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Stephen Maar had a match-high 24 points as Canada opened play at the men’s Volleyball Nations League with a 3-1 win over host Turkey on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian women top Thailand to improve to 3-1 at Volleyball Nations League competition
Canada picked up an important victory in Volleyball Nations League action on Saturday night with a 25-21, 25-13, 20-25 and 25-17 over winless Thailand in Rio de Janeiro. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian volleyball player Alexa Gray hopeful of memorable year — one that might include Olympics
Alexa Gray, a 29-year-old native of Lethbridge, Alta., spoke with CBC Sports this week from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with her main focus on the Canadian women’s volleyball team qualifying for the Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian volleyball women feel sense of urgency while eyeing Paris Olympic spot
No year in the past four has carried this much weight for the Canadian women’s volleyball program. Ranked 11th in the world, the 14-member team will play 12 Volleyball Nations League games in hopes of snapping a 28-year drought in Olympic qualifying. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson ousted from Brazil beach volleyball event by Olympic-hungry Swiss duo
Toronto’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were the latest Canadian beach volleyball duo to fall to Esmee Bobner and Zoe Verge-Depre of Switzerland, dropping a three-set decision (21-18, 23-25, 10-15) on Saturday in Brasilia, Brazil. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Bansley, Bukovec win silver at Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Brazil
Canada’s Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec secured a silver medal on Sunday after falling to Latvia in the final at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Recife Challenge tournament in Recife, Brazil. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball National Championship: Quarterfinal # 1 – Saint Mary’s vs Manitoba
Watch Women’s U Sports volleyball action from the Burridge Gymnasium at McMaster University with the first quarterfinal game of the National Championship. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Heslinga, Sargent have young Alberta men’s volleyball team playing beyond its years
Leading the way for the No. 2-ranked Alberta Golden Bears are a pair of six-foot-seven outside hitters in the form of third-year Isaac Heslinga and second-year Jacob Sargent. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Brock women’s volleyball team’s rise to becoming national contenders
Brock women’s volleyball team is the two-time OUA Quigley Cup champions, but the one championship that has eluded their grasp is the national title. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘What’s next?’: Brock women’s volleyball team’s rapid rise as a national contender
When Brock women’s volleyball Head Coach Steve Delaney took over the job in the summer of 2018, there didn’t appear to be much immediate hope for optimism for the program. CBC | Sports News
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