2010–2011 Season News Archive
Energy VBC News
Another Milestone Season for Energy VBC!!
33 Wins in 2010–2011 Season
Energy VBC teams have shattered last
season’s record-setting 27 wins (including wins at Qualifiers).
We have 33 wins for the 2010–2011 season — over 20% more wins than
the 2009–2010 season. Congratulations to this
2010–2011 season’s outstanding group of student-athletes and
their coaches for reaching this impressive Energy VBC milestone and setting the bar so
high for next season’s 2011–2012 Energy VBC teams!!
AAU named Molly Powers (Energy Girls’ 17 Rox) and Danielle Yapor (Energy
Girls’ 15 Rox) All Stars for their outstanding performances at the 2011 AAU
Junior National Girls’ Volleyball Championships held at the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Congratulations to Molly, Danielle,
and their families for this significant accomplishment!
Congratulations also to
Coach Lucian Medrea
(Energy Girls’ 17 Rox) and
Coach Jonathan Fetsko
(Energy Girls’ 15 Rox) for their work helping Molly and Danielle realize
their potential.
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Energy Girls meet Destiny Hooker, USA
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The Energy Boys’ teams dominated at the Great Lakes Center Boys’
Pre-National Tournament this past weekend in Aurora! Congratulations to Energy
Boys’ 16 Rox and Coach Shane, who went undefeated in the tournament to take
First Place in the 16’s Club Division. This was the fourth win
this season! Congratulations also to Energy Boys’ 15 Rox and Coach Allen,
who also took First
Place in the 15’s Club Division for their second top 3 finish this season!
Kudos to Energy Boys’ 14 Rox and Coach David, also competing in the 15’s
Club Division, who finished in Third Place for their seventh top 3
finish this season. Kudos also to Energy Boys’ 18 Rox and
Coach Mike, who also finished strong, placing fifth in the 18’s Open
Division.
Energy Girls’ 13 Blue took Fifth Place in the Gold Division and five Energy Girls’ teams finished in the Silver Division at
the ASICS® Junior National Volleyball Championship at Chicago's Navy
Pier. Congratulations to
Girls’ 14 Blue and Coach Sean! Congratulations also to Girls’ 13 Lime and
Coach Scott, who took Second Place in the Silver Divisiion; to Girls’ 14
Blue and
Coach Carly, who placed Fifth in the Silver Division; and to Girls’ 15 Blue and Coach
Mike, who placed Ninth in the Silver Division. Kudos to Girls’ 14 Lime and Coach Nick,
and to Girls’ 16 Blue and Coach Ryan. Both teams took
Seventeenth in the Silver Division.
Congratulations to Energy Girls’ 12 Rox and
Coach Kari for winning the
championship at the 5/28 Palos Courts Club Volleyball Tournament. This is the
fourth win and sixth top 3 finish for Energy Girls’ 12 Rox
this season!!
Energy Girls’ 18 Rox finished up their regular season with a strong
showing at the 2011 Great Lakes Region National Qualifier 4/30–5/1, where the team
finished 4th overall, earning a bid to the 2011 USAV National Tournament in
Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations to
Coach Mike and the girls of Energy
Girls’ 18 Rox for achieving this amazing accomplishment. ATLANTA HERE WE
COME!!!!!
Coach Lucci and the Energy Girls’ 17 Rox team headed up to Grand Rapids, MI to compete in the 2011 AAU Lakeshore Volleyfest Super Regional
on 5/7–8. The
girls performed well all weekend and saved their best for last — going
undefeated in the Copper Division to capture the Championship of the Copper
Division. This is the third championship for Girls’ 17 Rox
this season! Congratulations to Coach Lucci and the Girls’ 17 Rox team!!
Easter Weekend turned into another huge weekend for Energy VBC. Energy
VBC’s Girls’ 16
Rox traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the 2011 JVA World
Challenge Volleyball Championships and brought home another Energy VBC top
ten finish in a National competition. Competing in a field of 50 teams in their division,
Girls’ 16 Rox went 4–2 the first two days, earning the top seed and first round bye in
the Silver Bracket. Girls’ 16 Rox fought hard, but came up short against a strong
Ohio Valley Region team and finished up their weekend in a 9th place tie.
