Columbia 17-Black broke into the Regional Rankings by the writers at Prep Volleyball by claiming the #4 U-17 spot in the greater Pacific Northwest Region (Aloha, Columbia Empire, Puget Sound, Evergreen, Alaska, Moku O Keawe regions.) Congratulations players and coaches on the recognition!
Player grades are due for all middle and high school age players by March 8th. Please turn in a copy of your grade report (Power School or whatever your school uses is fine) to your coach by Sunday, March 8th. Keep up the good work in school everyone!
Columbia 15-Black swept the O-Town tournament on Sunday. The 15-Black ladies dropped only a single set all day as they powered their way to the Tournament Championship in five straight wins.
Congratulations Players, Coaches, and Parents!
15-Black scores: defeated O-Town 16 Black 25-12, 25-18; defeated NCWVBC 16-3 Red 25-21, 25-15; defeated Club KB 16-1 Blue 25-12, 25-12; defeated NCWVBC 16-1 Gold 17-25, 25-10, 15-5; defeated Sweets 16-2 Blue 25-17, 25-13.
Locations for the next round of Power League for Columbia 14-Black and 14-Red are posted on our schedule page. (14-Red players/parents, book your room fast if you want to stay at the Family Fun Center hotel in Wilsonville. It may fill up quickly.)
Vegas-bound Columbia players on 18-Black and 17-Black should be sure to have their profiles on University Athlete updated prior to the tournament. (If you don't yet have a profile, now is the time to create one... it's free.) While we are on the subject of recruiting services, never sign up for services that charge you without getting advice from John first. You can have Chris link any and all recruiting profiles amd online information you have by e-mailing him the links/information. He'll link it to your listing on our Recruiting page. Don't hesitate to let John know if you are interested in particular schools, so he can help you with your recruitment. Columbia wants to add each of you to our College Alumni list soon!
Players who picked their jackets already should write their name on the tag inside (low and on the side of the jacket.) Every year players have left jackets at practice or tournaments. If you don't label them, you won't get them back!
It somehow turned out to be John L's "birthday " at the Columbia 18-Black team dinner in Eugene.
Players/Parents on the following teams should make their travel arrangements NOW for the MLK weekend Oregon Matt Hartner Memorial Classic in Eugene: 15-Black, 16-Black, 18-Red, 18-Black. Hotel space will be very tight, make your hotel reservations NOW! Players may use any hotel arrangements they choose for this tournament. Teams will be there Friday thru Sunday nights with play continuing Monday. (3 days of play)
See our Travel page for more updates as we build our schedule over the next week.
Players on our two oldest teams are now released to make FLIGHT ONLY transportation arrangements for the Las Vegas Classic. Players need to arrive BEFORE 10pm on Friday, Feb. 13th, and must not have departure before 4:30pm (later is better) on Monday, Feb. 16th. John L will be making arrangements for hotel information at a later date, and players should avoid making hotel reservations at this time. Flights do fill up for this weekend, don't wait to make your arrangements. Questions? Check with John for help.
Note: players who want to participate in the (wildly optional) Unsigned Senior Showcase would need to arrive earlier. Check with John before registering for this event.
Watch our Travel page for additional information about all tournaments.