
13U White Off to a Great
Start
Jan 8
13U White has
been hard at work over the past few months, building and honing their
skills under the direction of coaches Chris Dunn and Troy Neill. Their
hard work was evident in the year's first 13U tournament on Dec 13th.
more...
Big Black Wins Niagara
Rapids Can-Am
Jan 3
After a
mid-December lay-off, and playing shorthanded, 18u Black got back in
the groove and went 10-1 to win the Niagara Rapids Can-Am. The
gold medal match was a tough battle with a great
Niagara Frontier 18-1
team, 25-27, 25-13, 15-13. more...
14U Black Strong in
Newmarket
Dec 24
14U
Black had a great day at their first tournament in Newmarket.
more...
Who Says Paul McGrath Can't
Dance?
Dec
22
13U White has
been hard at work over the past few months, building and honing their
skills under the direction of coaches Chris Dunn and Troy Neill. Their
hard work was evident in the year's first 13U tournament on Dec 13th.
more...
15U Boys Share the
Christmas Spirit
Dec 18
On
December 17th the 15U boys played Santa Claus and did a
bit of Christmas caroling to some that are less fortunate than they
are.more...
13U White Off To a Great
Start!
Dec 13
13U White has
been hard at work over the past few months, building and honing their
skills under the direction of coaches Chris Dunn and Troy Neill. Their
hard work was evident in the year's first 13U tournament on Dec 13th.
more...
13U Red at Provincial Cup
Dec 13
13U
Red had their first tournament in Bowmanville on December 13th.
Overall it was a great 1st tournament with regards to competition,
sportsmanship and especially the jelling of new friends on the Team.
This will surely be indicative of the girls’ success in tournaments
to come.
more...
17U
Continue Their Winning Ways
Dec 13
17U
finished the day 10-1 in Kingston and are headed to Tier 1 in January.
more...
Girls 15U Red at 16U
Provincial Cup
Dec 13
Our 15U
red girls had a challenging but good outing at the 16U Provincial Cup.
more...
14U Black Strong in
Newmarket
Dec 13
14U
Black had a great day at their first tournament in Newmarket.
more...
Boys
14U
Dec 13
Once 14U Red got their
system settled down they went 3-0 for the rest of the day.
more...
The first
tournament for 14U Attack Black was a great learning experience.
The players all developed significantly in just that one day.
more...
Boys 15U Provincial Cup
Dec 6
Our 15U boys are coming
together as a team and looking forward to their next tournament in
January.
more...
Girls Teams
Undefeated
Dec 6
Our 16U Black, 17U Black
and 18U Black girls all went undefeated at the Provincial Cup this
past weekend.
It was the Boys’ first tournament
of the year after a friendly with our friends from the Port Perry
Panthers a few weeks ago. Our objectives for the weekend were clear –
learn to play as a team, get as much playing time for every player and
have FUN.
more....
15U
Provincial Cup
Nov 29
14U and 15U girls
kicked off our season yesterday at the 15U Provincial Cup. All of our
teams had a very successful start.
18U Black
was the best of 16 teams at a tough Outtahand Open tournament on the
weekend. Our 17U's also had a great tournament, bowing out in the
quarters.
Why the Nation's Top
College Recruit Quit Basketball
Nov 19
Why the
nation's top recruit in college basketball, signed in the 7th grade,
decided to give it all up. A cautionary tale. (Thanks
Dustin.)
click here...
15U Red at Fanshawe College
Invitational
Nov 15
15U Red had a great opportunity to
play in an invitational friendly tournament with Forest City, Caps and Aurora
Storm. Winning 5 out of 7 games was a real confidence booster!
more...
Volleyball
Afghan-Style
Nov 14
With the
help of Durham Attack, Eamon Scott is supporting our troops in
Afghanistan.
more...
Rachel Wins Player of
the Week Honours
Oct 31
Attack
alumna Rachel Vukson, who started at the University of Tulsa in
August, has been named Conference USA setter of the week.
Congrats Rachel!
more...
Important Documents for
2008-2009
Oct 8
Here are two
documents, reviewed with the Parent Reps, that every team needs to be
familiar with:
