Northwestern Ontario Region Volleyball

Good luck to Coach and Team Canada U17 as they head into the NORCECA Continental Championships tonight at 6:00 pm CST against Mexico. Top three teams will qualify for the 2024 FIVB Worlds.

Live stream link is below. Please jump on and support Team Canada 🇨🇦

https://www.facebook.com/fhv.hn?mibextid=kFxxJD

Get a team in to play!

Congratulations to former R1 coach, Amy Wilson on being named as Head Coach of Team Canada 17U women.

Held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from November 19 to 27, 2023. The U17 Girls Norceca Championships is a qualifying event for the U17 World Championships to be held in 2024. 

Congratulations, Coach Amy. Good luck to you, Team Canada Coaching Staff and Team Canada 17U women 🇨🇦

Alex Krassey - Conestoga College - Middle Blocker

Hometown
Atikokan

What year are you in?
2nd year

What are you taking?
Firefighting

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
For me what worked with being a student athlete is getting into a routine and planning out each week to stay on top of school wor.k

Good luck in your season, Alex 🙌🏼 NWO is proud of you!

Kendaaz White - Lakehead University Men’s Club Team - Right Side/Setter

Hometown
Grassy Narrows First Nation

What year are you in?
Third Year

What are you taking?
Bachelors of Science in Nursing

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
Train hard. You may feel as if you have reached your full potential but there's always room for improvement. Believe in yourself that you can be better, and it will surely happen. “Have fun, play hard and always, always be happy in whatever yyou’redoing in life” -Gabriel Fobister Sr.

Good luck, Kendaaz 🙌🏼 NWO is proud of you!

Emily Heil - Middle Blocker - Lakehead University

Hometown
Dryden

What year are you in?
Fourth year

What are you taking?
Honours bachelor of science majoring in biology with a concentration in biodiversity and conservation

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
Always give 100% of what you have and be open to anything new thrown at you

Good luck on your season, Emily 🙌🏼 NWO is proud of you!

Brock MacKenzie - Humber College - Left Side

Hometown
Thunder Bay

What year are you in?
First year

What are you taking?
HVAC technician program

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
Advice is to stay on top of school work as it’s a busy life being a student athlete so you must make sure you’re on top of your schooling to stay ahead. Also to make sure you’re always giving a 100% on the court or field or in any sport you end up playing.

Good luck in your season, Brock 🙌🏼 NWO is proud of you!

Cayleigh Fossum - Lakehead University - Left Side

Hometown
Thunder Bay

What year are you in?
Third year

What are you taking?
Bachelor of Nursing

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
Go into each practice giving maximum effort and a willingness to learn and try new things from each coach you work with!

Good luck in your season, Cayleigh 🙌🏼 NWO is proud of you!

Taylor Valliant - Middle Blocker - Cambrian College

Hometown
Thunder Bay

What year are you in?
First year of eligibility

What are you taking?
Police Foundations

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
It is extremely rewarding playing post secondary, and if you get the opportunity you should take it. Never limit or doubt yourself because your goals are always closer then you think!

Congratulations, Taylor 🙌🏼 NWO is proud of you!

Jamie Spencer - Middle Blocker - Trent University

Hometown
Fort Frances

What year are you in?
Fourth year at Trent, Third year of playing eligibility

What are you taking?
Psychology, minoring in sociology

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
My advice would be to make sure you like the school and program you choose just as much as the team. You can’t play college/uni vball without actually going to school so it’s important that the school is just as good of a fit as the team and coaches are.

Good luck in your season, Jamie! NWO Region is proud of you 🙌🏼

Adyson Wilson - Pin Hitter - Toronto Metropolitan University

Hometown
Fort Frances

What year are you in?
3rd year at TMU, 2nd year of playing eligibility

What are you taking?
Fashion Design

Any advice to athletes that would like to play post secondary?
Start your research as soon as possible. Coaches love to see that you invested time researching their university/team and know specifically what you want out of your university experience and why you think that that university will achieve it. It’s okay to not know what you want, but fake it til you make it.

Good luck in your season, Adyson! NWO Region is proud of you 🙌🏼

‼️🚨 Attention NWO Region ‼️🚨

Are you a NWO Region student athlete playing varsity volleyball at a college or university? Let us know so we can follow along on your season as well as let our followers know of your schedule and when/how to watch you battle it out!

