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We have posted the messages that were sent to teams by their fans during the tournament. You can view them here.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 05:10 PM
The OFSAA Sportsmanship award goes to ESC Béatrice-Desloges Bulldogs. Congratulations!
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 08:04 AM
We hope everyone has had a safe trip back to your home towns.
We would like to thank all of the players, coaches, parents and fans who helped make this tournament a success. We were consistently impressed with the positive attitudes displayed by the teams that you sent us.
We will be looking at the video of the games that we recorded - keep checking back on this website for information on how to get copies of the matches that we have recorded.
We have had inquiries about purchasing pictures of the games - every picture that we took is available free on this website. If you want to make a print or use pics in your yearbook or websites, please do so! Make sure you download the full resolution version by clicking on the drop down box above the picture to the right. You can also download entire folders of pictures by selecting "Add to cart" and downloading as a zip file.
This thread is open for commenters. We'd love to hear about your OFSAA experience, whether you were here as a player, coach or fan or watching the site and webcast from home. This is a good place to send out greetings or thanks to any individual who you think made a difference in your OFSAA experience.
Thanks, everyone, for a fantastic tournament.
(Click on "Comments" below to post a comment)
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 03:35 PM | Comments (15)
It was a fitting end to the All-Ontario Senior Boys Volleyball championship in Dryden. Top ranked Eden High School and the Cinderella story of the tournament, John McGregor met for the second time in two days in the gold medal game Saturday night.
In round-robin play, the John McGregor Panthers out of Chatham upset the Eden Flyers of St. Catharines to claim the Pool 'A' title.
When it came to playing for Ontario gold, the top ranked Flyers made sure the same result would not be repeated with a convincing three-set win.
A determined Eden club stormed out of the gate with a 25-21 win.
The next two sets went back and forth, however the Flyers came out with consecutive 25-22 victories.
"We're certainly flying high now. It was a great experience," Eden coach Albino Pereira said.
The Flyers finished third at last year's OFSAA championship and to return and win gold offered a great sense of accomplishment for the team.
"We lost three starters from last year, but the guys improved by leaps and bounds. It is a great group of guys," Pereira said.
As for John McGregor, their amazing story finally came to an end. The squad, who were runners up in the SWOSSA finals, finishing second to the OFSAA bronze medalist St. Christopher Cyclones, and were almost denied a trip to Dryden.
"The passion of the players, coaches and parents prevailed and everyone came here with the intention of working hard and giving it all," Coach Eryn Smit said.
He added, "I've got eight guys on this team, seven who aren't returning, we wanted to win it for them. We are not a huge school but we are a proud school and we are proud to take home silver."
The game was played before a sell-out crowd at Dryden High School.
In the bronze medal game, the St. Christopher Cyclones from Sarnia breezed past the Ingersoll Blue Bombers in straight sets 25-21, 25-13.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 08:29 PM
7 teams have advanced to the Quarter-Final at the Boys OFSAA Volleyball Championship in Dryden.
The host Eagles will take on #11 John MacGregor out of Chatham at 12:30 at Dryden High School. The Eagles finished Pool B in second place, while John MacGregor captured the 'A' division with a perfect 4-0 record.
Another quarter-final features the 4-0 Beaver Brae Broncos out of Kenora and #5 Ingersoll.
Ingersoll finished with a 3-1 record in Pool C.
The third known Quarter pits Chippewa and Eden.
Chippewa out of North Bay breezed through the round-robin with a 4-0 record, with Eden recording one loss.
#2 St. Christopher High School of Sarnia is also in the second round with a 4-0 record.
They will play against the winner of George S. Henry Academy and Perth.
The Quarter-Finals start at 12:30 CST.
Our playoff schedule is starting to fill out - you can view the playoff results page by clicking here.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 09:01 AM
Good morning - if the webcasts are not coming up for you (DHS big and small) - please refresh the "Webcast" page to click on the new links or click the links below.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 08:00 AM
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/
9series/playererrors.aspx#c00d1197_0x00000000
The above link provides instructions on enabling network protocols in windows media player - Follow the directions included to see if that helps you get the webcast working.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 01:37 PM
We are receiving reports of problems with the New Prospect web cam - we are able to view it here, we will try to find some solutions for this problem. We're working on it!
Try the links below to get the webcast running (must be using Internet Explorer with Window Media player installed)
http://streaming.kpdsb.on.ca/Broadcast.htm
or
http://streaming.kpdsb.on.ca/Broadcast.asx
Send us a message if you cannot view the webcast, please include your location. Thanks!
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 10:17 AM
Please note when looking at our schedule that all times are Central time, meaning we are an hour behind where you likely are (e.g. our 9:00 start will actually be 10:00 in more southern parts of Ontario)
The banquet was a success, a good time was had by all - you can see the newly uploaded pictures in our gallery. Keep checking back as we will be continually adding pictures throughout the tournament.
The webcast links are now live, we are broadcasting from three locations so you should have a few chances to watch your teams play. Watch for our broadcast to begin just before 9:00 Friday morning.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 12:27 AM
Practice/Registration times are now posted. Please click here to view.
You do not have to bring your own balls. We have 20 baden 450 balls (ten/team) at each site.
Don't forget to tell your school/parents/fans/friends that they can watch you play in three of our venues (DHS big, DHS small and New Prospect) on our live webcast - look for the links to come active at the top of this page very soon. We will be doing pre-game interviews as well - tune in early so you don't miss a thing!
Check out the "Support your Team" link in the right hand column - submit messages to your team or player and we will post them on the wall at our main tournament site.
Have a safe trip and enjoy the experience of OFSAA! Let us take care of the details.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 11:55 AM
Most of the remaining division championships will be played this weekend. Good luck to the remaining teams, and congratulations to the teams that have already won their championships.
Please remember to submit your registration information ASAP - especially your team photo and roster for the website and tournament program. Feel free to check over the information we have posted for your team and send in any corrections you may have.
If you do not already have a team photo, try to arrange to have somebody take one at your tournament this weekend. Remember, bigger is better as far as photo sizes go - try to send us the highest resolution photo that you can. We don't want to have to print our program without a picture of every team!
Thanks, and see you in Dryden next week!
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 09:58 AM
Left to Right: Geoff Zilkalns, Todd Desautels, Bob Beatty
During the tournament you will see our volunteers wearing two different coloured shirts. The tournament and court convenors will be wearing the bright orange shirts. These are the people you should go to with specific questions regarding the running of the tournament or any issues with your stay in Dryden. The yellow shirts are used by all of our other volunteers (including students). Anyone wearing a yellow shirt should be able to direct you to an orange-shirted convenor if you have any problems.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 11:40 AM
Click here to view live webcasts of games taking place friday and saturday at the DHS Jr. Boys Pumpkinsmash Volleyball tournament.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 01:52 PM
Click on the "Teams" link in the right hand column for a list of associations participating in the 2006 AA Boys Volleyball tournament in Dryden.
Coaches and Associations - Please remember that we require a print-quality team picture for our website and tournament program. If you don't already have a high-resolution digital picture of your team, now is the time to get one!
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 10:42 PM
To view the schedule click here. Rules will be available Wednesday.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 10:20 PM
Click on the Clothing link in the right hand column for a preview of our new 2006 Boys OFSAA clothing.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 02:00 PM
We are pleased to announce that team travel and accommodation bookings are being provided by Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
Please click here for more information on travel arrangements and accommodations for the 2006 Boys AA Volleyball tournament in Dryden.
Posted by Dryden OFSAA at 12:36 AM
