Team Ultra won the Silver Division final of the Coed 4's league on March 19, beating the Flying Squirrels 25-14, 25-20, 21-25, 24-26, 15-9.
"Papa'' Jim Elliott led Ultra in the deciding game with 5 of his 21 kills. Three of his kills came at the beginning of the game, helping Ultra jump to a 3-1 lead, and the final one provided the game-winning point. Elliott also had at least 13 digs (statman Fred is unable to keep track of all digs!) and an ace in the match.
Alex Desau led Ultra with 31 kills, including 8 each in games 1, 2 and 4. He also had 4 aces and at least 6 digs. Jeff Shirtz contributed 6 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, and at least 16 digs.
Edna Cetina did most of the setting for Ultra, and also had 5 kills and 2 aces.
Scott Shaw led the Squirrels with 23 kills, 2 aces, and at least 15 digs. Mark Menadier contributed 11 kills, 2 aces, and at least 16 digs, and Tom Koehler chipped in 4 kills, an ace and at least 9 digs. Melissa Eckhoff did the setting and also had a kill, 5 aces, and at least 3 digs.
Koehler provided a key play in the Squirrels' Game 3 win, registering an ace to give his team a 24-21 lead. Menadier then had a dig and kill to end the game for the Squirrels, which were the sixth seed in the playoffs but beat the No. 3 and 7 seeds to advance to the final. Cupsaw had knocked out the No. 2 seeds, the Purple Cobras, in the opening round of the playoffs.
The next coed 4's league will be held on Wednesday nights starting either April 9 or 16. Contact Mark Thatcher (mthatcher@powerzonevb.com) for information.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Touch It! Smackey reaches Coed League final
Touch It! Smackey, the No. 2 seed in the Gold Division, beat the Pink Flamingos 25-15, 24-26, 25-22 on March 12 to advance to the Gold Division championship match to be played on March 19.
Smackey (Lynnette Chen, Sean Mackey, Marcus Haynes, and JJ O'Connell) will play the winner from the other half of the playoff bracket: top seed McCreakersons (Ann Lee Yuan, Tom Narath, Jim Findura, and Roman Bulowski) plays No. 8 Spike U at 7:30, with Brooks, the fifth seed, waiting to play the winner in the semifinals. The championship match will follow.
JJ led Smackey with 23 kills in the victory over the Flamingos, while Marcus had 18 kills and 3 aces and Sean chipped in 16 kills. Lynnette did the setting.
A key play in the third game was a diving save by Marcus, into the bleachers, on a long rally that was eventually ended with a kill by JJ that made the score 19-17 in favor of the Flamingos. The Flamingos also led 21-18 after Eric Krick's third ace of the match, but Smackey took advantage of Eric being in the back row to tie the game at 21-21.
After a kill by Scott Doyle (7 in the match) gave Flamingos a 22-21 lead, Smackey scored the last 4 points on a kill by Marcus, an ace by Marcus, a kill by JJ, and another ace by Marcus.
Eric finished with 22 kills for the Flamingos, while Chris Jenkins added 3 kills, 3 blocks, and an ace. Setter Linda Delancy had 3 kills and 3 aces.
In the Silver Division playoffs, Team Ultra (Edna Cetina, Jeff Shirtz, Jim Elliott and Alex Desau) and the Flying Squirrels (Mellissa Eckoff, Scott Shaw, Mark Menadier, and AJ Prentice) will play in the championship match on March 19.
Ultra, the top seed, beat Team 5 in the quarterfinals, 25-9, 25-7. They beat the Scarlett Pimpernels 25-15, 18-25, 15-5 in the semis.
The Squirrels, the sixth seed, beat No. 3 Stu's Crew 25-22, 25-18 in the quarterfinals, then beat No. 7 Cupsaw 28-26, 25-17 in the semifinals.
(edited to fix Marcus' last name misspelling).
Smackey (Lynnette Chen, Sean Mackey, Marcus Haynes, and JJ O'Connell) will play the winner from the other half of the playoff bracket: top seed McCreakersons (Ann Lee Yuan, Tom Narath, Jim Findura, and Roman Bulowski) plays No. 8 Spike U at 7:30, with Brooks, the fifth seed, waiting to play the winner in the semifinals. The championship match will follow.
JJ led Smackey with 23 kills in the victory over the Flamingos, while Marcus had 18 kills and 3 aces and Sean chipped in 16 kills. Lynnette did the setting.