Congratulations to Girls’ 16 Rox and
Coach Roger!
This is Energy VBC’s fourth top ten finish in National Tournaments this
season, joining
Girls’ 18 Rox winning of the 2011 College Recruitment Invitational
Championship,
Boys’ 14 Rox 2nd place finish at the Dennis
Lafata Gateway Boy’s Festival Qualifier Tournament, and
Girls’ 18 Rox 3rd place finish at the Mizuno
Hoosier Mid-East Qualifier. Congratulations again to
these teams and their coaches for their strong performances in national
competition!!Keep up the hard work!!!
Congratulations to Girls’ 16 Rox and
Coach Roger and to Girls’ 14 Lime
and Coach Nick. Both teams finished second at the 4/17 Circus Series Club
Volleyball Tournament. This is the third top 3 finish for
Girls’ 16 Rox and the second top 3 finish for Girls’ 14
Lime.
Kudos also to Girls’ 13 Rox and
Coach Allen for taking 3rd place at the
4/16 Sky High Classic Club Volleyball Tournament. Girls’ 13 Rox finished up
their club tournament schedule with a total of four top 3 finishes,
including two firsts.
Six players in Energy VBC’s 2010–2011 Boys’ Program recently tried out and earned spots in USA Volleyball’s High Performance
Program! The High Performance Program is USAV’s “pipeline” for young
volleyball athletes who aspire to reach the elite level of their sport and
who dream to one day represent the USA on the National Men’s or Women’s
Volleyball Team.
- Dante Chakravorti (Boys’ 14 Rox) earned a spot at the 2011 Boys’ High
Performance Future Select A1 Camp August 8–12, Colorado Springs Olympic
Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO.
- Jake Carr (Boys’ 15 Rox) earned a spot at the 2011 High
Performance Select A3 Camp July 9–13.
- Matthew Mead (Boys’ 14 Rox) earned a spot at the 2011 Boys’ Select
Continental Team (A1) Camp and Competition July 20–30 in Tucson, AZ.
- Charley Tisch (Boys’ 17 Rox) earned a spot at the 2011 Boys’ Continental
Team Camp and Competition (A2) July 20–30 in Tucson, AZ.
- Aleks Glass (Boys’ 17 Rox) earned a spot at the 2011 High Performance A3
Program July 9–15.
- Will Kosloski (Boys’ 16 Rox) earned a spot at the
2011 High Performance A3 Program July 9–15.
Congratulations to Dante, Jake, Matthew, Charlie, Aleks, Will, and
their parents for this impressive achievement and setting a new benchmark
(an Energy VBC Boys’ Program record 6 players in the USAV High Performance
Program) for future Energy players to strive to exceed!!!
Long-time Club Volleyball teammates and friends Natalie Beattie (New
Trier High School) and Jordyn Toia (Niles West High School) have decided to
team up for 4 more years at Indiana University where they will be playing
Division 1 Club Volleyball for the Hoosiers. Indiana is a nationally ranked
club volleyball program and Natalie and Jordyn hope to help bring a National
Title to Bloomington, Indiana.
Natalie was a member of the New Trier Super Sectional team and Jordyn
(along with Teagan Smith) led the Niles West team to a record 23-win season.
Natalie and Jordyn have been club teammates long before Energy VBC, though
Natalie is in her fourth year with Energy VBC, starting out playing for
Coach Allen Adams for two years and then playing for
Coach Mike Sopocy for
the past two years. Jordyn is her second year with Energy VBC and has played
for Coach Mike Sopocy both years. We are excited that they have decided to
join forces again at Indiana University. Congratulations to Jordyn and
Natalie, and also their families!
Rachel Fields (Fenwick High School) committed to play volleyball for
Coach Ulmer at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rachel will be a two-sport athlete at Carthage, playing softball in addition to volleyball.
