Newsflash #3 (1/21-22/2012) - Reaching the finals and earning a 2nd Place Medal was a common theme this weekend. All five teams playing regular tournaments this weekend made it into the Championship match with two of the teams playing up an age group and one in their first tournament. Here are the results:
13 IMPACT - 1st tournament for this new team and coach going 7-1 in pool and placing 2nd overall to earn medals
14 ROX - playing up in 15 Gold the girls took 2nd Place earning medals at BVAC
14 HYPER - YEAH - a geat day winning their way into the finals earning 2nd place medals at Centerline in Blue Springs
15 ROX - undefeated in pool playing up in 16 Gold and medaling with a 2nd place finish at Centerline
16 HYPER - And yes - this hard-working team fought through to the championship for 2nd overall to medal at SportZone.
In HOA Powerleague One the 16 ROX girls went 2 wins to 3 losses, with two of the losses playing the #1 and #2 ranked teams. The next date provides great opportunity for the team to finish strong.
17 ROX played Sunday in Powerleague Two looking good during the day, but struggling with unforced errors and finishing with 1 win and 3 losses. As this team comes together in the weeks ahead we look for exciting days.
Nice job Highlands Performance girls!! A great weekend for these teams. Keep up the good work.
Newsflash #2 (1/14-15/2012) - Highlands Performance accomplished a club first this year in qualifying two teams in the same age division for Powerleague 1. KUDOs to coaches and players on 13 ROX and 13 HYPER.
The 11-1 and 12 HYPER teams both started their season reaching the Championship match of their tournament bringing home 2nd Place Medals! Congratulations girls and coaches.
HOA Powerleague Update -- all the qualifying tournaments for Powerleague are completed. GO Highlands Performance - we had our best overall results ever - 9 teams played in PLQ and 7 teams qualified. 5 teams into Powerleague 1 and 2 teams into Powerleague 2. Stephanie's 16 ROX won pool and were automatically in, every other team had to fight their way through the brackets to earn a spot. That is a difficult and challenging task which our teams accomplished.
17 ROX - PL2
16 ROX - PL1
15 ROX - PL1
14 ROX - PL2
13 ROX - PL1
13 HYPER - PL1
12 ROX - PL1
Newsflash #1 (1/7-8/2012)- Several Highlands Performance teams were in action on Jan 7/8 with exciting results. The performances included our 1st Tournament Championship of the year by 13 HYPER and Coaches Janel and Kia winning their tournament going 12-0 in sets in Abilene, KS...Congratulations are also due to 16 ROX finishing 6th in the Powerleague Qualifier taking 1st in pool before falling to KC Power in the winners bracket group. 17 ROX qualified for the 17s Powerleague II with a key win late in the day to get in. 14 ROX went undefeated winning their pool at KCKCC then won their first round playoff before falling in the Semi's to place T-3rd among 15 teams. For the first travel tournament of the new season 13 ROX ventured to Oklahoma City to play the Redland Rendezvous finishing T-5th among 20 teams falling in a tight match just short of the Semi's on Day 2. Congratulations to these and several other teams who have now launched their seasons and notched some excellent play results for the early season.
This coming weekend we have 15 ROX, 14 ROX, 14 HYPER, 13 ROX, 13 HYPER and 12 ROX all playing their Powerleague Qualifiers. Please support all the Highlands Performance teams as we make this the best year ever for the club. Great training and competition along with the faithful support of our families and friends are the keys to our success.
NEW FOR 2011/12
Highlands Performance Volleyball launches 2 new, exciting training programs. Specifically designed for volleyball athletes and run by Stephanie Hamann, 16 ROX Head Coach is our jump and agility training. Stephanie is a dynamic, challenging coach who will be delivering this program for all Highlands Performance athletes 13 and older. We're also excited about our new setter training program for all setters 12 and older in the club. It launches with bootcamp the week after high school aged tryouts and continues with weekly Friday evening training from December through the end of February. Kyle Bradley, our setter trainer, will also be attending team practices and tournaments during the season to help strengthen the connection between setters and their teams. Schedules and registration coming soon so please check back.