A key play in the third game was a diving save by Marcus, into the bleachers, on a long rally that was eventually ended with a kill by JJ that made the score 19-17 in favor of the Flamingos. The Flamingos also led 21-18 after Eric Krick's third ace of the match, but Smackey took advantage of Eric being in the back row to tie the game at 21-21.
After a kill by Scott Doyle (7 in the match) gave Flamingos a 22-21 lead, Smackey scored the last 4 points on a kill by Marcus, an ace by Marcus, a kill by JJ, and another ace by Marcus.
Eric finished with 22 kills for the Flamingos, while Chris Jenkins added 3 kills, 3 blocks, and an ace. Setter Linda Delancy had 3 kills and 3 aces.
In the Silver Division playoffs, Team Ultra (Edna Cetina, Jeff Shirtz, Jim Elliott and Alex Desau) and the Flying Squirrels (Mellissa Eckoff, Scott Shaw, Mark Menadier, and AJ Prentice) will play in the championship match on March 19.
Ultra, the top seed, beat Team 5 in the quarterfinals, 25-9, 25-7. They beat the Scarlett Pimpernels 25-15, 18-25, 15-5 in the semis.
The Squirrels, the sixth seed, beat No. 3 Stu's Crew 25-22, 25-18 in the quarterfinals, then beat No. 7 Cupsaw 28-26, 25-17 in the semifinals.
(edited to fix Marcus' last name misspelling).
Friday, February 8, 2008
New staff/intern
PowerZone has added Yue Liu as an intern to work with the Allegro club teams and also in the office.
Liu, now a senior at Temple University, where she played the last four years, will assist in training several of the Allegro travel teams and also be a head coach in the local program.
Born in China, she was an outside hitter for Temple University, helping the team to a 16-20 record. She was one of only 2 seniors on this year's team, and posted 414 kills, 298 digs, and 81 blocks. In 2006, she had 402 kills. Liu has garnered numerous awards in her four years at Temple, including 2004 Rookie of the Year. She was also named to several All-Tournament teams at tournaments that Temple participated in.
Liu was recruited to Temple, where she majors in Asian Studies and Kinesiology, after Temple had played her Chinese Army team on a trip to China. She was on China's junior national team, and also had been on the Army team since 2000 before joining Temple in 2004. She played in the Junior International Championships in Canada in 1999.
Liu, now a senior at Temple University, where she played the last four years, will assist in training several of the Allegro travel teams and also be a head coach in the local program.
Born in China, she was an outside hitter for Temple University, helping the team to a 16-20 record. She was one of only 2 seniors on this year's team, and posted 414 kills, 298 digs, and 81 blocks. In 2006, she had 402 kills. Liu has garnered numerous awards in her four years at Temple, including 2004 Rookie of the Year. She was also named to several All-Tournament teams at tournaments that Temple participated in.
Liu was recruited to Temple, where she majors in Asian Studies and Kinesiology, after Temple had played her Chinese Army team on a trip to China. She was on China's junior national team, and also had been on the Army team since 2000 before joining Temple in 2004. She played in the Junior International Championships in Canada in 1999.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Coed league week 1 results
The McCreakersons (Ann-Lee Yuan, Roman Bulowski, Tom Narath, and Jim Findura) took the early lead in the Gold Division standings with sweeps against the Pink Flamingos and What Hurts in the first week of the Winter Coed Fours League.
McCreakersons opened the night with a 25-18, 25-16, 15-11 sweep over the Pink Flamingos, a new team featuring Eric Kricks, Chris Jenkins, Linda Delancy and Colleen Masterson.
Jim Findura registered 12 kills, and 2 blocks to lead the way, while Roman Bulowski chipped in 8 kills and Tom Narath added 7 kills. Kathy Spear subbed for Ann-Lee and did the setting, also contributing 4 aces.
Eric Kricks had 12 kills and 3 blocks while sub Scott Doyle chipped in 6 kills. Linda Delancy had 3 kills and an ace, while Colleen Masterson did most of the setting.
McCreakersons beat What Hurts? 25-13, 25-14, 25-17 to start the season 6-0. What Hurts? played with only 3 players - Jenifer Duff, Paul Mehlin and Gary Curran, with Rich "Dupe'' Mehlin unable to attend.
Knuckle Up is in second place in the Gold Division with a 5-1 record. They went 2-1 against Cupsaw, and 3-0 vs. Team Ultra.
Team Brooks started the season with a 4-2 record, beating Team Ultra in 2 of 3 games and Cupsaw in 2 of 3.
