Men's Volleyball
Athletics Awards Night
March 30, 2007
CBC Athletics celebrated a successful year with their annual awards night Friday.
Fourth year graduating players Erin Peters and Steve Klassen were recipients of
the distinguished Presidents Award. This award recognizes excellence in three
categories: academics, athletics and leadership. Klassen was captain of the
men's basketball team while Erin was captain for the women's soccer team.
The Team Academic Award was awarded to the women's volleyball team who had a
combined GPA of 3.56.
Team awards were presented as follows:
Men's Volleyball:
MVP - Chad Friesen
Christian Leadership Award (CLA)-
Kit Williams
Most Improved Player (MIP) - Dale Teigrob
Women's Volleyball
MVP - Kara Jansen Van Doorn
CLA - Ashley
Jansen
MIP - Jodi Schmidt
Men's Basketball
MVP - Devon Krahn
CLA
- Steve Klassen
MIP - Paul Schmitke
Women's Basketball
MVP - Alea
Beaumont
CLA - Katherine Worthington
MIP - Julianne Threlfall
Men's
Soccer
MVP - Rhett Jewett
CLA - Stewart Reimer
MIP - Erik
Olson
Women's Soccer
MVP - Erin Peters
CLA - Val Johnson
MIP -
Darcell Mowat
Golf
MVP - Warren Haugan
MIP - James Wieler
Season ends on Island
Feb. 17, 2007
The men's volleyball team lost both games to the #5 nationally ranked Malaspina Mariners this weekend.
The 'Cats put up a fight in Friday's game and nearly forced the Mariners to the
brink. CBC lost 3-1 by scores 25-19, 19-25, 25-19, 25-23.
Chad Friesen
(2nd yr. Abbotsford) continued his dominant play on the outside with 14 kills
and 1 ace. Kit Williams (2nd yr. Abbotsford) led the team with 4
blocks.
The Mariners picked up their play on Saturday and won 3-0 by
scores 25-15, 25-10, 25-20. With the win the Mariners clinch first place with a
15-1 record; the 'Cats fall to 5-11 and finish in eighth place.
Friesen selected as All-Star
Feb. 21, 2007
Chad Friesen, the high-flying, second year outside hitter of the CBC
men's volleyball team, was selected as a BCCAA 2nd Team All-Star.
The 6'1"Friesen,
a graduate of Yale Secondary, was selected as an All-Star for his strong play
for the second straight year.
Friesen led the league in kill efficiency
with a 3.82 average. He combined for 187 kills in 49 league games this year.
Overall, Chad led his team with 293 kills in 83 games; aces with 36; and passing
efficiency at 2.11
Cascades Sweep Battle
Feb. 10, 2007
The CBC volleyball teams fell to cross-town rival UCFV in straight sets on Friday night.
WVB: Bearcats tripped by Cascades
The first set was a back and forth
contest as both teams traded points but the Cascades came away with the 25-21
set win. The Cascades kept the pressure on and won the remaining two sets easily
25-19 and 25-14 to win the match 3-0.
“We had a shaky start but we stuck to our game plan and we kept the pressure
on,” said head coach Bob Yuen as he was very pleased with his team’s efforts
tonight.
Delayne Peters (3rd, Abbotsford) returned from injury tonight and proved to
be an immediate impact and she notched the Player of the game and led Fraser
Valley with 15 kills. On the defensive end of things, the Cascades Stacey Chomos
(2nd, Coquitlam) and Carrolyn Jennings (3rd, Maple Ridge) each had nine and
eight digs respectively.
For the 'Cats, outside hitter Kara Jansen Van
Doorn led her team with 9 kills and 2 stuff blocks.
"We played some of
our best ball in the first couple sets and got stuck in a couple rotations in
the third that cost us," commented head coach Rocky Olfert. "UCFV made the big
plays at key moments, but overall I'm proud of how far our team has come in the
last few weeks."
The Cascades improved their chances of making the playoffs and it will all
come down to how they do in the final two matches of the season next weekend
when they head to Camosun to take on the Chargers. Friday’s match will take
place at 6:30pm and Saturday contest will get underway at 2:00pm. The Bearcats
conclude the regular season against #1 ranked Malaspina Mariners in Nanaimo.
MVB: Cascades dominant from start to finish in win over CBC
It took exactly one hour for the Fraser Valley Cascades to make quick work of
the CBC Bearcats. The Cascades took the Battle of Abbotsford winning 3-0 in
front of a packed house at the Student Activity Centre on Friday night.
