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The Pilipa’a 17’s defeated Vaqueros of Puerto Rico this afternoon to take the  bronze medal in the 17’s Club Division of the 2009 USA Volleyball Junior Olympics in Atlanta.
Pilipa’a started the day with an early morning match with Caciques de Mayaguez of Puerto Rico. Pilipa’a struggled in the beginning of game one with numerous errors.  [...]

The Pilipa’a 17’s finished day 3 with a 2-1 record (8-1 for the tournament) and have advanced to the Gold Medal bracket.
Pilipa’a faced Sports Performance 17’s in their first match of the day. Although they did not play at their peak, they performed well enough to earn a 25-21, 25-16 victory over the team from [...]

The Pilipa’a 17’s entered play on day 2 of the USA Volleyball Junior Olympics as a the top seed in their pool.  They  proved worthy of the seeding as they went 3-0 for the day.
The 17’s faced Warren SixPack of New Jersey and fell behind early before rallying for a 3-game victory (23-25, 25-22, 15-12).  [...]

The Pilipa’a 17’s began pool play in the 2009 USA Volleyball Junior Olympics at the Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia this afternoon.
The 17’s came out strong on the first day and overpowered their three opponents to  finish the day with a 3-0 record. In their first match, they defeated 17’s Black of  the Great Lakes [...]

Pilipa’a started the day 8-3 and faced Coastal VBC for the second time in the tournament.  Ball control and motivation were challenges in the first two games, however Pilipa’a pulled through with a 3 game victory (25-21, 22-25, 15-5).
In Pilipa’a’s final match, they faced FSVBC of Florida for the third time.  The previous two matches [...]

The Pilipa’a 18’s have found their stride.  Although they are no longer in the hunt for the gold, Pilipa’a has now won seven consecutive matches.
The 18’s compiled a 4-0 record today and are now 8-3 for the tournament.  Although the boys are dissapointed that they are not playing for the Gold, they continue to meet [...]

Day two of competition for the Pilipa’a Boy’s 18’s started off with a disappointing 3-game Challenge Bracket loss to Space Needle VB Fuse(25-22, 25-27, 15-13), knocking Pilipa’a out of the hunt for the Gold Medal.  Pilipa’a fought hard but errors and injuries created problems that they were not able to overcome.
Despite the early setback, Pilipa’a [...]

The Pilipa’a 18’s opened the 2009 USA Volleyball Junior Olympics at the Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia with a tough draw, facing two of last year’s top 8 teams in the first round in addition to a tall and talented United Blue in their first match.
The 18’s struggled with an unusual number of hitting and [...]

Day 3 in Atlanta was similar to day 2.  The boys were up for breakfast at 8am followed by a team meeting before heading off to Clairmont Presbyterian for the 18’s final practice of the  club season and for most of them, the final practice of their Junior career.  After practice they returned for lunch [...]