Rounding out the Gold Division standings, Pink Flamingos and What Hurts are each 3-3, Cupsaw is 2-4, Ultra is 1-5, and Touch It! Smackey is 0-6.
In other gold highlights, Knuckle Up came back from down 24-18 to beat Ultra 28-26 in their first game, then went on to a sweep. Roman Stobnocki had 22 kills and 4 aces, Mike Campbell added 13 kills and 5 aces, setter Cheryl Vadas had a kill and 2 aces, and Sarah Chisholm added 2 kills and an ace in the match. Jim Elliott and Alex Desau each had 15 kills for Ultra, Jeff Shirtz had 3 kills and 5 aces, and setter Edna Cetina had 2 aces.
In the Silver Division, Spike U returned to the league after skipping the fall and started off 5-1 to lead the standings.
McCreakersons opened the night with a 25-18, 25-16, 15-11 sweep over the Pink Flamingos, a new team featuring Eric Kricks, Chris Jenkins, Linda Delancy and Colleen Masterson.
Jim Findura registered 12 kills, and 2 blocks to lead the way, while Roman Bulowski chipped in 8 kills and Tom Narath added 7 kills. Kathy Spear subbed for Ann-Lee and did the setting, also contributing 4 aces.
Eric Kricks had 12 kills and 3 blocks while sub Scott Doyle chipped in 6 kills. Linda Delancy had 3 kills and an ace, while Colleen Masterson did most of the setting.
McCreakersons beat What Hurts? 25-13, 25-14, 25-17 to start the season 6-0. What Hurts? played with only 3 players - Jenifer Duff, Paul Mehlin and Gary Curran, with Rich "Dupe'' Mehlin unable to attend.
Knuckle Up is in second place in the Gold Division with a 5-1 record. They went 2-1 against Cupsaw, and 3-0 vs. Team Ultra.
Team Brooks started the season with a 4-2 record, beating Team Ultra in 2 of 3 games and Cupsaw in 2 of 3.
Rounding out the Gold Division standings, Pink Flamingos and What Hurts are each 3-3, Cupsaw is 2-4, Ultra is 1-5, and Touch It! Smackey is 0-6.
In other gold highlights, Knuckle Up came back from down 24-18 to beat Ultra 28-26 in their first game, then went on to a sweep. Roman Stobnocki had 22 kills and 4 aces, Mike Campbell added 13 kills and 5 aces, setter Cheryl Vadas had a kill and 2 aces, and Sarah Chisholm added 2 kills and an ace in the match. Jim Elliott and Alex Desau each had 15 kills for Ultra, Jeff Shirtz had 3 kills and 5 aces, and setter Edna Cetina had 2 aces.
In the Silver Division, Spike U returned to the league after skipping the fall and started off 5-1 to lead the standings.
Friday, December 14, 2007
High school honors
The post-season accolades are rolling in for girls playing for the Allegro volleyball club following the 2007 high school season.
Leading the way was Angelika Kopacz, a senior from Rutherford, who plays for the Allegro 18-National team, along with players from the state-title winning Immaculate Heart high school team who joined Allegro this year. Kopacz and Andrea Nolan (18 National)of Immaculate Heart were named first-team All-State by the Star Ledger.
Kopacz, who led Rutherford to a 25-2 record, also was named the North Jersey player of the year by the Bergen Record, and was selected to the Star Ledger's All-Group II and All-Bergen teams.
"All the hard work at practice, playing year-round, paid off,'' said Angelika, who hopes to continue playing in college at either Rutgers University or Siena College. "Our high school team had a great year, we couldn't ask for more.''
Three Allegro 18-National players - Nolan, Michelle Sempkowski of East Brunswick, and Casey Larson of Livingston - were named player of the year for the county by the Star Ledger.
Larson, Ariel Scott (16-National) of Immaculate Heart, and Megan Knott (16 National) of Caldwell were named to the All-State Second Team by the Star Ledger, while Emily Carson (17-National) was named to the All-State Third Team.
Allegro practices started last week at PowerZone, so the girls are now putting the high school season behind them and concentrating on club.
"I'm really excited about club,'' Angelika said. "I think we're so much better than we were last year. Everyone's improved so much, and we're just going to keep on getting better. It's going to be a real good season.''
