Texas Revolution 16 Elite is shown holding the winning trophy from the Southern California Junior Olympic Qualifier, left to right, front row: Ellen Shoemaker, Siobhan O’Neill, Cara Fisher, Trysta Dionne, Katie Marabella, Caiti O’Connell; back row: Alicia Dittrich, Audrey Hazelwood, Coach Christian Dunn, Lauren Horelka, and Paige Leslie.
Texas Revolution Volleyball’s 16 Elite has quickly become one of the country’s best teams, currently ranked #8 in the nation by Prepvolleyball.com. First, the team traveled to Anaheim, California, to participate in the Southern California Junior Olympic Qualifier. The tournament is considered by many to be the toughest because all of the California teams play in the tournament. The team won the tournament and an Open bid to the Junior Olympics by defeating Laguna in the Semi-finals and Mizuno Long Beach in the Finals. Both teams were ranked in the top 5 in the country at the time. Only five days later the team traveled to Dallas and finished with another top 10 finish at the Mizuno Lone Star Classic National Qualifier.
TRV is a member club of USA Volleyball, which holds the Junior Olympics from the end of June through July. The Junior Olympics has three divisions for each age group with Open being the highest division and most selective with only 28 teams receiving an Open bid. This year the Junior Olympics will be held at the Miami Convention Center, just blocks from South Beach!
TRV 14 Elite players and coaches are pictured at the Lone Star Classic National Qualifer, left to right, front row: Ashley Smith, Courtney Richardson, Sam Volk, Niki Morales, Jordan Fandry, Rebecca Watson, Lily Elsner; back row: Coach James Arthur, Elaine Weiss, Sarah Strasner, Sarah Sciacca and Coach Sara Arthur.
Texas Revolution Volleyball’s 14 Elite claimed the second Open bid for the club this last weekend at the Mizuno Lone Star Classic National Qualifier held in Dallas. The girls beat two great teams, Victory 14 Elite and Mad Frogs 14 National, on Saturday to secure its Open bid and summer vacation to Miami. The team finished 5th overall in the prestigious tournament.
The bid was worth the wait as this was the team’s last chance to qualify. The team previously traveled to Denver, Colorado, and Anaheim, California, to try to qualify for the Junior Olympics. In both events the girls showed signs that they belonged at the highest level, but fell victim to a couple of bad pools where they had to play already qualified teams. While the tournaments did not go as planned, they did give them the experience necessary to win the bid in Dallas.
The club is very proud of both teams and would like to congratulate the players and coaches for all their hard work and dedication.
TRV 16 Elite finished the Tour of Texas with an amazing performance winning 2nd place in Division 1 of the Tour Finals. Along the way the team beat Texas Tornados 15 Mizuno, ranked #2 in the nation by Prepvolleyball.com; Texas Tornados 16 Mizuno, which is ranked #2 in the state by Lonestarvolleyball.com and has already won an Open bid to the Junior Olympics; Brazos Valley 16 Mizuno and Braggin’ Rights, ranked #10 in the state by Lonestarvolleyball.com. The team battled hard in the finals but lost to SSVBC out of San Antonio.
The girls also finished 3rd place on throughout the four tournament series, placing 1st, 3rd, 5th and 2nd respectively. The club is very proud of these girls for all their hard work and the success that has come with it.
TRV 17 Elite headed to San Antonio in need of a couple of wins to get back on the winning track. The team didn’t disappoint as they took down Austin Juniors 17 Red and Extec 17 National. The team showed off their dominating offense and defense in both matches and continued to show why they are considered one of the top teams in the state. The team will be headed to Atlanta and the Big South Qualifier where they will hopefully earn a bid to the Junior Olympics
TRV 15s team showed their dominant form at the Cross Court Classic. TRV 15 Black led the way as they placed 3rd out of 67 teams in the 15 Club division. TRV 15 Select finished with a 4-1 record and a 5th place finish in the 15 Elite division. The Cross Court Classic is one of the largest tournaments in the Houston area and brings some of the best teams from Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and even Louisiana.
TRV goes Gold at TCS and Tour Qualifier
For the first time in its short history, Texas Revolution Volleyball has qualified four teams in the Gold division in the Texas Championship Series and Tour of Texas. The four teams combined match record was 26-0 and only lost three sets between them. Both tournaments are considered the top tournament series in the state and draw teams from Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas, and even some teams from Oklahoma.
Congratulations go out to TRV 14 Elite and TRV 15 Elite for qualifying for the Texas Championship Series and for having perfect match and set records. The 14 Elite will go into the First Stop as the overall #4 seed and the 15 Elite will go in as the overall #3 seed.
Congratulations are also sent to TRV 16 Elite and TRV 17 Elite for qualifying for the Tour of Texas and for having perfect match records. Both teams battled tough competition, especially the 17 Elite, who faced 5 out of 6 teams that eventually qualified for the Tour of Texas. TRV 16 Elite will go into the Tour as the overall #2 seed and the 17 Elite will be the overall #7 seed.
TCS and Tour Results:
TRV 13 Elite: 25th place TRV 13 Select: 25th place
TRV 14 Elite: 1st place TRV 14 Select: 33rd place
TRV 15 Elite: 1st place TRV 15 Select: 25th place
TRV 16 Elite: 1st place TRV 16 Select: 49th place
TRV 17 Elite: 1st place
TCS/Tour and Local Results
TCS Stop #1
TRV 15 Elite continues to set records at TRV by placing 4th place at the Texas Championship Series Stop #1. The team beat several good teams to place second in its pool and then lost a close battle with TAV 15 Asics, 26-24, 25-18, in the third place match. This is the highest finish ever for a TRV team in the TCS tournament series. We look forward to the next stop where we hope the girls can take it a step further and bring home a top 3 finish!
