DALLAS, TEXAS (July 1, 2008) – The 29th USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships, hosted by USA Volleyball at the Dallas Convention Center, crowned Open, National and American Division winners for the 17-year-old brackets on Tuesday as the 10-day event runs from June 26 to July 5.
AJV 17 Mizuno (Austin, Texas) defeated Skyline 17RoShamBoJason (Murphy, Texas) 25-22, 20-25, 26-24, 25-21to win the 17 Open Division title. Both teams were undefeated prior to the meeting, but both needed five-set victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals to advance to the championship match. AJV 17 Mizuno knocked off Epic 17-1 25-17, 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 18-16 in the quarterfinals and Wave 17Brent Spalding 25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-9 in the semifinals. Skyline 17RoShamBoJason reached the title match by defeating Gold Cal 17 Jeff 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 18-15, 15-12 in the quarterfinals and TAV 17 Asics 25-19, 30-28, 27-29, 24-26, 15-11 in a marathon semifinal contest.
Impact VBC 17 Silver (Old Hickory, Tenn.) captured the 17 National Division title with a 25-13, 25-6 victory over Jammers HI 17 (Honolulu) in the championship match. Impact VBC 17 Silver advanced to the title match with a 17-25, 25-22, 18-16 victory over Mizuno M1 171 (Minnetonka, Minn.) in the quarterfinals and a 23-25, 25-14, 15-12 victory over Delta Valley 17 Blue (Stockton, Calif.) in the semifinals. Jammers HI 17 reached the championship match by defeating NE Elite 17 Asics (Omaha, Neb.) 25-22, 25-17, 15-12 in the quarterfinals and Southwest Illinois (Belleville, Ill.) 171 25-23, 25-20 in the semifinals. Both championship teams came back from a second round deficit to reach the title match.
Woodlands Stars - 17G (The Woodlands, Texas) defeated IPVA 17s (Ankeny, Iowa) 25-17, 25-22 to win the 17 American Division title. Woodlands Stars - 17G knocked off Sports City 17-1 Fight (Fresno, Calif.) 23-25, 25-17, 16-14 in the quarterfinals and GLQVC 17-Erie (Westlake, Ohio) 25-22, 25-23 in the semifinals to reach the championship match. IPVA 17s defeated Rockwood Thunder 171 (Eureka, Mo.) 12-25, 25-18, 16-14 in the quarterfinals and Golden Bear 17 Mizuno (Vallejo, Calif.) 20-25, 25-11, 15-9 in the semifinals.
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