2008-2009 Club News
05/06/2009
~ UPDATED: Congratulations to the following players on their recent
college commitments:
Carly
Coulson ~ William Woods
Katelyn Frakes ~ Avila University
Katie Franiuk ~ Missouri Valley
Jessica Gates ~ Missouri Valley
Mattie Hill ~ Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota
04/27/2009
~ Another great weekend of volleyball!! North Stars 18
Regional competed in Regionals this weekend, playing
some great matches! The team fought all the way through the final
match, bringing home the Silver medal. Nice job ladies!! The 13
Regional, 14 Regional
and 15 Regional also had great
weekends!!
04/24/2009
~ Congratulations to the following players on their recent college
commitments:
Katelyn
Frakes ~ Avila University
Katie Franiuk ~ Missouri Valley
Jessica Gates ~ Missouri Valley
Mattie Hill ~ Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota
04/24/2009
~ North Stars teams had a great weekend. The gold teams competed
in Regionals. 18 National
team had some great matches, just missing the finals. The team
finished with a 4th place finish. Also putting in a great performance
was the 16 National team who
finished with a 5th place in Regionals. The team only lost one
match the entire weekend! Nice job ladies. Good Luck to all the
North Stars teams competing in Regionals this weekend!!
03/30/2009
~ North Stars keep on hittin'!! 14 Regional
and 15 National both took
second place in their tournaments this weekend. Both teams played
great in the finals!! Congrats!! Kudo's also go out to the 15
Regional (3rd place) and 16
National (3rd place) teams!!! Starting Friday, many
of the North Stars teams will be competing in the Show Me Qualifier.
Good Luck to all the teams!!
03/23/2009
~ 18 Regional had a great
tournament in Topeka this past weekend. The finished strong, bringing
home a silver medal. Nice job ladies!! Congrats also goes out
to the 18 National team for
their performance at Crossroads. The ladies finished in the silver
bracket...19th out of 102 teams.
03/16/2009
~ Another great weekend for the North Stars! We had 9 of the 10
team playing this weekend. Congrats go out to the 16
National team (2nd place finish) who made to the finals
of the Gold Heart Challenge....only losing one game up to that
point. The ladies had a great tournament. Congrats also go out
to the 14 Regional team who
brought home another 2nd place finish. Way to go ladies!!
18 National (3rd place) and 17
National (3rd place) both had great tournaments...making
it to the Gold bracket of Gold Heart.
03/13/2009
~ The North Stars family would like to welcome Santina (Nina)
Marie Bonino. Nina arrived on Feb 27 at 5:22pm. She weighed 6lbs.
1oz. 18.5 inches long. Anthony, Mandy, Joey and Nina are doing
great!! We can't wait to see them back in the gym =)

03/09/2009
~ What a great weekend for the North Stars!! Congrats go out to
the 18 National team who placed
first at SportZone. Nice job ladies. Congrats also go out to the
14 National (2nd
place finish), 15 National
(2nd place finish), 18 Regional
(2nd place finish) and 17 National
(17th at MEQ...gold bracket). Way to go!
03/02/2009
~ North Stars teams had a great weekend!! Congratulations goes
out to the 15 National team
who played strong all day, bringing home a 1st place finish from
SportZone. Way to go ladies!! Kudo's also go out to the 16
National team (2nd place finish), 14
Regional (2nd place finish) and 15
Regional (3rd place finish). Keep up the good work
North Stars!!
02/16/2009
~ North Stars had many teams in action this weekend. We saw some
great volleyball matches. Top honors go out to the 18
National and 16 National
teams, who both competed in the President's Day Classic in Omaha.
Both teams played some awesome matches, finishing the tournament
in 9th place (in the gold bracket). Kudo's also goes out to the
15 Regional team who won their
bracket in Omaha and 14 Regional,
who won their bracket at Silver Heart Challenge. Great job North
Stars!!!
2/12/2009
~ Congratulations goes out to the 17
National team who brought home a gold medal this past
weekend. The team had a great day of matches. One of the highlights
came from Shelby Corkill who took the second pass off her head,
for a perfect set to Heather Schieber, who put it down. Way to
use your head!! Congrats also go out to the
18 National team who played some great games, bringing
home a second place finish. Nice job ladies!! Good luck to all
the teams playing this weekend in the Asics President Day tournament
in Omaha, and in Silver Heart Challenge.
1/27/2009
~ Kudo's to the 15 National
for placing third in their tournament this past weekend. The team
played up in the 17 Silver division. The team played hard and
worked well together all day. Nice job ladies!!
1/19/2009
~ 16 National brings home
a third place finish!! The team had a great day, finishing second
in their pool this weekend. The girls played some great matches,
with some crazy rallies. Great job girls!!
1/07/2009
~ Congrats go out to the 15 Regional
team who finished 1st in their pool this past weekend. They played
some great matches. The team brought home a third place finish...which
is a great way to start the season. Nice job ladies!!
01/04/2009
~ Way to go North Stars 17 National and
18 National teams. Both teams
competed in the Power League Qualifier this past weekend. The
17 National team had some
great matches, securing a spot in the tournament. The 18
National had an awesome day. The team went undeafted
in pool play. The team finished in 3rd place (T), setting them
up for the following Power League tournament. Good luck to these
teams, as well as those competing in the qualifiers next weekend.
12/20/2008
~ Congratulations to the 17 National
team for starting off the season with a BANG!! The team played
today in the Power League Warmup and came home with a second place
finish. The team played some great matches. We look forward to
watching them in the upcoming weeks in the Power League Qualifier.
Great job ladies (and coaches)!
11/10/2008
~ We would like to thank everyone who came to tryouts this past
weekend. We would like to congratulate all players....new and
returning. We are looking forward to a great club season. Practice
schedules will be posted by the end of this week.
10/26/2008
~ Thanks to all those players who attended Open Gym. We had a
great turn out! Look forward to seeing you at tryouts.
09/04/2008
~ North Stars VBC will hold an open gym to allow players to sharpen
their skills and prepare for tryouts. Also at this time North
Stars coaches will be on hand to answer any questions players/parents
may have or to just introduce themselves.
Open
Gym will be held at
Parkville Athletic Complex
Sunday,
October 26, 2008
12
& 13: 6-7pm
14 & 15: 7-8pm
16, 17 & 18: 8-9pm
Court
time is FREE and all levels are invited to come and play.
For more information feel free to contact Laura: lrtomney@aol.com
09/04/2008
~ The North Stars VBC is excited about the upcoming season. We
will have the following teams for the 2008-09 season:
18's
~ 2 teams
17's ~ 1 team
16's ~ 2 teams
15's ~ 2 teams
14's ~ 2 teams
13's ~ 2 teams
12's ~ 1 team
Tryout dates have been set:
November
8th, 2008 ~ 12, 13 & 14
November
15th, 2008 ~ 15, 16, 17 & 18
All
tryouts will be held at Parkville Athletic Complex.
Click here for more information...