Rachel will be Energy’s first two-sport athlete in college and is the
second Energy player that will be attending Carthage College. She is in her
second season with Energy VBC and with
Coach Mike Sopocy. Congratulations to
Rachel and her family!
Emily Marguerite (New Trier High School) committed to play volleyball for
Coach Whisner at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Emily was an CSL
All-Conference Selection her senior year at New Trier High School and is in
her second season with Energy VBC and Coach
Mike Sopocy. Emily has played
Libero for Coach Mike the past two seasons and will have an opportunity to
compete for the starting position at Denison University as a freshman.
Congratulations to Emily and her family!
Claire Miller (New Trier High School) committed to play volleyball for
Coach Kelsey at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Claire was
a member of the Super Sectional Team at New Trier High School. Claire is in
her 1st year at Energy VBC and playing for
Coach Mike Sopocy. Congratulations to
Claire and the Miller Family!!!
Teagan Smith (Niles West High School) will head down to West Lafayette, IN
to attend the Big Ten’s Purdue University next season where she will play Division 1 Club
volleyball. Teagan, along with longtime teammate Jordyn Toia, helped lead
the Niles West Varsity team to a 23-win season, which is a school record.
Teagan is in her third year with Energy VBC and has played under
Coach Mike
Sopocy all three seasons. Congratulations to Teagan and her family!
Energy Girls’ 18 Rox added another milestone to their legacy by placing 3rd overall at the
Mizuno Hoosier Mid-East Qualifier in Indianapolis, IN on 3/10. After a
strong 46th place (112 Teams) finish in Great Lakes Power League, Energy
Girls’ 18 Rox headed to this National Qualifier with high expectations and enthusiasm.
Seeded 4th overall in the National tournament, the team walked into the
Indiana Convention Center determined and on a mission to achieve Energy VBC’s first
placing in a National Qualifying Tournament. Energy Girls’ 18 Rox proceeded
to go undefeated the first two days of the tournament with a strong 6–0
performance to secure a spot in the Championship Bracket, including a first
round bye. The ten-team Championship bracket was stacked with National
competitors and the girls continued to impress by destroying their first
round opponent, clinching a spot in the top 4. The Semi-Finals matchup was
a tough one where the girls matched up with a strong team from the Great
Plains Region and ultimately fell short. Energy Girls’ 18 Rox finished with a 7–1
record and a 3rd place finish at the National Qualifier, which is the highest
any Energy Girls’ team has finished in a National Qualifier in Energy’s 6-year
history.
Coach Mike Sopocy and
Asst. Coach Lucci could not have been more
proud of a group of girls who have worked hard this season and hope their
success continues through the organization. Great Job and
Congratulations, girls, on this great achievement!!!
Congratulations to Girls’ 12 Blue and
Coach Carl and to Girls’ 17 Rox and
Coach Lucian for winning the 3/27
Windy City Power League. This is the second win for Girls’
17 Rox and Girls’ 12 Blue’s second top 2
finish
this season!
Congratulations to the ENERGY Boys’ 14 Rox for finishing
2nd in the Sky High tournament this week. After a exciting match against
Ultimate Gold (26–28; 25–27) in the Tournament Championships, the team
finished 4–2 for the day. This is the fifth top 2 finish and
sixth top 3 finish of the season for Boys’ 14 Rox! The
Energy Boys’ 14 Rox team will be heading to Minnesota
for the Boys Junior National Championships to compete in the 14U Open
division in June, where they will try to continue their winning season.
Kudos to Girls’ 13 Rox and
Coach Allen and to Girls’ 12 Rox and
Coach
Kari who both finished third in the 3/27 Windy City Power League. This was
the third top 3 finish for Girls’ 13 Rox and the
fifth top 3 finish for Girls’ 12
Rox this season! Kudos also to Girls’ 13 Surge 4 and
Coach Carl
for taking third place at the 3/26 ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Club
Volleyball Tournament.
Congratulations to Girls’ 12 Rox and
Coach Kari for winning the Copper
Division Championship at the Mizuno® Hoosier Mid East Qualifier in St.