Tour of Texas Stop #1
TRV 16 Elite made huge strides to becoming a top 10 team in Texas with a 3rd place finish in Division 1 at the Tour of Texas Stop #1. The turning point of the tournament came in the 3rd game of the third place match. Down 9-14, the girls made an incredible come-back to win 16-14 to defeat Alamo 16 Kaepa, ranked 5th in the state. Coach Christian Dunn stated, “The girls just never gave up and forced the other team to make errors. They have come to believe in themselves and want to take their game to the next level.” Congrats girls and keep up the good work.
Texas Tornados Elite/Advanced Series
Texas Revolution Volleyball flexed its muscle at several local tournaments proving that TRV is becoming one of the best clubs in Houston. Congrats to all the teams for their fantastic results!
TRV 16 Elite – 5th place (17s division)
TRV 16 Select – 5th place
TRV 13 Elite – 3rd place
TRV 13 Select – 5th place
Houston Power League
Texas Revolution Volleyball local teams dominate Houston Power League. TRV 15 Black, TRV 14 Black and TRV 13 Black all advanced into the Gold bracket of the Houston Power League.
TRV 15 Black, seeded 31st, took over the 7th seed by beating Pearland Black, Shockwave and KaBoom. This team has been on a roll with Coach Brandon Hoffman, winning the Silver Bracket of the Texas Tornados Warm-up tournament and now taking first in the opening pool of Power League. We are very proud of these young ladies and look for continued improvement.
TRV 14 Black, seeded 19th, took over the 14th seed by beating Copperfield, TCA and Renegades. The team has been continually improving and has started coming together after early season injuries. TRV looks forward to watching these girls as the Power League continues.
TRV 13 Black kept its 22nd seed at the first tournament of the Power League. The team upended the overall #3 seed, Texas Elite Black, and the Blue Devils but couldn’t get past Texas Tornados. Keep up the good work!
Texas Revolution Volleyball would like to congratulate 17 Elite players, Madeline Gaffney (center) and Ericka Gordon (right) and 16 Elite player, Ellen Shoemaker (left) for their performance at the UIL state playoffs. The girls are members of the Clear Creek Wildcats, which placed 3rd in the 5A division, losing to the eventual winner in five games. These three players are among numerous players that received awards this high school season:
17 Elite
Kirsten Kubikek – TAPPS 3A Second Team All-State Madeline Gaffney – Galveston Daily News – First Team All-Galveston County, First Team All-District24-5A Samantha Bentley – First Team All-District24-5A Hayley Couch – Galveston Daily News – Third Team All-Galveston County, First Team All-District 24-4A, All-Tournament team at Santa Fe Invitational Tournament Ericka Gordon – Honorable Mention All-District 24-5A Kailey Killingsworth – Second Team All-District 24-5A and All-Academic Team District 24-5A, Second Team All-Brazoria County, Alvin High School Most Valuable Player Tyler Jenkins - Second Team All-District 22-5A and District 22-5A All-Academic team. Tori Whitworth - Honorable Mention All-District 24-5A
16 Elite
Trysta Dionne – Second Team All-District 24-5A Alicia Dittrich – Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-District 24-5A Cara Fisher – Libero of the Year and First Team All-Brazoria County,District 24-4A Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-District24-4A Katie Marabella – Galveston Daily News – Third Team All-Galveston County, First Team All-District 24-4A Caiti O’Connell – Second Team All-District 24-5A Siobhan O’Neill – Galveston Daily News – Second Team All-Galveston County, District 24-4A Setter of the Year and First Team All-District24-4A
16 Select
Jenny Epperson – Second Team All-District 21-5A
15 Elite
Kimberlyn Patterson – Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-District 22-5A Kolby Sharp – TAPPS First Team All-District 4-4A, All-tournament team at O’Connell Tournament, Lutheran South Pioneer recipient Kaelan O’Neill – Honorable Mention All-District 24-4A
TRV dominates Warm-up tournaments
TRV started the 2008-2009 season off with a bang as multiple teams brought home medals and plaques in their first two tournaments of the year. Congratulations and best wishes for the season go out to:
TRV 12 Black: 3rd place Willowbrook Classic #1
TRV 12 Elite: 3rd place Spike Sport #2
TRV 13 Select: 3rd place Spike Sport #1 and 2nd Place at Texas Tornados Warm-up (13 Club)
TRV 14 Elite: 2nd place at WSC #1 and 3rd place at Texas Tornados Warm-up (14 Open)
TRV 14 Select: 3rd place at Texas Tornados Warm-up (14 Club)
TRV 15 Elite: 2nd place at WSC #2 (15 Open) and 3rd place at Texas Tornados Warm-up (15 Open)
TRV 15 Select: 3rd place at Spike Sport Classic #1
TRV 15 Black: 9th place and Silver Bracket Champions at Texas Tornados Warm-up (15 Club)
TRV 16 Elite: 2nd place at Texas Thunder Rally Point #1 and 3rd place at Texas Tornados Warm-up (16 Open)
TRV 16 Select: 5th at Texas Tornados Warm-up (16 Club)
TRV 17 Elite: 3rd at WSC #2 and 2nd at Texas Tornados Warm-up (17s Division)
