2010 14-18's Boys Tryout Info

 

Where: Church at Cactus
When: Saturday, August 28th 
Time: 9am-11:30am

Registration 9-9:30am
Tryouts 9:30-11am
11-11:30a uniforms, paperwork

 

Fees:
14's-18's   $365 due at tryouts includes uniforms and registration
14's-18's   three monthly payments of $195 for sept-half of dec

 

What to bring/wear:
$365 (cash, check, or credit card)
copy of your birth certificate (unless you played club last year)
a parent/guardian to fill out and sign paperwork
water and vb attire

 

All teams will practice 2 days a week starting in september and will participate in the following tentatively scheduled tournaments:

Sept. 25, #1 Tucson
Oct. 16, #2 Phoenix
Oct. 30, #3 Tucson
Nov. 20, #4 Phoenix
Dec. 4, #5 Tucson
Dec. 18, Regional’s Phoenix

 

8133 W. Cactus Rd. 81st & Cactus south side of street (Formerly First Baptist Church)

There is a white picket fence around the campus...turn into the parking lot at the fence and the gym is the farthest west building. Gym doors face north to Cactus.

 

 

 

Coyote Camp Creeping up Fast

 

The 2010 Zia Coyote Camp is still accepting campers for the August 2-4th camp held at Centennial High school.

Under the direction of ASU All PAC-10 outside hitter, Sarah Reaves, the camp will feature top level instruction, drills and play, lunch all three days, and of course a camp t-shirt. To print off the brochure, click here

For inquiries or information, e-mail here.

 

 

ZVL Season Ends With Epic Battles

The ZVL sand volleyball league finished up its 2010 summer season with some exciting play at Victory Lanes Sports Park on July 14th.

 

Kelsey Touvell and Julie Shaw showed they are still the team to reckon with from a year ago. The pair who won the 14’s division last season topped Megan Ryan and Haley Kimberlin 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 for the 16’s division title.

 

Last season’s 14’s runners up at 13 years old, Holli Beenau and Tristyn Smith-Sommers won the 14’s this season with a 23-21, 21-15 win over club teammates Chelsea Tippets and Maddy Crouch.

 

 

The 12’s were decided by just a few points. In one of the closest 12’s matches in ZVL history, the team of Londyn Merriot and Regan Leonard topped Lauren Olson and Chloe Schei 21-16, 11-21, 17-15 in the third set.

 

 

The 18’s were taken by Shelby Lehman and partner and Savannah Wells, both who drove from Wickenburg every Wednesday to compete, over Surprise’s own Julie Duarte and Tiffany Halvorson 21-10, 21-10.

 

 

Congratulations to all 34 teams that competed in the ZVL this season. Congratulations to our winners and Thank You’s to Ashley and Cory who helped out the last night, Mike Krueger and Victory Lanes and the Victory Lanes staff.

See you next summer!!!

 

 

 

Tory Gregory Commits to GCC

Longtime Zia player Tory Gregory has accepted an offer from Coach Lisa Stuck to play volleyball at Glendale Community College for the 2010-11 seasons.

Tory was the outside hitter on the Zia 18 Legacy team this past season and has been with Zia since her 12's year.

Congratulations to Tory on her hard work and accomplishments and to the Gregory family.

 

Congratulations 16 Rage!

Zia proudly gives a big high five to the members of the 16 Rage team that won the silver medal Saturday, May 15th in the 16 Gold division.

Coaches Trisha and Brooke did a great job with the team this year as they won  the President's Day tournament in February and followed it up with this tremendous finish despite starting the day as the #6 seed. Well done Ladies!

 

Congratulations Deer Valley on Boy's 5A Title!

Zia would like to congratulate the Deer Valley High School Boy's Volleyball team for thier 5 set win Saturday, May 15th in the Boy's 5A Volleyball Championship.

