Christenson and Shoji Brothers Hold Youth Clinic in Hawaii
Kawika Shoji, Micah Christenson, and Erik Shoji took the time to hold a youth clinic in Hawaii. It is the second edition of the Shoji Christenson Volleyball Clinic and it will benefit Special Olympics Hawaii.
Former Hawaii Star, Kupono Fey, Stays at Sora in Italy Along With Italy’s Leading Scorer
Kupono Fey, former standout at the University of Hawaii, extended his contract with Biosì Indexa Sora. The club also extended with the league’s leading scorer last year, Dušan Petković.
Asian Women’s Club Champ. – No Drama in the First Day of Playoffs
Taylor Sandbothe scored 13 points for Supreme Chonburi in a 3-0 sweep of Paykan Tehran VC in the quarterfinals. She led the match with 5 blocks to help her team reach the semifinals.
Projected Men’s World Rankings After the Volleyball Nations League
Wallace and Brazil are projected to keep their #1 FIVB World Ranking after reaching the semifinals of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League. Russia’s gold medal helped them break their rankings tie with Italy.
Jeff Jendryk Starts His Career as a Teammate of Ben Patch in Berlin
Jeff Jendryk will start his professional career in Germany with the Berlin Recycling Volleys. It is reported he will join Americans Ben Patch and Kyle Russell. Berlin has won the German Bundesliga the past 3 seasons.
Asian Women’s Club Champ. – NEC Red Rockets Top Seed Going Into Playoffs
Nanami Hirose has led the NEC Red Dragons of Japan to a first place finish in Pool A and the top seed in the playoffs at the Asian Women’s Volleyball Club Championships. They will face the winner of the Lanka Lions and CMFC in the quarterfinals.
Women’s Champions League Draw Set for Rounds 1-3
The match-ups for the first three rounds of the 2019 CEV Champions League were drawn and announced on Friday in Luxembourg.
Dmitriy Muserskiy in Negotiations with Japanese Club
Dmitriy Muserskiy is in the cross-hairs of the Suntory Sunbirds in the Japanese V-League. While both are interested, Muserskiy is under contract with Belogorie until the end of the 2020 season.
More Drama Surrounds Simon’s Transfer to Lube Civitanova
Though he is still under contract with Sada Cruzeiro until the end of the 2019 season, Robertlandy Simon has left Brazil to head to Italy. He claims there are legal issues with his contract and has not plans on returning to Sada.
Belogorie Gets Foreign Reinforcements in Petric and Perrin
John Perrin and Nemanja Petrić will be the foreign players on the Belogorie Belgorod this upcoming season. They finished 5th last year and missed out on a spot in the CEV Champions League.
