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2018-19: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BADGER REGION VOLLEYBALL! Badger Region Volleyball Association Volume 5, Issue 16 | April 11, 2019 THE BADGER BEACON WWW.BADGERVOLLEYBALL.ORG | [email protected] Region seeks Club Coach, Director of the Year The Badger Region is commit- been formed to choose this year’s participation in volleyball note: only Club Directors may ted to promoting good coaching worthy coaches and club director * Professional and positive nominate coaches. and club management; it’s time to based on the following criteria: demeanor while promoting team All nominees/winners must be recognize some of the best in the * Team success during the sportsmanship active members of the Badger Re- state of Wisconsin. In partner- season (Coach) * Commitment by the club di- gion and the AVCA. However, we ship with the AVCA, the Badger * Team improvement during rector to coaching development/ encourage everyone to nominate Region will be awarding a Club the season (Coach) support deserving coaches/club directors, Director and multiple Coach * Individual player develop- * Contributions by the Club and we will work with winners of the Year Awards this season. ment (Coach) Director to the growth of volleyball to obtain AVCA membership if Winners will also be shared with * Coach/Club Director role in * The culture and personality necessary. the AVCA for consideration for the overall success of the club of the club that the Club Director Any questions about this National Coach and Club Direc- * Coach/Club Director con- has instilled awards program can be directed tor of the Year awards. tributions or overall impact on The nomination period is open to Scott Spiess at scott@badger- A selection committee has character development through now through April 30. Please volleyball.org. WIAA releases new website; brackets for boys and girls tourney Thousands of Badger Region members also participate on with their high school boys and girls volleyball teams from August through No- vember. That being said, the Region is working with the WIAA to make sure changes to the high school volleyball scene are well known among the volleyball community. Here is this week’s update from the WIAA: * The WIAA launched a new website this week. Have feedback on accessibility or “us- er-friendliness? Contact the WIAA office. * Boys and girls tournament brackets have Coaches from Impact Volleyball Club pose for a photo with Luka Slabe (far left), Karch Kiraly been posted and can be found on the boys and (second from left), Ryan Theis (fourth from left) and Terry Liskevych (second from top right). girls volleyball pages under “Tournaments.” * Girls volleyball schools (Div. 2-3-4) have until May 1 to vote if they prefer remain in Art of Coaching the larger, sectional group, or to split into two smaller regional groupings. clinic welcomes * All eight boys sectional final matches will be hosted as a “doubleheader” with the boys match at 4:30 p.m. and the girls match 300 to Marquette to follow at 7 p.m. Seven of the eight boys sectionals will be hosted at schools that do An elite cadre of coaches not currently offer boys volleyball as a sanc- came to Milwaukee April 6-7 tioned sport. It is the hopes of the WIAA that for the first-ever Art of Coach- exposing these schools to the sport of boys volleyball will encourage them to add the ing clinic at Marquette Uni- sport in the near future. Terry Liskevych and Karch Kiraly welcome attendees versity. For more photos and a Have questions? Email [email protected]. to the April 6-7 Art of Coaching clinic. re-cap of the event, see Page 3. PAGE 2 — BADGER BEACON CELEBRATING 25 YEARS G14s highlight third weekend of #BRChamps2019 The largest age division top to bottom in the 2019 Badger Region Championships was the Girls 14-and-under division, which had over 90 teams competing. This year, the Region divided the teams into four divisions, Open, Club, Wisconsin and Badger divisions that competed March 30-31. In addition, the Adult Badger Region Championships were held on March 30. Winners were as follows: FC Elite 14 Navy (Open Division) Milwaukee Sting 14 Silver (Club Division) Girls 14 Open Adult Men’s A/AA 1. FC Elite 14 Navy 1. Team Core 2. Milwaukee Sting 2. Crush 14 Black 3. Milwaukee Ice/ 3. Capital 14 Adidas Wisconsin Great Lakes Girls 14 Club Adult Men’s 1. Milwaukee Sting Consolation 14 Silver 1. Madison Matrix 2. Milwaukee Sting 2. Yayy Volleyball 14 Madison 3. Carroll Men’s Vol- 3. I AM VBC 14 Red leyball/Team Elevate River City 14 Black (Wisconsin Division) Capital 14 White (Badger Division) Girls 14 Wisconsin Women’s A 1. River City 14 Black 1. Threat Level 2. Wisconsin Premier Midnight 14 Teal 2.Voldemort Sucks 3. Eclipse 14 Solar 3. Milwaukee Magic Girls 14 Badger Women’s B/BB 1. Capital 14 White 1. Woman Up 2. 