Several Zia boy's played on the team, coached by Kim Ulrich-Suss. It's the first Boy's Volleyball Championship for the West Valley. Props to Allen Venable, Justin Baker, Rhett Edwards and Andrew Warren.

Congratulations to the Zia boys, Coach Ulrich-Suss and the rest of the Fellas!

 

Props to Minter on High Jump Title

18-Legacy Outside Hitter Kinsey Minter won the 4A State High Jump competition on May 15th. Kinsey juggled track practices with her volleyball team and it paid off as she was the Region Champion in the high jump, long jump and triple jump and followed that up with a State title and a third place overall finish for her Cactus Cobras in State. Congratulations Kinsey.

 

Willis Signs with Paradise Valley Softball

Being a shining example of Zia's efforts to do what's best for it's athletes, Gena Willis has accepted a scholarship offer to play softball at Paradise Valley Community College.

Willis played for the 18-Legacy and juggled that with her commitment to her Wickenburg High School team and it paid off. She was scouted by a few coaches but decided that PV was the best fit.

Willis had a great season for Wickenburn as an All Region selection in both volleyball and softball and was an integral part of the Legacy's success this season. Congratulations Gena!

 

 

Lovell Signs with Roughriders!

Zia's 18-Legacy setter Lindsay Lovell has signed a scholarship offer to play for the Yavapai Roughriders volleyball team for the 2010-11 volleyball seasons.

Lovell, who is in her first season with Zia, was the setter at Boulder Creek high school in Anthem. She will play her college ball for Coach Matt Cohen and she joins fellow Zia athletes Kjerstin Karlsson and Samantha Eastburn on the Roughriders roster for next season.

Congratulations Lindsay and the Lovell family on a great example of hard work paying off. Well done Linds!

     

 

Blue Crush and Beasts of Burden Flex Gold Muscles

The 13- Blue Crush team and the 16 Beasts of Burden both took first place in their respective tournaments last weekend. Congratulations Ladies on a great weekend.

 

Zia Makes Mark at Spring Break Beach Tourneys

The Arizona Region’s Spring Break Beach tournaments saw amazing action, great weather and over 40 teams staying busy over the break and Zia playing a part in nearly every division.

 

The Jr. High tournament was held Monday, March 15th. After pool play, two cross pool matches and a double elimination bracket,  the 14-Rave's Holli Beenau and Tristyn Smith-Sommers won the silver medal.

 

                                                

 

The Open/College tournament was held on Wednesday, March 17th. The Women’s crown went to Zia Coach Michele Anderson and partner Shannon Fox who topped fellow Zia Coaches Ashley Kelty and Sarah Reaves 21-19, 22-20 in the final.

 

 

 

The girl’s high school tournament was divided into under and upperclassmen divisions. The underclassman team of Julie Shaw and Kelsey Touvell, from the 16-Rage squad won the silver medal.

 

 

 

The upperclassman title went to Lindsay Lovell and Tory Gregory of Zia's 18-Legacy. Congratulations to all the Zia teams who entered and played over Spring Break. Well done Ladies.

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Crush Finish First in Region Tournament

On Saturday Blue Crush started off the weekend with a win against Club Views 14’s. The first game was lead by Ally with 8 consecutive serves and from there the girls never looked back. In the second game we struggled a little with our serves, however Haley and Jimena had many great swings that kept up the momentum throughout the game.  The second match was a little tougher, going to 3 games against Zona’s 13-1’s. With good serve receive passes from Becca and Miquie mixing up the sets we fell short 21-25. However, wanting to finish in the top 2 the girls took game two with great hits from Rylee and Brooke, and great sets and defense from Miquie. In game 3 we came out with another win with great hits from Kaitlin, Jimena and Ashley. Our third match against Arizona Primitive was won in two games. The girls all played very well together, deserving our first place finish.

 

 

 

 

Zia Rage Golden at Pres. Day Tourney!

