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2012 Coaching Staff: One of the Best Ever

By • Nov 29th, 2011 • Category: Big Story, News

Apex is proud to announce its coaching staff for the 2012 club season, which includes a university and former national team coach, multiple Canadian College Athletic Association National Champions, current university players, and the who’s-who of club volleyball in East Vancouver. UBC Men’s Volleyball team head coach Richard Schick, along with current player and former [...]



Strong Start for 17U Assault

By • Feb 25th, 2011 • Category: Big Story, News, Tournaments

The 17U Assault girls team had an excellent weekend at Super Series #1 @ Harry Jerome. Consistent setting was provided all weekend by Melanie Jang as she teed it up effortlessly and tirelessly for hitters like Keana Li, Becca Arce, Agata Kowlska and Rachel Matkin. Libero Alysha Chan-Kent dug the ball fearlessly as attacks came [...]



U18 Ninjas: Another Heartbreaking QF Loss

By • Mar 28th, 2010 • Category: News, Tournaments

Two weeks ago at the season-opening Fraser Valley Super Series, the U18 Ninjas finished atop their pool in the round robin, only to lose to the eventual tournament champion Vernon Venom in the quarter-finals 2-1. The loss to Venom prevented the team from a top 4 finish. Adding to the disappointment was an 8-3 lead [...]



Highest Finish in Recent Memory for Lower Mainland at AAA Boys Provincials

By • Dec 16th, 2009 • Category: Big Story, High School, News

David Thompson, ranked #6 going into the AAA High School Boys Provincial Championships, finished with a bronze medal in Kelowna on December 5, the highest finish for a team from the Lower Mainland in recent memory, if ever. The Lower Mainland champion Trojans, lead by the tournament’s Most Outstanding Libero Johnson Dinh, 2nd Team All-Star [...]



Apex Girls Represent at Girls High School Provincials

By • Dec 16th, 2009 • Category: High School, News

Many members of our club represented their respective high schools at the Girls’ Provincial Championships. Highlights include: Gladstone (AAAA #13): Finished the AAAA as the Most Sportsmanlike Team in their first appearance at the tournament (was tiered as a AAA team last year). Apex member Kim Nguyen was voted the team’s Unsung Hero. Other members [...]



Apex Team Meetings

By • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: News, Upcoming Events

The following are the times for the Apex Team Meetings. All meetings will be held in room C109 (beside the C Gym) at Killarney Secondary School. Each meeting is scheduled for 30 minutes, but may last longer depending on the team. Please remember that you must bring your team fees and the completed package. Also, [...]



Coaches Announce Rosters

By • Dec 12th, 2009 • Category: Big Story, News

Congratulations to the athletes who have been selected. Team rosters can be seen at the respective team pages. U18 Girls (Thi) U18 Girls (Chanh) U17 Girls U16 Girls (Robyn/Tommy) U15 Girls (Kyley) U15 Boys (Ken) U15 Boys (Derek)



Tony W Announces his U15 Roster

By • Dec 10th, 2009 • Category: Big Story, News

**Note: Apex U15 Kyley has not been formalized yet. We should have an update by the end of the week. A big thank you goes out to all those who came out. It is always great to see so much enthusiasm and drive from all of you. I hope you learned some new skills, made [...]



Tony’s U16 Girls Roster Announced

By • Dec 9th, 2009 • Category: Big Story, News

**Note: Tommy will be posting his roster some time during the weekend so if your name does not appear on this list, please continue to check the website over this weekend. Thank you to all the girls that tried out for one of the coveted spots on this team. Your skills matched your enthusiasm and [...]



Apex Prepares for 2010 Season

By • Nov 7th, 2009 • Category: Big Story, News

The 2010 season will be one of growth, new experiences, and new challenges. With higher than expected turnout, our plan is to grow from 10 teams in the 2009 season to a possible 14 in 2010! With increased growth comes stiffer challenges that the club is ready to meet. The first and greatest challenge will [...]