1W 14 White 2. Mad Cats 3. Southport G14 3. She Vegas Team Core (Men’s A/AA Division) Woman Up (Women’s B/BB Division) Black Boys teams earn top honors at sixth annual Dale Rohde A record 75 boys teams competed in the sixth annual Dale Rohde Memorial Boys Volleyball Tournament March 30 or March 31 at the Wisconsin Center. The tournament is a memorial for longtime referee, board member, player and boys volleyball supporter Dale Rohde, who lost his life to cancer in early 2014. Winners were as follows: Boys 17/18s Red Division: Boys 13/14 Red Division: 1. MVC 18-Phil 1. Sting 14 Adidas Milwaukee Sting B12 Adidas (B12/13) Milwaukee Sting B14 Adidas (B13/14-Red) 2. MVC 18-Brad 2. MVC 14-Jim Boys 17/18s White Division: Boys 13/14 White Division: 1. MVC 16-Jon 1. Sting 13 Lightning 2. Southport B17-Blue 2. OVC B14 Boys 15/16 Red Division: Boys 12/13 Division: 1. Sting 16 Lightning 1. Sting 12 Adidas 2. Sting 16 Adidas 2. MVC 13-Erik 3. Southport B13-Black Boys 15/16 White Division: 1. OVC B16 MVC 16-Jon (B17/18-White) OVC B16 (B15/16-White) 2. RVA Boys 16 Navy PAGE 3 — BADGER BEACON CELEBRATING 25 YEARS Kiraly, Liskevych train coaches at AoC clinic Two legends of volley- at the clinic included: ball, Karch Kiraly and Terry * Building a culture Liskevych highlighted the * Future of the game cadre of coaches who came to * Training your setter Marquette University April 6-7 * Developing your outsides for the Art of Coaching clinic. and much more. Close to 300 coaches from throughout the Midwest attended the clinic held at Kiraly, the coach of the women’s Badger Region members the Al McGuire Center on the campus of Marquette University. National Team, and Liskevych, received a reduced rate if they a former National Team coach attended the event and were and former head coach Oregon offered an additional 15 per- State University were joined by: cent off purchases at the event * Luka Slabe (BYU and thanks to the Badger Region/ women’s assistant for the Na- Art of Coaching partnership tional team) the two organizations had * Ryan Theis (Marquette) going this year. The Region * Christy Johnson-Lynch also hosted a coaches social at Ryan Theis (Marquette), Ma- (Iowa State) the Hilton’s Monarch Lounge rie Zidek (DePaul) and Ter- ry Liskevych (former Olympic * Marie Zidek (DePaul) Saturday night for all attendees coach) pose for a photo. * Catie Ratkowski (Divine Sav- who wanted to get some one- Ryan Theis (Marquette) and Christy John- iors Holy Angels High School) on-one questions answered son-Lynch (Iowa State) teach setter training. Some of the sessions offered with the elite cadre of coaches. WVC crowns winners at 27th annual championships The WVC State Champi- onships descended on the 2019 WVC results Milwaukee Sting Center April 5-6. A total of 39 Men’s Div. I results: Men’s Div. II Women’s Div. II results: teams competed in two 1. UW-Whitewater Consolation B: 1. UW-La Crosse II 2. UW-Eau Claire 1. UW-Whitewater II 2. UW-Eau Claire II conference Hall of Fame. men’s and two women’s Among his many acco- divisions. UW-White- 3. UW-Oshkosh II 2. UW-Stevens Point II 3. UW-Stevens Point II 4. UW-La Crosse 3. UW-River Falls 3. Michigan Tech II lades, Boddy was a two- water claimed the Men’s time conference MVP, a Div. 1 championship with Women’s Div. I results: Men’s Div. II results: Women’s Div. II second team All-American UW-Platteville winning 1. UW-Eau Claire 1. UW-Platteville Consolation A in 2012, and the National Men’s D2. In the women’s 2. UW-Milwaukee 2. UW-Stout 1. UW-Whitewater II Tournament MVP in 2011 division UW-Eau Claire 3. UW-Stevens Point 3. UW-La Crosse while leading UW-Os- 3. UW-Whitewater 2. UW-Oshkosh II was crowned Champions 3. Michigan Tech 3. UW-Green Bay II hkosh to the National in Division 1 while UW-La 5. Winona State Championship. 5. UW-Oshkosh 3. UW-Stout II Crosse B won Division 2. Men’s Div. II Pictures of Tyler’s 5. South Dakota State As part of the State Consolation A: Women’s Div. II induction, conference Championships, the WVC 1. UW-La Crosse II Women’s Div. I Consolation B awards ceremony, and also held its annual award 2. Carroll University Consolation: 1. UW-River Falls II action shots from the ceremony where several 3. Winona State 1. UW-River Falls 2. Centruy College State Championships can teams and individuals 3.