The Maribunta Volleyball Club (MVC) remained undefeated as it bagged the women’s “C” division honours, taking gold and bronze at the T&T Volleyball Federation National Championships held at the Jean Pierre Complex on October 1 and 8. MVC was represented by two teams, MVC Orange and MVC Blue, which were each in a group of four teams. The Group play and semifinals took place on October 1. MVC Orange played against the Tobago House of Assembly’s (THA) El.ite Volleyball Club, West Side 2 and West Side 3. MVC was truly invincible, not losing a single set, placing them first in their group with THA Elite Volleyball Club trailing behind.
MVC Blue played against Starlings Volleyball Club, West Side 1 and West Side 4. MVC went under to Starlings in three sets 16-21, 21-9 and 10-11. The top two finishing teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The two MVC teams became temporary foes, however, as they were made to battle each other in one of the semifinal match-ups. It was MVC Orange that prevailed in the end, 21-15, 21-13, earning itself a place in the championship match. The next semifinal match between Starlings and THA Elite resulted with Starlings winning 21-14 and 21-15 to secure a title appearance with MVC Orange. MVC Blue and THA Elite contested the bronze. Last Saturday, MVC Orange and Blue came out to face their opponents and compete for the gold and bronze, respectively.
The two MVC teams won their matches giving MVC gold and bronze for the tournament. MVC Orange beat Starlings Volleyball Club in the championship finals in three straight sets: 21-16, 20-21, 11-4. MVC was established three years ago and is primarily a youth club which provides opportunities for girls, ages nine to 19, with the opportunity to learn, play and compete in the sport, locally and abroad. MVC has been competing with teams at the school and national level locally. In the 2010/2011 season, MVC competed in the women’s “C” and women’s “B” of the 2010 T&T Volleyball Federation (T&TVF) National Championship One Day Tournaments.
Over the past three years, MVC has consistently competed in the annual Disney Volleyball Classic in Orlando, Florida, finishing 9th last year in the 15s age division and winning the bronze division championship in this year’s 16s age division.
Pan American Games
Group A: Chile, Colombia, Mexico, T&T
Group B: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica
October 18:
Canada vs Costa Rica, 11 am
Colombia vs T&T, 2 pm
Argentina vs Brazil, 5 pm
Mexico vs Chile, 9 pm
October 20:
Canada vs Argentina, 10 am
Chile vs Colombia, 1 pm
Brazil vs Costa Rica, 5 pm
Mexico vs T&T, 8 pm
October 21:
Brazil vs Canada, 8 pm
October 22:
T&T vs Chile, 10 am
Costa Rica vs Argentina, 1 pm
Mexico vs Colombia, 5 pm
October 25: Semifinals
October 27: Finals and third place playoffs
Source: www.guardian.co.tt