Other Allegro players earning honors:
ALL GROUP
Group 2
First Team: Angelika Kopacz, Rutherford - Megan Knott, Caldwell - Emily Carson, Caldwell
Second Team: Megan Maher, Wood-Ridge
Third Team: Amethyst Holder, Parsippany
Group 3
First Team: Casey Larsen, Livingston
Third Team: Samantha Savite, West Morris Central
Group 4
First Team: Michelle Sempkowski, East Brunswick
Second Team Paulina Zawistowska, Bayonne
All Non-Public
First Team: Andrea Nolan, Immaculate Heart - Ariel Scott, Immaculate Heart
Leah Cerf, Montclair Kimberley
Second Team: Laura Garbarino, Immaculate Heart
Third Team: Kathleen Oroho, Pope John - Blair Bell, Montclair Kimberley
All Prep
Third Team: Olivia Glassman, Rutgers Prep
The Star-Ledger Girls Volleyball All-Area
ALL-BERGEN
First Team: Andrea Nolan, Immaculate Heart - Angelika Kopacz, Rutherford
Second Team: Ariel Scott, Immaculate Heart - Megan Maher, Wood-Ridge
ALL-ESSEX
First Team: Casey Larsen, Livingston - Emily Carson, Caldwell - Megan Knott, Caldwell
Leah Cerf, Montclair Kimberley
Second Team: Casey Tepper, Livingston - Blair Bell, Montclair Kimberley
Third Team: Alyson Popola, Caldwell - Kaitlyn Marrero, Nutley
ALL-HUDSON
First Team: Paulina Zawistowska, Bayonne
ALL-MIDDLESEX
First Team: Michelle Sempkowski, East Brunswick - Allanah Miller, East Brunswick
ALL-MORRIS
First Team: Amethyst Holder, Parsippany - Amber Mosher, Mount Olive
Second Team: Samantha Savite, West Morris Central - Bella Galvez, Parsippany Hills
Third Team: Hannah Ensel, Mount Olive - Alicia Capparucci, Hanover Park - Kaylee Monga, Morris Knolls
ALL-PASSAIC
First Team: Stephanie Warner, Passaic Valley
Second Team: Jamie Kievit, Wayne Valley
Third Team: Brittany Newman, Wayne Valley - Deanna DeWitt, DePaul.
Leading the way was Angelika Kopacz, a senior from Rutherford, who plays for the Allegro 18-National team, along with players from the state-title winning Immaculate Heart high school team who joined Allegro this year. Kopacz and Andrea Nolan (18 National)of Immaculate Heart were named first-team All-State by the Star Ledger.
Kopacz, who led Rutherford to a 25-2 record, also was named the North Jersey player of the year by the Bergen Record, and was selected to the Star Ledger's All-Group II and All-Bergen teams.
"All the hard work at practice, playing year-round, paid off,'' said Angelika, who hopes to continue playing in college at either Rutgers University or Siena College. "Our high school team had a great year, we couldn't ask for more.''
Three Allegro 18-National players - Nolan, Michelle Sempkowski of East Brunswick, and Casey Larson of Livingston - were named player of the year for the county by the Star Ledger.
Larson, Ariel Scott (16-National) of Immaculate Heart, and Megan Knott (16 National) of Caldwell were named to the All-State Second Team by the Star Ledger, while Emily Carson (17-National) was named to the All-State Third Team.
Allegro practices started last week at PowerZone, so the girls are now putting the high school season behind them and concentrating on club.
"I'm really excited about club,'' Angelika said. "I think we're so much better than we were last year. Everyone's improved so much, and we're just going to keep on getting better. It's going to be a real good season.''