Louis, 3/18–20. This was the third win, along with
one second place finish, for Girls’ 12 Rox this season!
Kudos also to Girls’ 13 Surge 2 for taking second place at
the 3/19 ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Club Volleyball Tournament. Girls’ 13
Surge 2 wrapped up their season with three top 3 finishes:
one first, one second, and one third place finish.
Congratulations to Girls’ 16 Surge and
Coach Ryan, Girls’ 14 Surge 2 and
Coach Mike, and to Girls’ 13
Surge 2. Girls’ 16 Surge won 3/13 ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational
Club Volleyball Tournament. Girls’ 14 Surge 2 and Girls’ 13 Surge 2 won the 3/13 Energy Northside Series Club
Volleyball Tournament. This was the second win of the
season for Girls’ 14 Surge 2 and the first win of the
season for both Girls’ 16 Surge and Girls’ 13 Surge 2.
Kudos also to Boys’ 14 Rox, who finished second in their pool and took
third place overall at the 3/13 Palos Courts Club Volleyball Tournament.
They ultimately fell in an exciting match against Ultimate 14 Gold, losing
the third game 14–16. This was the fifth top 3 finish
(including 3 wins) for Boys’ 14 Rox this season!
Congratulations to all Energy Boys on a great season and on a hugely
successful High School tryout! Good luck at your schools. Look for us
in the stands — we will try to get out and see you play. Remember, gear up for
May and our run on Nationals! GO ENERGY!!
91% of Energy boys trying out for their high school teams were successful; 44%
made their Varsity teams.
15s
All 10 players trying out made their high school teams:
- Christian Heritage Academy: 1 made JV team
- Glenbrook South: 5 made Fr team
- Lane Tech: 1 made Fr team
- Loyola: 1 made JV team
- New Trier: 1 made Fr team
- Notre Dame: 1 made Fr team
16s
16 Rox
8 players out of 10 players trying out made their high school teams:
- Glenbrook South: 5 made JV team
- Loyola: 1 made JV team
- Maine South: 1 made JV team
- Niles North: 1 made Varsity team
16 Blue
6 players out of 9 players trying out made their high school teams:
- Glenbrook South: 2 made JV team
- Loyola: 1 made JV team, 1 made Varsity team
- New Trier: 1 made JV team
- St. Patrick: 1 made JV team
17s (17 Rox)
10 players out of 12 players trying out made their high school teams (9 players made Varsity and 1 made JV (expected
to move up to Varsity later)):
- Glenbrook North: 1 made Varsity team
- Maine South: 1 made JV team, 2 made Varsity team
- Evanston: 1 made Varsity team
- Lincoln Park: 1 made Varsity team
- Notre Dame: 1 made Varsity team
- Glenbrook South: 3 made Varsity team
18s (18 Rox)
All 11 players trying out made their Varsity teams:
- Maine South: 5 made Varsity team
- Glenbrook South: 2 made Varsity team
- Notre Dame: 1 made Varsity team
- Buffalo Grove: 1 made Varsity team
- Niles North: 2 made Varsity team
Congratulations to Girls’ 16 Rox and
Coach Roger, to Girls’ 14 Blue and
Coach Carly, and to Girls’ 13 Blue and
Coach Sean. All three teams went
undefeated at the 3/6 Windy City Power League. Congratulations also to
Girls’ 14 Surge 2 and Coach Mike for taking third place at the 3/6
ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Club Volleyball Tournament.
Ava Kelley (Girls’ 18 Rox) is headed to Clinton, New York to play
volleyball at Hamilton College next fall. Ava attends New Trier High School
and is in her first year at Energy VBC. Ava is excited to join Coach Glaser
and the rest of the Hamilton Volleyball team this coming fall.
Congratulations to Ava and the Kelley family.
Erika Kauffman (Girls’ 18 Blue) will play volleyball at the University of
Wisconsin — Stout next year. Erika attends Evanston High School and is in her second
year at Energy VBC.