A very entertaining first set between the arch rivals but the Cascades
eventually took control and won the set 25-22. The remaining two sets were a
breeze as the Cascades won the second set 25-15 and the remaining set only
taking 15 minutes to complete with the Cascades winning 25-13 and the match
3-0.
A depleted CBC head coach Tim Demant said after the match that “Their
experience showed tonight and ours didn’t.”
Derek Fletcher (3rd, Langley) continued to be a leader as he had 13 kills and
three aces. Many of Fletcher’s kills were of the highlight reel type as the ball
was crushed as it smacked the gym floor and the crowd erupted as so did his
teammates. One of the graduating seniors, Setter Marco Russo (4th, Winfield) was
strong on the defensive end with nine digs while the rookie Nathan Toews
(Abbotsford) led the team with 11 digs. The other graduating seniors did well in
their final matches on home court as Carl Nienhuis (4th, Abbotsford) and Joel
Krueger (4th, Chilliwack) combined for 23 points of total offense.
- Contributions from UCFV Sports Information.
Getting Ready for Battle
Feb. 6, 2007
More than city-wide bragging rights are at stake when the Fraser
Valley Cascades meet up with Columbia Bible Bearcats Friday, February 9
at UCFV.
A play-off spot is up for grabs in this year's second installment of the "Battle
of Abbotsford".
Fraser Valley hosts Columbia Friday, February 9 at the Student Activity
Centre, in the final home game of the 2006-07 season. The women's game gets
underway at 6 p.m., followed by the men's match-up at 7:45 p.m.
The Cascades men's team (6-7 BCCAA) currently sits a game up on CBC (5-8
BCCAA) for the sixth and final playoff spot with just three games remaining on
the schedule. The Cascades officially wrap-up the regular season next weekend at
Camosun. Since Fraser Valley joined the BCCAA in the 2004-05 season they have
never made the playoffs, nor have they suffered a loss at the hands of the
Bearcats. In this year's earlier installment of the Battle of Abbotsford the
Cascades handed CBC a 3-0 homecourt loss in late November.
Friday's match-up also marks the last home game of the season for the
Cascades, also meaning final hurrah for a trio of Fraser Valley seniors. Setter
Marco Russo (Winfield), middle-back Carl Nienhuis (Abbotsford), and Joel Krueger
(Chilliwack) will all play in front of the home crowd for the last time, and are
keen on going out winners. For BCCAA All-Academic Krueger, he will be facing the
team in which he got his start. The current league leader in stuff-blocks played
his rookie season at CBC in 2003-04, with January 30th of that season being the
last time CBC defeated Fraser Valley.
Fraser Valley's women's squad (4-9 BCCAA) is currently locked in a three-way
tie with Columbia Bible (4-9 BCCAA) and Camosun (4-8 BCCAA) for two of three
available playoff spots. CBC shocked the Cascades with a 3-0 sweep in their
earlier meeting this season to send the Cascades into a tailspin. Since falling
to CBC in late November, Fraser Valley has dropped six of their eight conference
games and will need to snap out of their funk if they hope to make it two
straight seasons with trips to the Provincials.
Tickets are available at
the door of the Student Activity Centre. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for
seniors/students/children.
- Contributions from UCFV Sports Information
Right with them
Jan. 20, 2007
The men's volleyball team defeated the #5 nationally ranked College of the Rockies Avalanche 3-2 on Friday.
Scores of the match were 25-22, 22-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-7. Second year outside
hitter Chad Friesen (Abbotsford) was solid with 17 kills and 2 aces. Ryan Ewald
(1st yr., Houston, BC) racked up 11 kills on the outside as well while Kit
Williams (2nd yr., Abbotsford) came through in the middle with 6 kills and 3
blocks.
The Avalanche (6-4) took some revenge on CBC (5-6) on Saturday,
winning 3-1 by scores 25-15, 24-26, 25-12, 25-18.
The win currently moves
CBC into the sixth and final playoff spot. On January 26-27 the 'Cats are in
Kelowna to take on the 6-2 Okanagan Lakers.
'Cats split with Chargers
Jan. 13, 2007
The CBC men's volleyball team defeated the visiting Camosun College Chargers 3-1 on Saturday.
Scores of the match were 25-11, 25-27, 25-14, 25-16.
