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2012 West Coast Volleyball Tournament Draws 300 Participants
The 7th Annual Saint Nicholas Volleyball Tournament took place in San Jose, California on November 4 – 6, 2011. The tournament was a great success with over 300 participants representing eight Greek Orthodox parishes in northern California. This year’s tournament was expanded to include teams from four different age categories: Jr. GOYA (11 – 13 years old); GOYA (14 – 18 years old); Young Adults (18 – 35); and Adults (35 and older). This event provided a wonderful opportunity for fellowship amongst Greek Orthodox youth and young adults, and encouraged sportsmanship, Christian fellowship and physical fitness.
The Bumblers 1 Team from the Annunciation Church in Sacramento took first place in the GOYA Division.
The tournament began on Friday evening with Registration and Dinner at Saint Nicholas Church in San Jose. The first round of games was played at the church facilities following dinner, kicking off an enthusiastic evening. The tournament continued all day on Saturday with games being played at San Jose City College from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The players weren’t too exhausted after a full day of games to enjoy a wonderful dinner and Glendi at the Saint Nicholas Church Fellowship Hall to complete the evening. Participants attended the Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning at Saint Nicholas Church, following which the championship games were played in front of supportive parishioners, friends and family.
The parishes that were represented at the tournament were: Holy Cross, Belmont; Nativity of Christ, Novato; Ascension Cathedral, Oakland; Annunciation Cathedral, Sacramento; Saint Nicholas, San Jose; St. Basil, Stockton; Annunciation Cathedral, San Francisco; and Holy Trinity, San Francisco. There were 33 teams in all. The tournament chairman was Mr. George Spilios, a long-time parishioner from Saint Nicholas Church in San Jose.
The teams which took home top honors were: Jr. GOYA – Bumblers, Annunciation, Sacramento; GOYA – Bumblers 1, Annunciation, Sacramento; Young Adult – Purple Penguins, Holy Trinity, San Francisco; Adult – Real Old, Annunciation Cathedral, San Francisco. Four people also received Most Valuable Player awards in their respective divisions: Jr. Goya - Katina Vail, Bumblers, Annunciation, Sacramento; GOYA – Peter Margaris, Bumblers 1, Annunciation, Sacramento; Young Adult – Athan Haigh, Purple Penguins, Holy Trinity, San Francisco; and Adult – Ari Stratakis, Real Old, Annunciation Cathedral, San Francisco.
Additional photos of the tournament can be found at www.facebook.com/SanJoseVolleyball.
The Bumblers Team from the Annunciation Church in Sacramento took first place in the Jr. GOYA Division.
The Purple Penguins Team from Holy Trinity Church in San Francisco took first place in the Young Adult Division.
The Real Old Team from Annunciation Cathedral in San Francisco took first place in the Adult Division.