Send a DM along with a headshot so we can celebrate your success on our Instagram page!

Tune in all this week as some amazing coaches from our NWO Region take over the Instagram account.

September 18 - Coach Terry McMahon - 807 Selects VC & Fort Frances Muskies

September 19 - Coach Kim Fossum - Superior North VC

September 20 - Coach Shelby Nosan - Rainy River Community College

September 21 - Coach Emma Korelenko - Hammarskjold Vikings & Superior North VC

September 22 - Coach Kelly McGuire - Conestoga College Condors & KW Predators VC

Thank your coach because you wouldn’t be able to play if they weren’t involved!

Some NWO Region Post Secondary Student Athletes will be taking over the Instagram account this week. They’ll be showing a day in the life of a varsity student athlete.

September 12 - Jamie Spencer - Trent University Women’s Varsity Volleyball

September 13 - Emily Heil - Lakehead University Women’s Varsity Volleyball

September 14th - Adyson Wilson - Toronto Metropolitan University Women’s Varsity Volleyball

September 15th - Kendaaz White - Lakehead Men’s Varsity Club Volleyball

And tune in next week when we have some incredible NWO Region Coaches takeover the Instagram account for National Coaches Week.

Details coming soon

Congratulations to Kylan Whitehead on his recent signing to the Canadore College Men’s Volleyball Team 🏐

What an amazing accomplishment, Kylan! The North is proud of you!

Repost from 807 Selects Volleyball Club.

Our 16u’s were in Winnipeg this past weekend playing up at the Bandits Volleyball Club 17u tournament.
They played a lot of tough teams, their limits were pushed, and they got a little better each game. Great weekend of volleyball ladies 🏐!

Posted • It wasn’t the storybook ending we imagined, but we are proud nonetheless. This team went 3-1 in pool play, finishing as the only second place team with a winning record. This put us up against the number 2 seed in the quarter finals. They were big, their fans were loud, and we battled hard. In the end it wasn’t enough and our amazing season came to a close.
Ranked 17th coming in and finishing tied for 5th is quite an accomplishment. The coaching staff is extremely proud of this group. Don’t be sad it’s over, be happy it happened. Congrats to the team as well as our graduating seniors.

For the first time in 33 years, the Marathon High School Falcons Senior Girls team won the NWOSSA “A” Championship! They battled against the Rainy River Owls! Congratulations, Falcons 🙌🏼

Posted • The 18U Boys Skills Development Team put their skills to the test this past weekend at the Minnesota North Snownami Tournament.

Finishing with a 2-1 record in pool play, these athletes brought their 🏐 skills and strong 💪, positive mindset to the court in every set! Moving on to playoffs, they came up just short in a well fought game making them hungry to get back on the court and practice.

Way to go Giants!

Posted • Your NWOSSAA champions, Westgate Tigers!!
Even though both games were 3-0 sweeps, the scores were not reflective of the competition that Fort Frances brought. These Tigers had to fight for every set and even overcame a 14-7 deficit in the 3rd set! Congrats to these girls who don’t know the definition of “lose” as every one of these athletes has won every single year of their high school careers. Off to OFSAA!!

Congratulations to our very own Coach Kelly on this exciting achievement! We are proud of you!

Kelly McGuire - OCAA/West Coach of the Year; CCAA Coach of the Year Nominee

Congrats to the Fort Frances Muskie Sr. Girls on their gold medal win at the “AA” NorWossa Championships. They beat the Dryden Eagles by a score of 3-2. Congratulations, Muskies 🙌🏼

Congratulations to the Fort Frances Jr. Muskie girls and their coaches on winning the “AA” NorWossa Championship!

Posted • The winning streak continues!! Congratulations to the Jr. Girls’ Volleyball team on winning the SSSAA city championship today defeating Westgate 3 games to 1 in the best of 5 match. Way to go Vikings!!! We are so proud of each one of you for your contributions to the team’s success over the duration of the season.

The Rainy River Owls are NORWOSSA 'A' Senior Girls Volleyball Champions! They beat St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 3-0. Congratulations, Owls 🦉