“I’m stoked to play for the Blue Devils,
I’ll wear my colors proudly, but will bleed Blue and Lime for Energy VBC, the
club that helped me through the college process. Thank you
Coach Mike for
molding me into a Blue Devil for college. Thanks so much!! I love Energy!!!”
exclaimed Erika when reporting the news to her team and coaches.
Congratulations to Erika and
the Kauffman family.
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Contratulations to Girls’ 14 Rox and
Coach Emily, who notched their
second win of the season, taking first at the 2/20 Energy
Northside Series Club Volleyball Tournament. Contratulations also to Girls’
13 Rox and Coach Allen and to Girls’ 12 Rox and
Coach Kari. Both teams also
earned their second win of the season, each taking first at
the 2/19 Energy Northside Series Club Volleyball Tournament.
Kudos to Girls’ 13 Lime, who placed second at the 2/19
Energy Northside Series Club Volleyball Tournament. Kudos also to Girls’ 15
Surge and Coach Lucas, who took third place at the 2/20 Energy Northside
Series Club Volleyball Tournament.
Congratulations to Girls’ 14 Surge 2 and
Coach Mike for winning the 2/12
ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Club Volleyball Tournament.
Congratulations to Girls’ 14 Blue and
Coach Carly for winning the Silver
Bracket Championship at the 2/6 Top Flight Classic Club Volleyball
Tournament. Congratulations also to Girls’ 14 Surge 1 and
Coach Lucci for
winnng the 2/6 Energy Northside Series Club Volleyball Tournament.
Kudos to Boys’ 15 Rox and 17 Rox for strong performances in
the 2/6 Molten Wisconsin Boys’ Volleyball Festival. Both teams placed second
in their respective Silver Brackets at the tournament.
Kudos also to Girls’ 15 Blue and
Coach Mike P. and to Girls’ 12 Blue and
Coach Carl. Both teams placed second at the 2/5–6 Northside Series Club
Volleyball Tournament.
Congratulations to Girls’ 16 Blue and
Coach Ryan, and to Girls’ 14 Lime
and Coach Nick. Both teams went 3–0 in the 1/30 Windy City Power League.
Congratulations also to
Girls’ 14 Rox and Coach Emily for winning the 1/29 Energy Northside Series Club Volleyball Tournament,
their second win of the season.
Kudos to Girls’ 13 Surge 1 and
Coach Allen for placing second at the 1/29
ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Club Volleyball Tournament. Kudos also to
Girls’ 12 Surge and Coach Doris for placing second at the 1/29 Energy
Northside Series Club Volleyball Tournament, their second top 3
finish this season.
Girls’ 13 Surge 2 notched their first top 3 finish of the
season, taking third at the 1/29 ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Club Volleyball
Tournament.
In addition, Boys’ 18 Rox tied for third in the 1/30 Quiksilver Performance
Naperville/Lewis Invite with a disappointing loss in the semifinals.
Energy VBC’s Girls’ 18 Rox starts the season strong by winning the 2011
College Recruitment Invitational Championship! In the presence of over 50
collegiate volleyball programs/coaches and competing in a 24-team field and against some of the top
teams in the Midwest, Girls’ 18 Rox went undefeated throughout the
tournament with an impressive 6-0 finish (and, even more impressively,
notching a 12-1 record in games). The Gold Division was loaded with National
competitors and the road to the tournament championship was difficult.
Energy’s Girls’ 18 Rox was up to the challenge and defeated Edge’s 18 Black
in the Quarter Finals, Sports Performance’s 18 Blue in a hard fought grudge
match in the Semi-finals, and Powerhouse’s 18 Black in the Finals to earn
the Championship in the first annual Energy/Volleyball Recruits College
Recruitment Invitational.
Congratulations to all the 18 Rox
athletes and Coach Sopocy for their hard
work and achieving this milestone. Keep up the hard work and Go Energy!!
Girls’ 18 Rox Wins Invitational;
Girls’ 17, 14, & 12 Rox Go Undefeated;
Boys’ 16 & Girls’ 13 Rox Win Too;
Boys’ 16 Blue Takes 3rd & Girls’ 16 Surge Takes 2nd
Energy VBC teams had a HUGE weekend (1/22–23), notching six
tournament/league wins, with three of the teams going
undefeated, and taking second and third in two other tournaments!