First year outside
hitter Ryan Ewald (Houston, BC) led his team with 17 kills while Chad Friesen
(2nd yr., Abbotsford) was equally impressive with 16 kills. Kit Williams (2nd
yr., Abbotsford) was solid in the middle with 5 blocks and 11 kills.
The
Chargers (3-4) defeated the 'Cats 3-0 on Friday, 25-21, 25-20,
31-29.
With the win, CBC improves their league record to 4-5.
The
'Cats hit the road for a weekend series against the College of the Rockies
Avalanche January 19-20.
Cross-town rivalry continues
Nov. 24, 2006
The CBC men's volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to cross-town rival UCFV in the Battle of Abbotsford.
Scores of the match were 27-25, 25-22, 26-24.
The Cascades took an early
8-6 lead in the first set but CBC put together an effective run to go ahead 10-9
on a Chad Friesen (2nd yr., Abbotsford) kill. It was an evenly played game
until the late going when the Cascades went up 22-20. The 'Cats put together
two straight points to tie the game, but the Cascades quickly went ahead 23-22.
Kit Williams (2nd yr. Abbotsford) tied the game on a kill from the middle. Both
teams would continue exchanging points until Fraser Valley put away the set on
an outside spike from former Bearcat Jon Bolt to win 27-25.
Fraser
Valley won the second handily and used that momentum to go ahead 8-5 in the
third set. That's when CBC coach Tim Demant was assessed a yellow card on a
questionable ball handling call by the official. In the ensuing play a CBC
player was assessed a yellow card on a similar call by the official to make the
score 10-5. After CBC timeout the 'Cats stormed back to take an 11-10 lead.
Both teams played evenly until CBC pulled away in the late going and led 24-22.
The Cascades fought back to tie the game and took the set 26-24.
Chad
Friesen led the team with 13 kills and 2 blocks while Ryan Ewald (1st yr.
Houston, BC) finished with 6 kills.
Friesen leads the way
Nov. 18, 2006
Second year power hitter Chad Friesen led the men's volleyball team to an important split over the Capilano Blues.
The Bearcats dropped Friday’s match despite Chad’s strong performance of 15
kills, 2 blocks and 1 ace. The Blues won the contest by scores 25-19, 25-21,
25-22. Newcomer Ryan Ewald (Houston, BC) had 8 kills while Kit Williams
(Abbotsford) tallied 6 from the middle.
Friesen continued his dominant play on Saturday and led the 'Cats to a big
3-1 victory. Scores of the match were 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-19. Friesen, who
was selected a 2nd Team All-Conference and Provincial All-star last year, has
picked up where he left off. He dominated this match with 23 kills, 4 blocks
and 2 aces.
The win improves their league record to 3-3.
Next up is cross-town rival UCFV on Friday, November 24 at 7:45 pm.
Royals Sweep
Nov. 11, 2006
The men's volleyball team came close but could not steal a set from the visiting Douglas Royals on Saturday.
The Royals defeated the 'Cats 3-0 by scores 25-18, 29-27, 25-20 in Saturday's
match. CBC had two opportunities to finish the game in set 2, but the
relentless defense of the Royals allowed them to convert
offensively.
Chad Friesen (2nd yr. Abbotsford) was the key player for the
'Cats has he tallied 17 kills on 36 attempts. Ryan Ewald (1st yr. Houston, BC)
chipped in with 5 kills while middle blocker Kit Williams (2nd yr. Abbotsford)
had 6 kills and 2 blocks.
"We needed to take that second set for us to
have a decent shot at winning," commented head coach Tim Demant. "Douglas
played well, but we also gave up some easy points."
The 'Cats committed
10 missed serves in the contest, and were unable to put together consistent
passing throughout the match.
In Friday's game, the Royals won
3-0, 25-13, 25-20, 25-22.
Next up for the 'Cats is a visit to Capilano
College November 17-18.
'Cats sweep Kodiaks
Nov. 4, 2006
The men's volleyball team made quick work of the visiting CNC Kodiaks this weekend by winning both games 3-0.
The 'Cats defeated the Kodiaks 3-0 on Friday, winning by scores 25-22, 25-14,
25-16. Second year setter Patrick Wong (Richmond) came up with some key blocks
and ran an effective attack against the Kodiaks.
CBC continued their
dominant performance on Saturday winning handily 25-15, 25-19, 25-14. First year
outside hitter Ryan Ewald (Houston, BC) led the team with 8 kills and 1 stuff
block. Fellow teammate Aaron Luyt (Ontario) was solid as well with 7 kills.
