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  • 13 Blue Does It Again!

    On the first day over seventy degrees, where the Mets win by a run, and the Yankee’s get shelled at home, there isn’t anything else better to do but spend all day inside playing volleyball. That’s exactly what 13 Blue did on Saturday, April 18. With...
  • 13 Blue Shows What They're Made Of!

    Finally!! 13 Blue Shows what they are made of!On a beautiful spring Saturday, the girls got up before the sun and took the two-hour trek to Stony Brook University in Long Island NY.  Despite the long journey and early start time, the girls were excited a...
  • 14 Black Wins Seeding Tournament

    Downstate 14 Black Team quickly got off the GEVA Tournament this weekend with a positive attitude. The first game was against  Half Moon 14 which the Downstate team wiped out with a score of 25-11 in both sets.  A rivalry quickly developed between Downs...
  • 14 Blue "Thunder" Makes Bronze Semi-Finals

    Playing our best volleyball this year, "Blue Thunder" rolled out strong Sunday morning by capitalizing on the momentum given to us by Saturday's LIBA 14-1 forfeit. Our team started in high spirits against Fury 14-1, taking the initial lead. Although Fur...
  • 14 Blue Stays in Flight 2, Power League #1

    14 Blue played at PowerZone this weekend (2/28), and had an "up and down" day.  Leading off with the "down", we suffered 2 defeats at the hands of Essex 14-1 and LIBA 14-1 in the first round, sending us to the 3rd's Pool.  Our team showed character in t...
  • 15 Black at GEVA Power League Seeding Tournament

    15 Black played this past Sunday in the 16s division of the GEVA Power League Seeding tournament. Playing against generally tougher competition, the team held its own as they went 3-2 on the day, finishing 5th out of the 12 teams in their flight.  The wi...
  • 15 Black Excels at the New Year's Classic!

    In their first outing of the new season, 15 Black won the New Year's Classic in the 15s age group, at PowerZone, on Saturday. Everyone played a ton and contributed to the championship! Our toughest match of the day was against the Apex 15s, who will be fo...
  • 15 Black Qualifies for Nationals

    15 Black is preparing to go to Miami to compete in the 2009 Girls Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships. In dominating fashion, 15 black rolled through the competition during the two-day GEVA Regional Championships, without dropping a set! The win earne...
  • 15 Black takes 3rd in 16's Power League

    Behind the strong play of MB Vivian Burcescu (32 points on 22 kills, 6 aces, and 4 blocks) and OH Nicole Perri (36 points on 20 kills, 10 aces, and 6 blocks), Downstate 15 Black powered into the top group of 16s in the 2nd GEVA Power League stop, finishin...
  • 15 Black Takes on the 17/18s at BSI

    15 Black ventured into the land of the 17s and 18s this past weekend as they traveled to Connecticut to compete in the 18th Annual Baystate Invitational Girls Tournament. They originally entered the 17s division, and then found out that the first round po...
  • 15 Black Wins PowerLeague #1

    Behind the season's best outing for middles Vivian Burcescu and Jackie Skeen, 15 Black dominiated play in Flight 2 of the 16s division, winning all 5 matches without dropping a set. The victory will move 15 Black up into the top division of the 16s Powe...
  • 15 Black wins Silver at MLK

    After a couple of days of somewhat erratic play, the 15 Black team put it all together on Monday and rattled off 4 consecutive straight set victories to win the Silver division at this past weekend's MLK Kickoff Classic. Through ten matches played over th...
  • 15 Blue Takes it All!

    Working with a set of dynamic ladies who have endless potential is nothing short of a great experience. Downstate 15 Blue’s limitless ability was seen at the Geva Power League #2 held at Powerzone. Our day started out with a bang. Our first game was ag...
  • 15 Red at the MLK

    After a rough start in day one the 15 Red team picked up their game in day two by winning their last two matches to advance to the bronze playoffs on Monday.  After an impressive first match in the playoffs the team ran into a very strong team in the qu...
  • 15 Red to Gold Bracket

    15 Red finally had a healthy and complete team for the first time in a while.. and it showed this past weekend at the GEVA Regionals. We started the weekend off seeded 14th after some mid-season struggles where the team was missing some of its players. ...
  • 15 White Powers Through at the GEVA Seeding Event

    15 White had a fantastic showing at the January 24th Power League Seeding Event held at the DAC! They started the day off with a 3 set match against Apex 15-2 in which Apex took the first set 25-19. Downstate rallied in the second set behind the serving o...
  • 16 Red in the 16 Club Finals!

    On to the first match, they played like a team we have never seen before!  We have seen glimpses of what they could be, but they brought it all together this weekend, it was a joy to see. The passing from everyone was right on, the sets were fantastic a...
  • 16 Red, 3rd at Seeding Tourney

    16 Red got the morning off to a bit of a slow start and split against LHVA in the first match of the day. After that, the team woke up and went on to win their next two matches. In the final match of pool play, 16 Red took control and won the first game, ...
  • 18 Black wins Bronze at the PVA

    Downstate 18 Black left the starting blocks a little shaky this past weekend at the PVA invite but soon settled and got their feet under them and showed a lot of promise for their up and coming future! Opening up against Renaissance VBC, one of the premi...
  • 2nd Payment is [Past] Due!

    The second payment for Membership Fees was due on Sunday, December 21st. If you haven't paid, payment can be submitted in one of three (3) ways: Give it to Joel while at the DAC. Place it in the Lock Box on the wall between the restrooms in the lobby ...