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Updated 08/25/2008

 

 

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USA MEN WIN GOLD - ALL USA TEAMS MEDAL! 
 
The USA Men’s Volleyball Team
won the gold medal with a 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 victory over Brazil.  This is the third time in history that the USA Men have won gold.  The US took fourth in Athens.
 
The USA Olympic Women's Indoor Volleyball Team
won the silver medal with a loss to top ranked-Brazil 15-25, 25-18, 13-25, 25-21 Saturday evening in the Olympic Games title match at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium.  The U.S. silver medal matched its previous best finish from the 1984 Olympic Games. Team USA, ranked fourth in the world by the FIVB, also finished with a bronze in 1992.
   
The  USA Olympic Beach Volleyball Team
of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers beat the Brazilian Team of Fabio Magalhaes and Marcio Araujo 23-21, 17-21, 15-4, winning their Olympic debuts in classic beach volleyball weather. 
 
The USA Olympic Team of  Misty May-Treanor
(Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Kerri Walsh (Saratoga, Calif.) won their second consecutive gold medal in Women's Olympic Beach Volleyball (2004, 2008) by defeating Tian Jia and Wang Jie of China 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) on Thursday.
 
Read all about it! 
     USAV: 
http://volleyball.teamusa.org/
    NBC:   www.nbcolympic.com
    ESPN: www.espn.com

 
LAKESHORE HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS –The Lakeshore Region High Performance Youth and Select teams participated in the USAV High Performance Championships in Tucson, AZ. 
 
Results can be viewed on the USAV website at:  
 
http://volleyball.teamusa.org/event/event/244
  
Click the division at the top left: 
Girls National Youth or Girls National Select  
Then click on the Lakeshore Teams!
 

2009 USAV CHAMPIONSHIPS LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED – Start looking ahead to the 2009 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Girls and Boys Championships and the USAV Adult Open Championships!  The girls will play in Miami, FL, concurrently with the Women’s Pan Am Cup event!  Boys will compete in Atlanta and the Adults will play in Minneapolis!  Start planning now!  
 
Quote of the Week –
"This team represents what's good about team sports - the sum of our hearts is much greater than the individual aspects of this team.  A bunch of guys playing selflessly - a lot of unity and a lot of strength. “   Hugh McCutcheon, USA Men’s Volleyball Head Coach 
 

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