Volleyball

Canada is vying for a spot in Volleyball Nations League (women) this week in Lima, Peru (June 26-30).The six participating teams (one host and five teams from continental qualification tournaments) will be divided into two pools of three. Canada’s group includes Argentina and Chinese Taipei.Canada...

Canada has five high-quality teams in a field of 96 teams (48 men/48 women) at the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship, which runs from Friday, June 28 until Sunday, July 7 at the Am Rothenbaum Stadium in Hamburg, Germany.The 12th edition of the FIVB...

Today Canada’s men’s team plays Portugal in Volleyball Nations League and will attempt to find its first win, after an opener loss Friday evening.It was Bulgaria over Canada 3-1 (25-20, 26-24, 19-25, 25-17) in this VNL opener for both sides."We did some good things...

Volleyball Canada announced the extended rosters for the men’s and women’s sitting volleyball programs for the 2019 season."After selection and training camps, we are pleased to announce this strong group of athletes who are working hard toward qualification for the Paralympic Games in 2020,...

Volleyball Canada has finalized its 2019 men’s team roster of coaching staff."We have gathered a great mix of veterans and younger talented coaches this year, and we’re looking forward to a another action-packed season for the men’s program," said Julien Boucher, Volleyball Canada High Performance...

Volleyball Canada announced today that Ottawa (women) and Calgary (men) will be the sites of the 2020 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) stops in Canada.In Ottawa, the women’s team will face the Netherlands, Poland and Japan at the Arena at TD Place from June 2...

The VIU Mariners win back to back national titles on Saturday after a three-set sweep over the King’s University Eagles. They dominated the play from the first serve and become the first women’s team to win back to back titles since Red Deer College...

There was no panic from coach Ross Ballard with his team trailing 2-0 in the penultimate game of their season.Ballard’s Little Flower Academy Angels had their hands full against Vernon’s W.L. Seaton Sonics on Saturday morning at Langley Events Centre with a spot in...

Italy came out aggressively, but Canada came back for the win 1-3 (25-15, 20-25, 22-25, 18-25) today in the final weekend of men’s Volleyball Nations League pool-play action in Brazil.“We had a slow start today. Our reception was not very efficient and it affected...

Canada impressed its home fans today with a 3-0 win over Mexico at the Sportplex in Chateauguay, Quebec, in the Women’s Challenge Cup tournament. The scores were decisive at 25-14, 25-16, 25-17.Canadian Alexa Gray stood out as top scorer with 13 points; followed by teammate...

Roster set for VNL in OttawaMen's team head coach Glenn Hoag has announced the roster for VNL Ottawa.Team Canada will go up against Australia, Germany and Serbia on week 2 (June 7 to 9) of the five-week pool play stage of Volleyball Nations League.VNL...