In addition to Girls’ 18 Rox
winning the College Recruitment Invitational, Energy VBC’s Rox teams
scored five more tournament/league wins. Congratulations to Girls’ 17 Rox and
Coach Lucci for going undefeated in the Windy City Power League.
Kudos to Boys’ 16 Rox for winning the Palos Courts
Tournament. Congratulations also to Girls’ 14 Rox and
Coach Emily for going 6–0 this
past weekend in the Great Lakes Power League. Kudos to Girls’ 13 Rox and
Coach Allen for
winning the Windy City Power League. Kudos also to
Girls’ 12 Rox and Coach Kari for going undefeated in the Windy City Power
League. Rounding out a weekend of strong performances from Energy VBC teams,
kudos to Boys’ 16 Blue for taking third at the Palos
Courts Tournament, and to Girls’ 16 Surge and
Coach Ryan for taking second
at the ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Tournament.
Keep up the good work. Go Energy!
Energy VBC’s Boys’ 14 Rox earned an open bid to the USA Nationals, placing second at the
Dennis Lafata Gateway Boy’s Festival Qualifier Tournament 1/15. Congratulations, team!!!
Energy VBC’s Girls’ 12 Rox took 2nd place at the Palos Courts Club
Volleyball Tournament on 1/15.
Girls’ 12 Surge placed 3rd at the
ASICS®-MIKASA Invitational Club Volleyball Tournament at the College of DuPage on 1/16.
Congratulations, girls!
Kudos to Energy VBC’s Boys’ 14 Rox, who notched their third win of the 2010–2011 season,
placing first at the 1/8 Chicago Boys’ Power Series Club Volleyball Tournament.
Peyton Pritikin (Girls’ 18 Rox) will attend the University of Miami
(FL) next year. Peyton starts her final club season after finishing a great
career at the Latin School of Chicago. She was awarded with an All-Conference
Selection, Team Most Valuable Player and Conference Player of the Year for the second year in a row.
Congrats to Energy VBC’s Boys’ 16 Rox who went undefeated this past weekend at the 12/11–13 Palos Point Series Club Volleyball Competition!
Energy VBC’s Boys’ 14 Rox won their second
Tournament, with back-to-back finals against Adversity. Boys’ 16 Rox won
their first Tournament in an all Energy playoff. Boys’ 16 Blue took 2nd
place and 15
Rox took 3rd place. Congrats to
all four teams for making such a strong showing!!
Rachel Fields Named Most Improved Player
Congratulations to Rachel Fields (Energy Girls’ 18 Rox) for being named
Fenwick High School Volleyball’s Most Improved Player!
Libero Option to Serve for both Girls and Boys – ALL age groups
Starting with this season, the Libero will be allowed to serve in
all junior USAV Great Lakes Region sanctioned competition. Initially this
exception (the Libero being allowed to serve) was made only for junior
girls, but after much consideration USAV Great Lakes Region expanded this
exception to allow ALL Liberos in Junior Great Lakes Region sanctioned
events the option to serve.
Rationale:
- allowing this exception for all juniors (girls and boys) eliminates
the gender equity issue (the IHSA allows the Libero to serve)
- 14 & under boys may compete in Great Lakes Region USAV girls’
tournaments when they enter the 15 and over divisions; this expanded
exception allows for equity in those divisions and competitions.
The Great Lakes Region is also instituting a new
warm-up protocol; the time frame will be 2–4–4 for all junior competition.
We have reorganized all team schedule information to make it easier to
get just the information you need with a minimum of effort. All schedule
information is now under the
Schedule menu item (previously called Tournaments). To access the
current week’s tournament schedules for all teams for both the Girls and
Boys Programs, go to Schedule
Home. To view just the Girls’ or just the Boys’ team tournament
schedules for the current week, go to
Girls’ Schedules
or Boys’ Schedules.
A new feature provides you with season schedules for each individual team.
