VOLLEYBALL NEWS
McKinnon Secondary College
THREE DAYS VOLLEYBALL SCHOOLS CUP
Years 7 and 11 on 29-31 July
Years 9 and 10 on 5-7 August
What a memorable day for our Year 7s to leave a positive impression at Volleyball Victoria’s three-day tournament!
Out of our six teams from Year 7, the Div 1 Boys and Girls both received silver medals, both the Div 2 Girls teams received gold and bronze, and the Div 3 Girls received bronze. The Year 7 Div 2 Boys placed 8th.
The Year 11 Boys honours team qualified for Nationals with their silver medal. Andreja Horvat received MVP for the Year 11 Boys honours division. The Year 11 Girls placed 7th and the Year 11 Boys Div 1 placed 5th.
A highlight of the Intermediate day was the high-level games, particularly from our Year 10 Boys and Girls honours teams who both won gold (both qualifying for Nationals) and our Year 10 Div 1 Boys received bronze.
Other results: The Year 10 Div 1 Girls (7th), Year 9 Honours Boys (4th), Year 9 Div 1 Boys (5th), Year 9 Honours Girls (8th) and Year 9 Div 1 Girls (6th).
McKinnon Secondary received the "Spirit of the cup" award for the school with the best team spirit, our athletes recognised for their great sportsmanship on and off the court. A huge thank you to all the athletes for participating and we are so lucky for the tremendous support we have from our dedicated coaches and teachers involved.
AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2025 Australian Junior Volleyball Championships were held in Adelaide on Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 July and two of our Year 10 boys competed in the Under 17 division. Jayvier Yang was in the Australian Green team (captained) and his team finished 4th and Michael Gordeyev was in the Australian Gold team and his team finished 6th.
The volleyball camp went for five days beforehand and then the tournament followed for four days. We are so proud of Jayvier and Michael for their amazing efforts!
Michael Gordeyev
Jayvier Yang
Michael Gordeyev
Jayvier Yang
Sandy Hope
Coach