Submitted by Jake Putnam (15Black Head Coach):
Raffle tickets are on sale in support of ITVC 15Black’s trip to Columbus, Ohio for the 2012 Girls’ Junior National Championships! The cost for a single ticket is $5.00. There is no limit to the amount available to purchase. The drawing will be held at the close of the outdoor grass tournament on June 10th. Those attending the tournament and wishing to buy tickets will be able to do so there. You do not need to be present to redeem your prize should you win, although we are trying to get a crowd for the finals. If you are not going to be at the tournament, please send Jake Putnam a message at jake@goitvc.com indicating the amount of tickets you wish to purchase with your email address and phone number. Don’t assume Jake has your contact information as he recently lost all his contacts.
Items that will be raffled off:
GEAR FROM GRITTY THREADS (They will also be setting up a sales booth at the tourney)
RAD ROASTING COFFEE
5 EAST BEACH GIFT BASKETS (contains one vball and one 2-hour court rental for up to 12 people)
EZ GRILLZ GIFT BASKET
WEST SEATTLE PRODUCE GIFT BASKET
TWO USA VOLLEYBALL JACKETS (one male, one female)
SIGNED USA VOLLEYBALL JERSEY FROM UW GRAD/USA LIBERO TAMA MIYASHIRO
SIGNED VOLLEYBALL FROM KARCH KIRALY
FREE NIGHT LODGING AT BED/BREAKFAST AT WEST SEATTLE WATERFRONT (Great for those playing any Alki tourneys this summer)
If anyone else would like to donate to our cause please let Jake know. It is much appreciated! Thanks for your support of ITVC 15 Black!
Jemma Yeadon of the ITVC 15Black team was recently selected to the Puget Sound Region’s 2012 All-Region team, as announced at the recent PSR awards banquet. Jemma is a U14 athlete playing up an age division with the 15Black team, and recently helped her team earn an American bid to the 2012 Girls’ Junior National Championships to be help in Columbus, Ohio later this summer. Jemma was also recently selected to the USA National High Performance program, in which she was selected as a A3 participant, as well as an alternate to the A1/A2 camp. Congratulations, Jemma!
The Puget Sound Region bid tournaments wrapped this past weekend as the U15-U18 age groups competed for two spots (National and American) to the Girls’ Junior National Championships to be held in Columbus, Ohio this summer. The 15 Black team finished second in the U15 age division to earn an American bid. Here is the list finishes for the four ITVC teams that recently competed:
U18 – 18Black finishes 4th
U17 – 17Black finishes 7th
U15 – 15Black finishes 2nd (American bid); 15Blue finishes 7th.
GO ITVC!
The Puget Sound Region’s final bids will be awarded this Saturday as the U15-U18 age groups will compete for National and American bids to the 2012 Girls’ Junior National Championships to be played in Columbus, Ohio later this season. ITVC will have four teams competing this weekend. The following is a list of participating ITVC teams, their tournament seed, and the location of their respective event:
18Black – #5 seed @ Jackson High School
17Black – #3 seed @ Competitive Edge
15Black – #6 seed @ Washington High School
15Blue – #7 seed @ Washington High School
Each event will showcase no more than 12 teams seeded into three pools. The top-two teams from each pool will advance to the afternoon single-elimination bracket, from which the champion and runner-up teams will each be awarded a bid. Play at each facility is scheduled to begin at 9:00am. Please review the official PSR Bid Tournament Manual for guidelines and information.
Good luck to all teams! GO ITVC!
ITVC teams represented the club very well at the 2012 Puget Sound Regional Championships over the past two weekends. Congrats to the 16Black team for earning the U16 Division II championship!
The following is a list of teams and their final placement within their division standings:
12Black – 3rd U12 Division I
13Black – 13th U13 Division I
14Black – 3rd U14 Division I
14Blue – 13th U14 Division I
15Black – 2nd U15 Division I
15Blue – 13th U15 Division I
16Black – 1st U16 Division II
17Black – 4th U17 Division I
GO ITVC!
This weekend presents great opportunities for eight of ITVC’s nine teams as four teams will compete for a bid to the Girls’ Junior National Championships, while four others will compete for a region championship crown.
