Boys Youth National Team Defeats Guatemala

The U.S. Boys Youth National Team rebounded from its loss Tuesday to Puerto Rico and defeated Guatemala 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-19) on Wednesday at the 2006 NORCECA Boys Youth Continental Championship (U-19) in Bayaguana, Dominican Republic.

Tyler Jaynes (Granite Bay , Calif.) led the U.S. team in all categories with seven kills, three blocks and two aces for 12 points. Ian Connolly (Newport Beach, Calif.) added seven kills. Carson Clark (Solvang, Calif.) had three blocks and Joe Kauliakamoa (Las Vegas, Nev.) added two more. Austin Ellis (Corona del Mar, Calif.) scored on two aces.

“It was really good to get our first win under our belt,” said Head Coach Tino Reyes (University of Hawai’i). “All the members of the team played and they all played very well.”

The Boys Youth National Team will continue pool play on Thursday with a match at 8 p.m. EDT against the Dominican Republic.
For more information about the 2006 NORCECA Boys Youth Continental Championship (U-19) go to http://www.norceca.org/endex.htm.

Boys Youth National Team Downs Dominican Republic

The U.S. Boys Youth National Team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2006 NORCECA Boys Youth Continental Championship (U19) by defeating the Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-14) on Thursday evening.

The U.S. Team will play Mexico in the quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. The winner will face undefeated Cuba in the semifinals on Saturday. Canada will play the Dominican Republic in the other quarterfinal. That match winner will advance to play Puerto Rico.

“The team played the way we had envisioned throughout our training,” Head Coach Tino Reyes said. “We can still get better. But I think we have come around as a team.”

Brad Lawson (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the U.S. Team on Thursday with 12 points on 11 kills and one block. Carson Clark (Solvang, Calif.) added 10 kills. Joe Kauliakamoa (Las Vegas, Nev.) scored on four aces and two blocks. Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.) had three blocks and Kasey Crider (Granite Bay, Calif.) added one ace.

For more information about the 2006 NORCECA Boys Youth Continental Championship (U-19) go to http://www.norceca.org/endex.htm.

 

Boys Youth National Team Downs Mexico

Aug. 26, 2006
U.S. Boys Youth Team Comes Back to Beat Cuba

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 26, 2006) – Showing composure beyond the years of its players, the U.S. Boys Youth National Team came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Cuba, 3-2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-13), on Saturday in the semifinals of the 2006 NORCECA Boys Youth Continental Championship (U-19) in Bayaguana, Dominican Republic.

The victory qualifies the team for the 2007 FIVB Boys Youth World Championships and advances it to the NORCECA finals on Sunday, where it will face undefeated Puerto Rico, the team that defeated the United States in its first match of the tournament.

“The win over Cuba was fantastic,” said U.S. Head Coach Tino Reyes (University of Hawai’i). “The team just wouldn’t quit and kept fighting after being down 2-0. The staff kept preaching, ‘Let’s get better each practice and match’ and they certainly did. The boys did a great job.”

“We were intimidated at first by Cuba’s physical prowess,” said U.S. setter Joe Kauliakamoa (Las Vegas, Nev.). “After the first two sets, we found our confidence, which carried us through to victory.”

The U.S. Boys qualified for the semifinals with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-9, 25-23) quarterfinal win over Mexico.

With the victory on Saturday, the United States improved its tournament record to 4-1. It will meet Puerto Rico (4-0) in the final on Sunday, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., EDT. Puerto Rico defeated Canada, 3-1 (19-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19), on Saturday in the other semifinal match.

Puerto Rico defeated the U.S. Team, 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-20) in the first match of the tournament on Tuesday.

“Tine Reyes, Shawn Patchell and Ken Shibuya Instituted a very demanding training and playing system for this team; similar to a collegiate system,” said Collin Powers, USA Volleyball men’s and boys high performance coordinator. “This team grew into that system every single match. While Cuba looked like a collegiate team physically, we played like a collegiate team systematically. The coaches did a great job.”

For more information on the 2006 NORCECA Boys Youth Continental Championship, go to http://www.norceca.org/endex.htm

Boys Youth National Team Finishes Second at NORCECA Championship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 30, 2006) – The U.S. Boys Youth National Team finished off the 2006 NORCECA Boys Youth Continental Championship (U19) in Bayaguana, Dominican Republic, the same way it began, with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-21) loss to Puerto Rico.