Dale Teigrob, also of Ontario, led the team with 4 blocks on the right
side.
The wins give the 'Cats a 2-0 league record.
The 'Cats host
the Douglas College Royals on November 10-11 at 6:00 and 7:45 pm
It starts now
Nov. 3, 2006
A new season is underway for the CBC volleyball teams as they
welcome the College of New Caledonia Kodiaks to the ‘Place for a pair
of matches this weekend to kick-off league play.
Along with a new season comes new changes and this year is no
different.
The CBC women’s team welcomes seven new members to the team.
Shanine Elzinga (Chilliwack) is the only returning player from 2005-06. Known
as an outside hitter, Shanine has stepped into the middle position this year
along with transfer Ashley Jansen (Surrey). Kara Jansen Van Doorn (Langley),
Catrina Cazmier (Vauxhall, AB), Ashley Hau (Lac La Biche) and Laura Martens
(Surrey) will provide the offense on the outside while Sheena Daley (Chilliwack)
quarterbacks the offense as the starting setter. Jodi Schmidt (Elm Creek, MB)
will use your quickness as the defensive specialist.
The Bearcats
competed in two preseason exhibition tournaments. They were at the Grant
MacEwan tournament in Edmonton October 6-8 and hosted the Columbia Classic
October 27-28.
The men’s volleyball team is slightly revamped this year
as well. The ‘Cats welcome back five second year players from last year’s squad
including libero David Dreger (Edmonton), Dale Teigrob (Port Rowan, ON), 6’5”
middle blocker Kit Willams (Abbotsford) and high-flying outside hitter Chad
Friesen (Abbotsford). All four players were members of the 2005-06 team that
lost in the BCCAA bronze medal game.
Patrick Wong (Richmond) makes a
return to the ‘Cats after a one year absence. Wong, who will use his
athleticism as the starting setter, was a member of the team back on 2004-05.
New to the team is the hard-hitting outside hitter Ryan Ewald (Houston, BC)
whose brother Joel played for the ‘Cats from 2004-06. He’s accompanied by
fellow hard hitters, Aaron Lyut (Chatham, ON) and Travis Priebe
(Abbotsford).
The men participated in two preseason exhibition
tournaments; October 6-8 they were at Red Deer College followed by a tournament
at Douglas College October 20-21.
'Cats compete at Red Deer Tourney
Oct. 11, 2006
The men's volleyball team made valuable strides in their play as they competed at the Red Deer College tournament October 6-8.
CBC started off the tournament with a 3-1 loss the The King's University College
of Edmonton. Scores of the match were 25-23, 25-15, 22-25, 25-19. 2nd year
outside hitter Chad Friesen led the team with 11 kills and 3 aces.
In
their second contest, the 'Cats faced an experienced team from Red River and
lost by a narrow 3-2 score, 20-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-20, 15-13. Friesen was
solid, racking up 15 kills, while newcomer Ryan Ewald (1st yr., Houston, BC) had
7.
The 'Cats were swept 3-0 by Red Deer, 25-23, 25-19, 25-20, but CBC
won their first playoff game against SAIT, 3-0 by scores 29-27, 25-21, 29-27.
Friesen again led the charge with 15 kills, while middle blocker Kit Williams
(2nd yr., Abbotsford) had 7 kills and 3 stuff blocks.
Next up was
Medicine Hat and once again the 'Cats went the distance to five sets. CBC lost
the first set 25-17, but won the second by the same margin. The 'Hat won the
third 25-15, but the 'Cats sent the game to a fifth set after winning the fourth
27-25. The fifth set was evenly played until Medicine Hat went on a late run to
win 15-10. Ewald was the leading scorer with 18 kills.
CBC concluded the
tournament with a convincing 3-1 win over Red River by scores 25-23, 25-20,
22-25, 25-19. Friesen had 13 kills while Williams chipped in with 10 kills and
4 blocks.
Bronze for U20 team
Apirl 3, 2006
The men's volleyball team won a bronze medal at the U-20 Provincial Championships in Kamloops this past weekend.
The 'Cats narrowly lost to CIS opponent Thompson Rivers University 2-1 (22-25,
25-23, 18-16) in the semi-finals, dropping CBC to the bronze medal game where
they defeated Camosun College.
Competing against five teams, CBC finished the round-robin in second place
behind UBC before facing off against TRU in the semi-finals.