Other Allegro players earning honors:
ALL GROUP
Group 2
First Team: Angelika Kopacz, Rutherford - Megan Knott, Caldwell - Emily Carson, Caldwell
Second Team: Megan Maher, Wood-Ridge
Third Team: Amethyst Holder, Parsippany
Group 3
First Team: Casey Larsen, Livingston
Third Team: Samantha Savite, West Morris Central
Group 4
First Team: Michelle Sempkowski, East Brunswick
Second Team Paulina Zawistowska, Bayonne
All Non-Public
First Team: Andrea Nolan, Immaculate Heart - Ariel Scott, Immaculate Heart
Leah Cerf, Montclair Kimberley
Second Team: Laura Garbarino, Immaculate Heart
Third Team: Kathleen Oroho, Pope John - Blair Bell, Montclair Kimberley
All Prep
Third Team: Olivia Glassman, Rutgers Prep
The Star-Ledger Girls Volleyball All-Area
ALL-BERGEN
First Team: Andrea Nolan, Immaculate Heart - Angelika Kopacz, Rutherford
Second Team: Ariel Scott, Immaculate Heart - Megan Maher, Wood-Ridge
ALL-ESSEX
First Team: Casey Larsen, Livingston - Emily Carson, Caldwell - Megan Knott, Caldwell
Leah Cerf, Montclair Kimberley
Second Team: Casey Tepper, Livingston - Blair Bell, Montclair Kimberley
Third Team: Alyson Popola, Caldwell - Kaitlyn Marrero, Nutley
ALL-HUDSON
First Team: Paulina Zawistowska, Bayonne
ALL-MIDDLESEX
First Team: Michelle Sempkowski, East Brunswick - Allanah Miller, East Brunswick
ALL-MORRIS
First Team: Amethyst Holder, Parsippany - Amber Mosher, Mount Olive
Second Team: Samantha Savite, West Morris Central - Bella Galvez, Parsippany Hills
Third Team: Hannah Ensel, Mount Olive - Alicia Capparucci, Hanover Park - Kaylee Monga, Morris Knolls
ALL-PASSAIC
First Team: Stephanie Warner, Passaic Valley
Second Team: Jamie Kievit, Wayne Valley
Third Team: Brittany Newman, Wayne Valley - Deanna DeWitt, DePaul.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Scott Teske update
Once he was allowed to drive again, one of the first things Scott Teske did was make a stop at PowerZone.
Teske, a PowerZone regular - most members probably know him, since he has played on a men's club team, was a regular at open gyms, played in the men's and coed leagues, and coached in the Allegro local program - fractured one of his vertebrae during a trip to Greece last summer.
After returning to the U.S., Scott has been undergoing rehab at his parents home in Tabernacle. His doctor gave him permission to drive last weekend, and on Wednesday he was at PowerZone, catching up with old friends, and taking pictures of the coed playoffs.
"It's so great to be able to get out and get around,'' he said. "Hopefully, if things keep going well with rehab, I'll be allowed to play again soon. I'm hoping to be allowed to play again by summer, that's what I'm shooting for.''
Scott fractured the C1 vertebrae in three spots after diving into a shallow pool.
"I'm actually pretty lucky, 80-90 percent of the people who fracture that vertebrae end up with some paralysis, like Christopher Reeve,'' Scott said shortly after the accident. "I don't have any. I can eat, walk, go to the bathroom, and talk. I'm able to get around on my own.''
To allow the bone to heal, Scott had to wear a halo that was attached to his skull in four places, and also attached to a vest that he wore. He didn't need any outside apparatus during his visit on Wednesday.
Scott has been publishing a blog on the web detailing his recovery (http://www.sjtdesigns.com/wordpress/).
Teske, a PowerZone regular - most members probably know him, since he has played on a men's club team, was a regular at open gyms, played in the men's and coed leagues, and coached in the Allegro local program - fractured one of his vertebrae during a trip to Greece last summer.
After returning to the U.S., Scott has been undergoing rehab at his parents home in Tabernacle. His doctor gave him permission to drive last weekend, and on Wednesday he was at PowerZone, catching up with old friends, and taking pictures of the coed playoffs.
"It's so great to be able to get out and get around,'' he said. "Hopefully, if things keep going well with rehab, I'll be allowed to play again soon. I'm hoping to be allowed to play again by summer, that's what I'm shooting for.''
Scott fractured the C1 vertebrae in three spots after diving into a shallow pool.
"I'm actually pretty lucky, 80-90 percent of the people who fracture that vertebrae end up with some paralysis, like Christopher Reeve,'' Scott said shortly after the accident. "I don't have any. I can eat, walk, go to the bathroom, and talk. I'm able to get around on my own.''
To allow the bone to heal, Scott had to wear a halo that was attached to his skull in four places, and also attached to a vest that he wore. He didn't need any outside apparatus during his visit on Wednesday.
Scott has been publishing a blog on the web detailing his recovery (http://www.sjtdesigns.com/wordpress/).
Touch It wins title
When there's only four players on the court, it helps to be flexible. Touch It's players showed their versatility on Wednesday as they won the Gold Division title in the Coed Fours Fall League, beating Ultra 25-16, 25-22 in the championship game.
The versatility showed in final five points of the second game, as the Touch It players went outside their normal roles to come back from a 22-20 deficit.
After a time out, Carrine Mackey (2 kills) used a sneaky set over on the second hit to make it 22-21 Ultra, and Anthony Calabria (9 kills in the match) went back to serve. Sean Mackey (7 kills, 2 blocks, 3 aces) set up in the middle front as blocker/setter. Lynnette Chen (6 kills) was on the left side, and Carrine was on the right.
