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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-04-07, Page 1414-THR HURON RXPOSITOR, APRIL 7, 2004 Sports Lady Samurai volleyball club preparing for provincials Huron team has three Seaforth-area players By Mott Shurrie Goderich Signal -Star Editor Members of the Lady Samurai volleyball club were busy making final preparations in Clinton last week for next weekend's provincial championships. ,Practicing at St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School, the second -year club consists of three Seaforth- area players. "We've had our ups and downs this season but being a new team and playing against city teams I think we've done pretty well," said Keltie Sabin, a 16 -year- old Goderich resident and second -year player. "I think we're actually going to do pretty good at provincials." Sabin's teammate and fellow Goderich resident Amanda Vincent agreed. "We just have to work hard, keep coming to practice and stay focused and concentrate," the 15 - year -old Vincent said. "We've already improved so much just from last year." The Lady Samurai will travel to Port Colborne from April 17-18 to compete at the Tier 4 Ontario championships for girls 16 and under. Formed in 2003, the regional club includes players from across Huron County. Joining Sabin and Vincent from Goderich is Jennifer Kloepfer, Mary Anne Carter and Rachel Southwell. Other players include Denise Verberne (Dublin), Tara O'Reilly (Brucefield), Melissa Marion (Seaforth), Alicia Harrison (Grand Bend) and Alecia Drummon (Clinton). "There was an opportunity for a second team in the area and we seized on that," said Goderich resident Jeff Sabin, who serves as the club's assistant coach. "The formation of this club has allowed more girls to play the sport." Goderich is already home to the Huron Tsunami volleyball program but with limited roster space and more girls wanting to take up the sport, Sabin said the opportunity to start a second program was perfect. Sabin said a number of Goderich businesses also helped get the Lady Samurai off the ground including ABC Investments, Knights of Columbus, Maple Leaf Chapter IODE and Scotiabank. When it came time to recruiting a head coach Sabin said he was fortunate to find one of the best in Brucefield resident Brian O'Reilly - head coach of Canadian beach volleyball Olympic hopefuls Conrad Leinemann and Rich Vanhuizen. O'Reilly, who recently returned from Brazil where Leinemann and Vanhuizen represented Canada at the Brazil Open as part of the Federation of International Volleyball Tour, said he wag more than willing to help the Lady Samurai. 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Additional players would help raise the bar for existing players and, as O'Reilly said, make the club more competitive for years to come. "We're having a difficult time with consistency and we're at a very big height disadvantage," O'Reilly said. "The teams we're playing have a couple of girls with a lot of height and that's why we need to recruit and get some more height." Clubs looking to challenge the Lady Samurai at next weekend's provincial championships include Cambridge, Niagara, West Elgin, Orillia and Sarnia. Keltic Sabin said O'Reilly continues to stress the mental part of thc game - something that will prove to he crucial at provincials. "Brian's been teaching us a lot about the mental part of the game and how we really have to focus on keeping our mind in check," Sabin said. "He is so knowledgeable - not just on the physical skills but also the mental part of the game." The Lady Samurai open provincial play at 9 a.m. on April 17 at Lakeshore Catholic High School in Port Colborne. Meanwhile, the Huron Tsunami continued their provincial volleyball preparations last week as well. The Tsunami will travel to Wingham's F.E. Madill Secondary School on April 17 for thc Tier 2 Ontario championships. For more information about the Lady Samurai call Jeff Sabin at 524-7443. Huron -Perth Laker: 2004-2005 SPRING AAA HOCKEY TRYOUTS TRY -OUTS BEGIN THE WEEK OF APRIL 12" VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.huronperthlakers.ca FOR TIMES AND LOCATIONS CALL DAVE PARTRIDGE AT 235-0700 FOR MORE INFORMATION "IF/1412‘ prrA. 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