The Zia 16 Rage, under the fine direction of Brooke Peugh and Trisha Thurston, rode a third seed to gold winning the President's Day Tournament, held February 13-14th at Marc T. Atkinson gym in Maryvale.

A first day pool record of 3-0 took the Rage to the second day as a top seed, and they delivered. They topped Club Fluid's 15-1's team and the AVA 15-1's squad in straight sets getting to a throw down in the Gold Bracket with the tournament's number #1 seed, the Club Red 15-Red team. Playing steady and aggressively, the Rage topped Red 25-21, 25-20 to set up a Championship match vs. the East Valley Jrs. 15-1's team.

In the finals, again the team showed a steady confidence and topped EVJ 25-23, 25-22  to win the Championship, gaining medals and champion T-Shirts for all.

Congratulations to the Rage on an amazing weekend!

 

 

17 NWC Takes Second First in 2nd Open

February 6th Tourney Roundup

The 17-NWC squad, under the direction of Abbie Brill and Ashley Harper followed up a first place in their first Open tournament in Division 6 with another first place finish in Division 5 further putting a knock on the seeding system the Region uses. Congratulations Ladies!

Other highlights from the February 6 tournaments were the 14 Rave who took second in a pool that included topping a 16's and a 17's team. Well done Ladies.

Also moving up were the 18-Legacy who took 3rd in Open Division 3 to move up into the realm of the big dogs next tournament.

 

18 Legacy Takes Second at Fiesta

 

Other Zia Finishes Highlight Season’s Opening Month

 

Zia's 18-Legacy took the silver medal at the 2010 Fiesta Classic's Club Division over the MLK weekend.

The team went 3-0 their first day, took first on the second day getting the better of a three way tie and battled through five more matches on Monday to complete the highest finish of a Zia team ever at this event.

 

Other Zia teams saw success in the opening month of the season.

 

• Props also go out to the 16 Rage squad who finished in the Fiesta Classic’s gold division's 8th spot in the 16 Club division going 5-3 for the weekend.

 

• The 17NWC won their first tournament of the young season taking the top spot in the Open Division 6. Well done ladies!

 

• The 18 Legacy took second place in their first Open tournament held in Prescott.

 

• The 15 Havoc squad won their pool on Saturday, January 23rd in Tucson in their first Championship tournament.

 

• The 14-Rave team took third place in their first Championship tournament, topping an 18’s team and a 16’s team along the way.

 

• The 15-Kryptonite took second in their first Championship tournament of the season as well.

 

 

 

Congratulations Kalynn!

Zia 18-Legacy libero, Kalynn Egea has signed a letter of intent to play for Coach Amanda Burbridge at Phoenix College for the 2010 season.

“I feel like I have reached the top of the giant mountain volleyball has placed in front of me.” She says. “I fought and clawed my way to get where I am today.”

Egea was cut by her high school freshman team and battled back to not only earn a spot back into the program but become her school’s most consistent outside hitter and All-State performer, despite being just 5-7.  She also has battled back from a serious knee injury last year.

Congratulations to Kalynn and the Egea family on a great accomplishment!

 

 

 

Canada Invades Glendale!

Click on the the 18 Legacy page to find out more...

    

Congrats To Zia's All-State Selections

Zia would like to congratulate our athletes from the past year who were named to the 2009 All-Arizona Volleyball Team: Shelby Lehman from Wickenburg High School, Kalynn Egea from Sunrise Mountain High School, Holly Pavoggi from Cactus High School, Jenny West from Cactus High and Kayla Ek from Ironwood High School. Congratulations Ladies on a terrific season.

 

  

 Learn the New Rules for the 2009-10 Season   There are some significant rules changes with respect to the net violation and the centerline violation. These will be used in the upcoming season and while the athletes will be taught the new rules and how to enforce them as officials, you as Parents need to know them as well.

You can find a video presentation of the new rules on YouTube here.

Please take some time to review them.

 

 

For a copy of the 2009-10 Arizona Region schedule, click here.