You can access a team’s season schedule from either
Girls’ Schedules
or Boys’ Schedules,
as appropriate, or from
Schedule Home.
Practice Schedules have been moved from the Team menu to the
Schedule menu, so all your schedule information is in one place.
Congratulations to Emily Marguerite, Peyton Pritikin, Jordyn Toia (Energy
‘10–‘11 Girls’ 18 Rox), Megan Harford (Energy ‘10–‘11 Girls’ 18 Blue),
Abby Shamis (Energy ‘10–‘11 Girls’ 17 Rox), Denise Tossi (Energy ‘09–‘10
Girls’ 18 Blue),
and Danielle Babich (Energy ‘09–‘10 Girls’ 17 Blue)!
Peyton Pritikin (Setter, Latin School of Chicago) received First Team
All-Conference honors for the Independent School League, in addition to
being named Player of the Year and Conference MVP. Emily Marguerite (Libero, New Trier
High School) received All-Conference honors for the Central Suburban League,
in addition to being named tothe All-Tournament Team
for the New Trier Tournament. Megan Harford (Outside Hitter, Maine East High
School), Abby Shamis (Setter, Glenbrook North High School), Jordyn Toia (Outside Hitter, Niles West High School), and Denise
Tossi (Right Side Hitter, Niles West High School) also received All-Conference honors for the Central Suburban League.
Danielle Babich (Middle Hitter, Resurrection High
School) received All-Conference honors for the Catholic Athletic Conference.
Boys’ 14 Rox Notches First Win; Boys’ 14 Blue Takes 3rd
Energy VBC’s Boys’ Program posted their first tournament win
of this new season this past weekend!!! Boys’ 14 Rox won the SYNC
Tournament. Boys’ 14 Blue also made a strong showing at the SYNC
Tournament, taking 3rd. Congrats to both teams for a great finish!!
Destinee Hooker Endorses Rox Volleyball
Rox Volleyball recently signed Destinee Hooker to a multi-year
endorsement contract. Ms. Hooker is one of the most explosive offensive
volleyball players in the world. She is fresh off her gold medal win at the
FIVB World Grand Prix in Ningbo, China where she led the US team in kills
during the tournament.
See Rox Volleyball’ s
press release for more information on Destinee Hooker’s accomplishments
and her endorsement role.
Rox Volleyball Joins Energy Team as Apparel Sponsor
Energy VBC has a new sponsor! Rox Volleyball now the official apparel
sponsor for Energy Volleyball Club. Check out the goods at our Spike’s Pro Shop in
Energy Sports Complex.
We have shoe and ankle brace samples/sizes (Mizuno and Active Ankles) in the
Energy VBC office at the facility.
Please stop in and see
Linda
Snyder if you are interested — this is a perfect opportunity to try on
and order these products at a 20–30% discount.
Energy VBC recommends all players wear ankle braces at
practice and in competition to prevent injury.
Energy Student-Athletes
Keep Making News!
Energy VBC student-athletes Jordyn Toia, Denise Tossi, Milena Zalloni,
Olivia Rusek, Teagan Smith, and Olga Kutkovska all were mentioned in a recent CSLInsider.com
article
covering the Niles West volleyball team's victory over conference rival
Evanston High School. Go girls!
More Energy Athletes
Featured in Press
Energy VBC athletes Deanna Vasilopoulos, Jamie Short, Megan
Harford, and Monique Tan all were mentioned in a recent CSLInsider.com
article,
datelined 8/31/10,
highlighting the resurgent Maine East volleyball team and its victory overy
Maine South. Olivia Ellsworth (Energy ‘09–‘10 16 White girls’ volleyball
team) also started for the Maine East Blue Demons. Keep up the strong play, girls!
Great Competition at Boys’ Tryouts!
We would like to thank all of the boys who came out for our program. A
very competitive group of over 100 players who gave us their best efforts
gave us a lot of tough decisions to make. We wish everyone the best of luck
and hope to see those who are not at Energy on the courts throughout the
season. Congratulations to all the boys who have made the Energy Club! We
are looking forward to a strong, victorious season!!