Carson Clark (Solvang, Calif.) led the U.S. boys with 16 points on 14 kills, one ace and one block. However no one else scored in double figures. Enmanuel Batista led Puerto Rico with 15 points. Omar Rivera added 13 and Sequiel Sanchez scored 11.  Nevertheless, the U.S. Boys placed second in the tournament with a 4-2 record and qualified for the 2007 FIVB Boys Youth World Championships. Tyler Jaynes (Granite Bay, Calif.) was named the tournament’s best blocker. He finished with 13 kill blocks in the six matches.

Among other outstanding U.S. performances, Carson Clark (Solvang, Calif.) was the second-leading scorer among all players with 75 points, including 60 kills, nine blocks and six aces. Hayden Reynoso Portorreal of the Dominican Republic won the overall scoring title with 88 points on 65 kills, seven blocks and 16 aces. Jaynes was the second-leading scorer for the United States with 45 points.  Joe Kauliakamoa (Las Vegas, Nev.) led the U.S. team in serving with 13 aces. He was also the third best setter of the tournament with a 2.75 average by set.  Erik Shoji (Honolulu, Hawaii) was the best digger with a 2.10 average by set, which was good enough for second among all diggers. He was also second among the liberos. Dennis Del Valle of Puerto Rico was named the tournament’s best digger with a 3.88 average by set and he was named the best libero.  Brad Lawson (Honolulu, Hawaii) was the U.S. team’s best receiver with a 38.46 efficiency percentage. Shoji was just behind at 38.21.

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Puerto Rico won the gold medal at NORCECA U-19

BAYAGUANA, Dominican Republic, August 28, 2006.- Puerto Rico won the gold medal at the 2006 NORCECA Youth Men’s Continental Tournament while defeating USA 25-20, 25-22, 25-21. Both teams were already qualified for next year’s World Championship.

Captain Enmanuel Batista was the top scorer with 15 points, Omar Rivera added 13 and Sequiel Sanchez had 11 points. “It is a great victory for all of us, the dominance of the fundaments was the key,” said Carlos Rodríguez, the Puerto Rican coach.

Meanwhile, for the second time at the event, Cuba proved to be too much for Canada's youth men to handle. Cuba defeated Canada 3-0 (25-22, 25-19 y 25-21) in last night's bronze medal match. Armando Danger had 16 points and Rolando Cepeda added 12. Canadian Gordon Perrin had 16 points and Graham Vigrass added 8.

In the match for sixth place, Dominican Republic defeated Guatemala 25-12, 25-15, 25-14 and once again Captain Hayden Reynoso was the best scorer with 19 points, Wascar Garcia had 11 and Pedro Garcia 10.

Puerto Rican Rivera was elected as the Most Valuable Player of the competition, Dominican Reynoso was the best scorer and Cuban Danger the best attacker.
Cuban Cepeda earned the title as best server and his teammate Leandro Macias was the best setter. American Tyler Jaynes was the best blocker and Puerto Rican Dennis del Valle was the best digger, receiver and libero.

The final ranking of the tournament: 1. Puerto Rico, 2. USA, 3. Cuba, 4. Canada, 5. Mexico, 6. Dominican Republic, 7. Guatemala.
 

Aug. 22

Puerto Rico def. USA, 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-20)
Cuba def. Mexico, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-19)
Dominican Republic def. Guatemala, 3-1 (25-12, 21-25, 25-13, 25-18)

Aug. 23

USA def. Guatemala, 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-19)
Cuba def. Canada, 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-19)
Puerto Rico def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-16)

Aug. 24

Puerto Rico def. Guatemala, 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-9)
Canada def. Mexico, 3-0 (25-16, 26-24, 25-23)
USA def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-14)

Aug. 25

Quarterfinals
USA def. Mexico, 3-0 (25-16, 25-9, 25-23)
Canada def. Dominican Republic, 3-0  (25-21, 25-20, 25-19)

Aug. 26

Fifth-place, 4 p.m.
Semifinals
Puerto Rico def. Canada, 3-1 (19-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19)
USA def. Cuba, 3-2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-13)
 

Aug. 27

Third-place, Cuba def. Canada, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-21)
Championship, Puerto Rico def. USA, 3-0 (20-25, 22-25, 21-25)