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15U Boys Apocalypse Captures Bronze!!

The Brant Tornadoes Apocalypse played in their third tournament of the season in Thornhill on Saturday, March 23. The boys went in ranked fifth and captured first in pool play. Despite a tough loss in their semifinal, they pushed hard to win their first medal of the season. Congrats on winning bronze!!

Players of mention: Evan, Rowan, and James.

Looking forward to seeing what these boys can accomplish at Provincials in Ottawa!

Results:
Pool Play
W vs Niagara Rapids Titans (28-26, 25-15)
W vs Unity Nova (25-23, 21-25, 15-13)

Playoffs
(1/4 Final) W vs EVP Karol (18-25, 28-26, 15-9)
(Semi) L vs Niagara Athletics (19-25, 26-24, 10-15)
(Bronze) W vs Unity Nova (25-20, 25-21)

6v6 Girls Rampage win Bronze!

Brant Tornadoes Rampage played in the Trillium B Division in St. Marys on Saturday, March 2, and took away yet another medal…their 3rd of the season!!!

Pool play:
W vs London Forest City Pine 25-13, 25-23
L vs Hamilton Smash Counter Attack 20-25, 21-25
 
Playoffs:
W vs Norfolk Chaos Power1              25-22, 25-20
L vs Norfolk Chaos Power2               21-25, 19-25
W vs London Volleyball Club Fire     25-18, 25-9
 
Outstanding Players: Hailey C., April S., Bella M.

15U Synergy at 16U Bugarski Cup

The 15U Synergy Girls Team traveled to Simcoe to play in their first 16U Tournament. They came in ranked 9th and finished in 5th. Well done girls!! The VIP awards went out to Claudia C. (Voice), Leyla J. (Intelligent), and Kara F. (Power).

Here are our results…
 
Pool Play
(L)  Brant Synergy vs Niagara Rapids Elite, 24-26, 25-17, 13-15
(W)  Brant Synergy vs FCVC Merbau, 18-25, 25-13, 17-15
 
Quarter Finals
(L)  Brant Synergy vs Rose City United Red, 15-25, 20-25
 
5th/7th
(W)  Brant Synergy vs MVC Blackburn, 25-14, 26-24

18U Girls Win Bronze!!!

The 18U Girls won the bronze at the OVA’s Furlani Cup event held at Niagara Falls Convention Centre on Feb 9th.
 
In pool play they lost to Niagara Rapids Dynamite 23-25, 25-21, 11-15 but then beat Toronto E381 in two big comeback wins 25-23, 25-22.
 
They opened playoffs with a victory over Niagara Rapids Rush 22-25, 25-16, 15-13 before falling to Hamilton Smash Strikers 15-25, 22-25.  They rebounded with another 3-set victory over their first-round opponent Niagara Rapids Dynamite 25-16, 25-27, 15-11 to win Bronze.
 
Outstanding players were Grace S., Reese I. and Kimberlee N.
 
Back row (left – right) Coach Rick Beedham, Reese I., Kimberlee N., Taya M., Grace S., Coach Megan Hunt
Front row (left – right) Scarlette R., Lizzy W., Athena H.

15U Synergy – McGregor Cup

15U Synergy played in the McGregor Cup in the Championship B Division at Niagara Falls Convention Centre on Friday, Feb. 9th.

In Pool Play, Synergy beat the number 1 ranked team, Caspian Sharks, in 3, 18-25, 25-18, 15-8, but lost to the Guelph Gryphons, 18-25, 20-25.

In the Quarter Finals, Synergy lost in 3 to the eventual gold medal winners, Kw Predators, 18-25, 25-22, 10-15. Moving on to Consolation, Synergy beat Georgetown Impact 25-23, 25-22, before losing to EVP Green, 16-25, 20-25.
 
The girls played well all day. They served aggressively, anticipated well on defense and had a positive attitude all day.
 
They maintained their ranking in the Championship Division, finishing 7th.
 

Girls 6v6 Brant Tornadoes Rampage Add Another Silver to their Collection!!

The 6v6 Rampage team added to their medal haul this season by finishing second to Ancaster Lions at the OVA McGregor Cup event held in Hamilton.

In pool play, the Tornados defeated London Forest City Pine 25-11, 25-15 and the Niagara Rapids Summit 25-21, 26-24 to capture first in their pool.
 
In playoffs, they opened with a 27-29, 25-15, 15-9 victory over the Grimsby Vipers and followed that up with a defeat of Hamilton Smash Raiders 23-25, 25-14, 15-6 to reach the finals.  They lost a tight 23-25, 22-25 match against the Ancaster Lions to finish second.
 
The coaching staff is proud of the way the girls fought hard all day long and implemented tactics worked on in practice.  Looking forward to the next event.
 
Go Tornadoes!!
 
Pictured
Front row (left to right) Bella M., Jenna P., April S., Hailey C., Audrey F.
Back row (left to right) Ada R., Emmy E., Josie G., Juliet G., Coach Rick Beedham

16U Girls Win Silver!!!

On Saturday, January 27th, 16U Girls, played in the Trillium Green C Division at the Woodbridge Sportsdome.

The girls started off their day strong by placing first in their pool winning against LVC Fire Smoke, 25-11, 25-11, and Lakeside Billao in 3 sets, 25-12, 20-25, 15-12.

In the quarterfinal the team kept their winning streak against Steel City Ignite Blaze 25-21, 25-9.

Tornadoes then went straight into semifinals against the T West Imperials, winning in 2 sets, 25-22, 25-17, moving them to the gold medal match.

The girls fought tough in the finals, but unfortunately, they fell short losing in 2-straight sets, 25-16, 25-21 to Durham Attack Explosion.

It was a good day, and the Tornadoes are looking forward to continuing to improve for their next tournament. Great job!

Front (L-R): Xixi L, Kiah E, Victoria C, Larissa W, Salma B

Back (L-R): Coach Jon A, Callie B, Dannika W, Jacinda S, Amy M, Lauryn P, Coach Alaina B.

Absent: Coach Andrew A, Coach Casey L.

TLS Brant Tornadoes Hurricane win Silver!!

Brant Tornadoes Hurricane played in the Trillium A Division at either Chatham Kent Secondary School hosted by Chatham Ballhawks Volleyball Club. They were ranked 3rd going into this tournament.

The girls demonstrated determination throughout a very long day in Chatham.

They started off the day placing second in their pool. Moved onto quarter and semifinals where both Chatham Ballhawks and London Sharks Fury put up a tough fight going to 3 sets. But Tornadoes came out with the win moving onto the Gold Medal Match!

In the final game, Rose City United came to play ultimately winning against tornadoes in 2 sets. We are so proud of what the girls have accomplished!

Can’t wait to see what they accomplish next tournament!