Sunbury Volleyball Club (run by Courtney Murphy) has expanded this year to include their first U14 girls team Head coached by Linzi (Hartt) Lanteigne and assistant coached by Julia Easton both from the area. The unique thing about this team is all 9 players are from the Tri-County area. This team has played in tournaments all over the province and are currently ranked in 10th place out of 31 other competitive girl’s teams in the province. The boys are currently sitting at 6th out of 11 teams! This is an amazing accomplishment given the smaller demographic of our area and the inexperience this team has compared to other teams throughout the province. Our goal was to provide an inclusive, supportive and competitive volleyball experience for these girls, while eliminating barriers in order to participate. To ensure that every child has the opportunity to play, we had made the decision to not charge a registration fee for any player. This approach supports families who may not otherwise be able to afford the costs associated with organized competitive sports, especially competitive level volleyball. This has always been the vision even with the various levels of boys’ teams Coach Courtney has had over the many years in this same club. Having said that, we had some very generous organizations and businesses offer to donate to the team this season which has helped immensely! Without the community support, this would not be possible, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! We would like to publicly acknowledge the following sponsors:
Village of Fredericton Junction
Marwood Ltd
Mobile Valve
Manfred’s Auto
Ladies Auxiliary Branch #55
The girls have 1 more tournament before heading to Provincials in Moncton on Dec 11&12. They will be participating in other tournaments in the new year as well. You can follow both teams, see live streamed games, etc. by joining ‘Sunbury Volleyball Club Public Group’ ((13) Sunbury Volleyball Club Public Group | Facebook) on Facebook.
Thank You for the support!
