Aspire Volleyball Club

DID YOU KNOW IN 2011:
Aspire had 3 teams that qualified and traveled to Nationals
12Black finished AZ season undefeated and won Crossroads NQ
14 Black finished 2nd at Anaheim NQ
16s and 18s were Gold Bracket finalists at Minneapolis NQ
Six teams finished in Top 10 of their AZ Divisions
16 Girls and 5 Boys teams  

Shan England (18 Black) commits to Utah State University - Division I

Jessica Laflin (18 Black) commits to U.S. Air Force Academy - Division I

Brandy Grant (18 Black) commits to South Mountain Community College - NJCAA

Mary Jo Kolze (18 Black) commits to Missouri State - Division I

Congratulations Aspire 12N Black for finishing in first place again this past weekend at the AZ Region 12's Club Tournament to maintain their spot as Arizona's #1 12's team!

Aspire 12 Silver also won their division this past weekend and are moving up to division 2.

Congratulations 12's - Go Aspire!

Prep Volleyball Awards Roxanne with "Highest Honorable Mention" of freshman players playing Varsity Prep volleyball.  She is one of only two players in the state to receive the honor.  See article below from Prep Volleyball:

Roxanne Lake, 5-7 Setter, Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona) – Lake had some big shoes to fill after Hamilton lost one of the top setters in the state to graduation, but she stepped right in and led her team to a 33-9 record in 2011, including a third-place finish out of 65 teams at the Nike Tournament of Champions.  “You would never know Roxanne is a freshman,” coach Sharon Vanis said.  “She stepped onto a court with three Division I signees and ran the offense the way a senior would run it.  We were successful this year because Roxy was able to fill some big shoes.”  Lake averaged better than nine assists per game in 96 games

Aspire and ASU women's volleyball team host a clinic for Special Olympics Arizona organized by Teresa Scobee.  Additional clinics are planned and Aspire will, once again, be the home of one or more Special Olympics teams that will represent Arizona at the USA Volleyball Nationals this summer.

Click on the link below to read full article in the Ahwatukee Foothills News

http://www.ahwatukee.com/news/article_b3d6efd2-469d-11e1-b291-0019bb2963f4.html

Hailey Harward and Olivia Hallaran of Aspire 14N Black make the USA Red Team at the Olympic Training Center and represent Aspire and the State of Arizona with pride AND BEASTLY SKILL!   We are proud of both of you!

Maeghan Goldman(18N Black) - Div.II All-State 1st Team
Kasey Kiefer (17N Black) - Div. I Honorable Mention
Kayla Meester (18N Black) - Div. I Honorable Mention
Lexie Nelson (18N Black) - Div. I Honorable Mention
Anaya Whyte (18N Black) - Div. III Honorable Mention

Congratulations to the Aspire 12N Black team for winning the Championship at this year's Kickoff Tournament. 

Congratulations to Aspire's Emily Dawson, Roxanne Lake, Shelby Babcock and Kendall Gray for taking 1st Place 18-and-under at the Barca Beach New Year's Tournament.

And congratulations to Aspire's Halie Rocco, Sammi Brozak, Alicia Heilner and Dani Sullivan for taking 1st Place in their age division at the Barca Beach Tournament.

Aspire players are beasts on the beach!

Congratulations to the Aspire15N Silver team for their 1st Place finish at the 2011 Ice Breaker Tournament!  And the Aspire 15N Silver entry into the Court One Holly Volley 4-on-4 tournament took 2nd Place.  Way to go!

Aspire players Champions at the Court One 4 on 4 tournament:
Hailey Babcock, Kameryn Hill, Rachel Kramer, Jessica Williams and Taylor Knoll