Volleyball teams struggle at AAU State Tournament

Eight teams from the Hangtime Volleyball Club attended the 2008 AAU State Tournament from May 30-June1, 2008. The tournament was set in Grand rapids and hosted by the Michigan Junior Volleyball Association, with most of the games played at the DeVos Place where the local teams struggled.

Hangtime 14 White, coached by Rachel Heisler, went 3-4 in pool play but was eliminated in the first round of playoffs in Division 4. Hangtime 14 Navy, went 6-1 in pool and seeding play, before finishing 3rd place in Division 2A, while Hangtime 14 Royal, coached by Bob Sells, took a 1-3 pool record into play on Sunday and finished with a 2-1 record, to place 8th in Division 1. Christy Varnum’s Hangtime 14 Red team lost a first round match, finishing 5th in 3B.

The 16 Red team finished with a 2-3 record and a 15th place finish in the State Division 1 tournament, while 15 Navy, struggled through with a 0-5 record before being eliminated in the first round of bracket play.

The Hangtime 17 Navy, coached by Taylor Verdon, and 18 Royal teams, coached by Becky Schroeder, had a tough weekend, but they had some solid performances, just falling short in a lot of their matches. 17 Navy, went 2-4 for the weekend and were eliminated in the first round of playoffs in Division 2. The 18 Royal team, playing short six players, didn’t see the winning side of play for the weekend, but played some very tough competition as did the others, falling 0-5 in pool play and were eliminated in the Division 1 tournament in the first round.

Three Hangtime Volleyball Club teams competeted for titles at University of Michigan, Dearborn in the 12U State Tournament.

The Hangtime 10U team, coached by Lynn Syring, competed in the 12U Bronze Division 3 and went 0-3 in pool play.

The Hangtime 12U Red team, coached by Shelly Houston, went 2-2 in pool play finishing 8th in the State Division 1.

The Hangtime 12U Royal composed of 1st year players finished in 24th of 37 in Division 2. The team was coached by Jessica Fitzbiggon.

”Despite the struggles of a lot of our teams, every coach reported an aggressive and strong effort from their respective teams”, stated Club Director Bob Sells. “After a weekend like this, we (coaches) always come out feeling a little let down, but pumped up for our next season and the things we want to do to help our athletes compete at a higher level from top to bottom.”