Energy Student-Athletes
Featured in Pioneer Press Article
Energy VBC athletes Maddie Beyl, Megan Harford, Kate Harney, Olga
Kutkovska, Lauren LaGioia, Aundrea Martinez, Jamie Short, Monique Tan, and
Angie Walinski (Energy ‘09–‘10 18 Blue girls’ volleyball team) and Deanna
Vasilopoulos (Energy ‘09–‘10 17 Lime girls’ volleyball team) all were
mentioned in a recent Pioneer Press
article, datelined 8/2/10 and published in the Morton Grove Champion,
highlighting Megan Hartford and the upcoming girls’ volleyball season. The
article also highlights the accomplishments of the Energy ‘09–‘10 18 Blue
girls’ volleyball team. Congratulations girls!
Energy Beach Teams
Finish Strong
The USA Beach Junior Tour was in town July 31st for the North Coast Open.
Energy was well represented at the event, taking home a 3rd and 5th place
finish in the 18U division. Jordyn Toia (17 Blue) and her partner Nicole
Moy (Niles West H.S.) finished 3rd overall in the division and also earned a
trip to the USA Beach Junior Tour Championship in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The
team will travel to Florida in August and plans to provide Energy VBC with
another strong finish in the National Tournament.
Danielle Babich (17
Blue) and Peyton Pritikin (17 Blue) teamed together and also had a strong
finish in the North Coast Open, finishing 5th overall in the 18U division.
Great job girls!!!
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Emmi Carr and Amber Noncz won the EVP Splash of Summer Tournament in the U14
Girls’ Division.
Jake Carr and Nick Langas took second in the U14 Boys’ Division.
Troy Farsakian (Energy VBC Boys’ 16 Blue) was honored this past week by the Glenbrook South High
School Volleyball Program. Varsity Head Coach Tim Monahan awarded the
Junior Varsity standout with the coveted Bryan Paynter Team Award, which is
presented to an athlete that displays countless acts of leadership on and off
the court, strong sportsmanship throughout the season, and strong
desire/heart to be a Titan of Glenbrook South.
Energy VBC is proud to have
Troy as a part of the Energy family. Congradulations to Troy and the
Farsakian family for this impressive accomplishment!!
Senior Lauren LaGioia, Outside Hitter on Energy VBC’s Girls’ 18 Blue, has
signed a letter of intent to play at Division II power house University of
Wisconsin — Parkside. Lauren finished a senior season at Niles West as team
MVP and turned an off season of hard work and training into a successful
Club season.
Lauren has played 2 seasons of club volleyball with Energy VBC, both as a
6-rotation Outside Hitter. In the 2008–2009 season, she led her team in
kills, attempts, hitting percentage, digs and passing. In the 2009–2010
season, she led her team in kills, was second in attempts, second in digs,
and third in hitting percentage. Her leadership on and off the court helped
lead her 18 Blue team to 4 tournament victories, and a 15th place finish in
the Silver bracket at the Kansas City USAV National Qualifier.
Lauren will compete for a starting outside hitter position as an
incoming freshman on a young Parkside team. Lauren is pursuing a career as a
Physician Assistant.
Senior Angie Walinski, Outside Hitter and Co-Captain of Energy VBC’s
Girls’ 18 Blue, has chosen to play the 2010–2011 season at Carthage College
in Wisconsin. Angie finished off a great high school career at Niles North with multiple all
conference and team MVP awards.
Angie has played 2 years of Club volleyball
both with Energy and has been a leader on and off the court. Her work ethic
has developed her from a front row specialist to a 6-rotation player. She
helped lead her 18 Blue team to 4 tournament victories, a 15th place finish
in the Silver bracket at the Kansas City Qualifier, while leading the team
in digs, attempts and kills.
Angie will have the opportunity to compete for
a starting Outside Hitter position for Carthage’s Top 5 Division III program while studying Health Science.
Congratulations to Energy VBC athletes recently in the news!
Megan Harford (Energy ‘09–‘10 18 Blue girls’ volleyball team)
Morton Grove Champion