An Ultra error tied the score. Then Carrine made a dig, and Sean set to Lynnette for a 23-22 lead. On the next play, Sean made the dig, so Carrine stepped up and set to Lynnette for the kill and a 24-22 lead. Lynnette again had the kill for the match-winning point, this time after a dig by Carrine and a set from Sean.
Touch It, which was the top seed in the playoffs, beat No. 4 Resistencia 25-17, 28-26 in the semifinals.
Alex Desau had 9 kills, Roman Stobnocki added 6, and Jeff Shirtz had 3 kills, a block and an ace for Ultra in the semifinals. Setter Edna Cetina had 2 aces for Ultra.
Ultra came back from 14-9 and 19-15 deficits to take the 22-20 lead in the second game. Versatility also proved to be a key component in their hot streaks. Edna had a dig and Roman set to Alex for a kill for their 12th point, and Alex had a dig and Roman registered a block in the rally that resulted in the 22nd point.
Ultra, the No. 6 seed, beat No. 7 AARP in the semifinals, 25-12, 25-23. Both those teams had earned upset victories over higher seeds in the quarterfinal round.
The Intellivision All-Stars (Jen Hollis, Jonathan Brooks, Jason Baum and Chris Webber) won the Silver Division title, beating Team Happy (Karen Nolan, Jen Parker, Ryan Less and Bryan Schaefer) 25-15, 22-25, 15-11 in the final.
BUCA won the Bronze Division title, beating Jumbled Up 25-23, 25-22 in the final.
Phil Oney had 10 kills, Jon Raser had 7, and Tony Weshefsky added 5 for BUCA, with Jen Peach doing the setting. Tory Thompson had 11 kills, Mike Gibbs added 10, and Pat Coleman had 3 kills and 2 aces for Jumbled Up, with Bria Lovelace setting.
The winter coed league will begin on January 9. Pickup/open gym nights, for players looking to join teams and for teams looking to add players, will be held Jan. 2 and Dec. 19.
The versatility showed in final five points of the second game, as the Touch It players went outside their normal roles to come back from a 22-20 deficit.
After a time out, Carrine Mackey (2 kills) used a sneaky set over on the second hit to make it 22-21 Ultra, and Anthony Calabria (9 kills in the match) went back to serve. Sean Mackey (7 kills, 2 blocks, 3 aces) set up in the middle front as blocker/setter. Lynnette Chen (6 kills) was on the left side, and Carrine was on the right.
An Ultra error tied the score. Then Carrine made a dig, and Sean set to Lynnette for a 23-22 lead. On the next play, Sean made the dig, so Carrine stepped up and set to Lynnette for the kill and a 24-22 lead. Lynnette again had the kill for the match-winning point, this time after a dig by Carrine and a set from Sean.
Touch It, which was the top seed in the playoffs, beat No. 4 Resistencia 25-17, 28-26 in the semifinals.
Alex Desau had 9 kills, Roman Stobnocki added 6, and Jeff Shirtz had 3 kills, a block and an ace for Ultra in the semifinals. Setter Edna Cetina had 2 aces for Ultra.
Ultra came back from 14-9 and 19-15 deficits to take the 22-20 lead in the second game. Versatility also proved to be a key component in their hot streaks. Edna had a dig and Roman set to Alex for a kill for their 12th point, and Alex had a dig and Roman registered a block in the rally that resulted in the 22nd point.
Ultra, the No. 6 seed, beat No. 7 AARP in the semifinals, 25-12, 25-23. Both those teams had earned upset victories over higher seeds in the quarterfinal round.
The Intellivision All-Stars (Jen Hollis, Jonathan Brooks, Jason Baum and Chris Webber) won the Silver Division title, beating Team Happy (Karen Nolan, Jen Parker, Ryan Less and Bryan Schaefer) 25-15, 22-25, 15-11 in the final.
BUCA won the Bronze Division title, beating Jumbled Up 25-23, 25-22 in the final.
Phil Oney had 10 kills, Jon Raser had 7, and Tony Weshefsky added 5 for BUCA, with Jen Peach doing the setting. Tory Thompson had 11 kills, Mike Gibbs added 10, and Pat Coleman had 3 kills and 2 aces for Jumbled Up, with Bria Lovelace setting.
The winter coed league will begin on January 9. Pickup/open gym nights, for players looking to join teams and for teams looking to add players, will be held Jan. 2 and Dec. 19.