The Puget Sound Region implemented the bid tournament for the 2012 season, to create an event for qualified teams to compete for the local region bid allocation to the Girls’ Junior National Championship tournament to be held in Columbus, Ohio later this season. The top 12 teams in each age group (except U12, which is at eight teams) will compete for one of two bids (National & American), starting with the U12-U14 age groups this Saturday, May 5. Eight ITVC teams qualified for the opportunity to compete for a bid through the Power League tournament series. The four remaining ITVC teams will compete for a bid in the u15-U18 age divisions on Saturday, May 12.
ITVC’s 12Black team is seeded #6 overall in the U12 age division and will compete at Curtis High School. The 13Black team is seeded #9 in the U13 division and will compete at Fife High School. In the U14 division, ITVC will have two teams competing as the 14Black team enters as the #9 seed overall, while the 14Blue team is the #11 seed. The U14 division will take place at Curtis Junior High School. All sites will begin play at 9:00am. The official PSR Bid Tournament Manual has complete guidelines and information available.
The PSR Championships for the U15-U18 teams is also taking place this weekend. Four ITVC teams will compete in the two-day event. The 15Black team opens play as the #4 overall seed in the U15 division, while the 15Blue team is close behind as the #6 seed. They both will play at the Competitive Edge facility. ITVC’s 16Black team will compete in the U16 Division II tournament and enter the event seeded #3 overall. They begin play at Mount Baker Middle School. The 17Black team is seeded #3 in the U17 division and will compete at The Evergreen State College. All regional championship play will begin at 9:00am on both Saturday and Sunday. For complete information and guidelines, please refer to the official PSR Regional Championships Manual.
Good luck to all teams competing in both events! GO ITVC!
Four ITVC teams traveled to Reno for the second weekend of the Far Wester Qualifier, finishing a strong weekend of competition by making a statement in the final results. Three teams bettered their tournament opening seed, all with opportunities on the second day of the event to move into the gold bracket. After some late pool assignment changes, the 18Black team opened up as the #16 seed overall, finishing the weekend 11th after losing a tough Silver Bracket semi-final match on Sunday to close out the event. The 17Black team was assigned the #17 seed overall entering the tournament and finished 13th overall after winning their pool on day one before losing a tough crossover match on Saturday. The 16Black team made the biggest gains from their opening day seed. They entered the event seeded at #78 overall and followed that by playing some of their best volleyball of the season to finish 37th, including a convincing win over the top seed in their day two pool. The 15Black team competed in the 15Open bracket and put up a tough fight, entering the event as the #20 seed overall, finishing 21st at the conclusion of Sunday’s bracket play.
The results from the Far Western Qualifier are a great example of the consistent hard work of our coaches and athletes, with great progress and improvements being made from week to week. Thanks to all the support or our team chaperones and parents that made the trip!
GO ITVC!
The Puget Sound Region is hosting the regional championship event for the U12-U14 age divisions this coming weekend (April 28-29). ITVC will have four teams competing (12Black, 13Black, 14Blue, 14Black0 in the two-day event. The following updated information indicates the event location:
12Black – Curtis High School
13Black – Franklin Pierce High School
14Blue – Impact Sports Academy
14Black – Curtis Junior High School
Please visit the Puget Sound Region website for complete event information.
GO ITVC!
ITVC is sending four more teams to Reno, Nevada this coming weekend for the Far Western Qualifier. The 15Black, 16Black, 17Black, and 18Black teams will all be participating in the three-day event with a bid to the USAV Junior National Championships on the line.
The 18Black team opens the tournament as the #15 overall seed (#1 in Pool 15) in 18 Club and begin play at 8:00am on Friday. The 17Black team is seeded #17 overall (#1 in Pool 17) in 17 Club with their first match at 3:00pm on Friday. The 16Black team is the #77 overall seed (#2 in Pool 28) in the 16 Club division and play their first match at 4:00pm on Friday. ITVC’s 15Black team is the only team competing in the “Open” division (U15) this weekend and begin play at 9:00am Friday as the #20 seed overall (#4 in Pool 5).
For complete information, please visit the tournaments official website.
GO ITVC!
The 14Black squad has arrived in Reno, Nevada and is ready for competition as the first weekend of the 2012 Far Western Qualifier is set to begin with first-round pool play on Saturday. ITVC is the #9 overall seed, which places them as the top seed in Pool 9. They will play their first match Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm. You can view updated results on the web through Advanced Events Systems.
Good luck to 14Black! GO ITVC!
