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Pittsburgh's premiere youth volleyball training program. 2009 KRVA 17 & Under Region Champions / 2008 & 2009 USAV National Qualifier SAVE THE DATE: 2009-10 P3R Tryout Dates Set
KRVA/USAV Registration: According to the new Keystone Region Bylaws, individual USAV registration MUST be completed BEFORE participating in ANY tryout or open gym. Go to www.KRVA.org and click on "Registration" to apply for registration. If you have NOT registered using USAV's WebPoint System before, click on "New Member" if your daughter has not been a registered member before or "Request Login" if you were previously a member in another region. If you were a KRVA member last year, click on "Webpoint Login" to renew your membership. Do NOT select club affiliation until AFTER you have accepted an offer from a club. USAV registration may be paid directly by credit card on the website. Once registration is complete, print your updated membership card and bring it with you to check-in at tryouts. P3R Tryout Registration: Download and print a tryout brochure by clicking HERE. Detach and complete both sides of the tryout registration form and medical release. To register in advance (by 10/13 for 8th Grade & Under - by 11/10 for 9th-12th Grades), mail the completed form along with a check for $10 made payable to Pittsburgh Three Rivers VBC to:
It is HIGHLY recommended to attend ALL tryout dates. P3R Alums Head to College: Placement Rate Again at 100%, All Players Continue Careers Once again, all P3R graduating seniors are continuing their volleyball careers in college this fall. All ten P3R alums from the Class of 2009 are currently on college rosters in schools that are members of all classes, NCAA Divisions I, II, III and NAIA. Congratulations to the new college freshmen on making that step and the hard work and dedication it took to get there. Best of luck! The Directors of P3R, current and former college coaches themselves, network with other college coaches and are committed to developing young players into collegiate student-athletes. Most of our graduating seniors have also accepted scholarships from their colleges and universities to subsidize their education. See our Alumnae page to follow our college freshmen!          
Advanced Training Sessions are still available for individuals or small groups from State Champion Head Coach Curt Russell, P3R's Director of Coaches. Individual skills and position-specific training will benefit the necessary skill improvement needed to contribute to team success. Payment packages are available as well as group rate packages. Contact Curt Russell at russellvb21@hotmail.com or call 412-398-2113 for more info or to schedule sessions. Download the Advanced Training Session Info Flyer Summer Updates: Teams return from Nationals; Club players selected for top camps JO Nationals: Top Flight performances from Miami
Congratulations to P3R players Alex Karika and Amanda Schiavo! Alex was selected to the Keystone region's High Performance Select Team that will represent the region in the 2009 USAV High Performance National Championships in Ft. Lauderdale in late July. Alex set the 18 Ft. Duquesne team to a Shamrock Festival win and earned a bid to nationals in Miami while only in 9th Grade. Amanda was selected to attend the USAV Girls Select Training Camp at a tryout in Columbus earlier this year. She played for Coach Bruno's 14 Smithfield team this year as an outide hitter but was selected to the camp as a libero. She is attending the camp at Davidson College in North Carolina in late July. East Coast Championships: Big Finish For P3R Teams; Results Posted
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Open Regionals: Hot Metal are Region Champions, Birmingham takes 3rd; Liberty win Silver at Court Time
In other action, the 15 Liberty team, despite struggling through a toughly seeded pool, went on to win the silver bracket in their tournament at Court Time. The six P3R teams with remaining schedules will be getting ready for the East Coast Championships.  
Family Picnic: Thanks To Everyone Who Came Out What a great day it was on Friday for the first P3R Family Picnic! A great chance for teams to get together one last time with their teams. Even the parents got back together again one more time. A great turn out and even some fun on the sand courts! We're definitely looking to do this again next year! Heading To Miami: 18 Ft. Duquesne & 17 Hot Metal Earn Bids to Nationals; 15 Birmingham win Silver
In other action in Williamsport, the P3R 15 Birmingham team had mixed success throughout pool play which bumped them to the silver bracket. Then in the playoff round, they ran the table and avenged an earlier loss to Infinity Blue in the finals to capture the Silver championship. Great Job!!!    Weekend Roundup: 13 Veterans win at West Allegheny; NEQ #2; KRVA Club Regionals Congratulations to the 13 Veterans team for claiming 1st Place at the tournament at West Allegheny on Sunday. The tournament win is the tenth championship for P3R this year and now completes the cycle of a tournament win in each age group.   The 18 Fort Duquesne team climbed to the Gold Bracket at the NorthEast Qualifiers in Baltimore this weekend only to fall in the first round. Meanwhile, the 17 Hot Metal team got bounced in a challenge round match to the Silver Bracket on Saturday afternoon. They rebounded on Sunday to sweep the Silver Bracket championship. Click Here for 18 Fort Duquesne's NEQ #2 Results Click Here for 17 Hot Metal's NEQ #2 Results
In York this weekend, five P3R teams competed in the KRVA Club Regional Championships. The 16th Street, 15 Liberty and 14 Smithfield teams all took a 3rd Place finish in the Gold Bracket in their age groups. Meanwhile, the 17 Liberty team took 2nd Place in the Silver Bracket while the 14 West End team finished 3rd in their Silver Bracket. Great job by all teams this weekend. Also, a special Congratulations to P3R 14 West End Co-Head Coach Alaina Gibson for being named Robert Morris team MVP as well as well as being given the Presidential Scholar-Athlete award by the University. She received these awards at the annual RMU all-sports banquet this weekend. She carries a cumulative 3.92 grade point average as a human resource management major and was a four-year starter and letterwinner as libero as well as the 2008 Northeast Conference Libero of the Year.
The 15 Birmingham wrapped up the first leg of the NorthEast Qualifiers with a strong Easter finish winning the Flight #1B Bracket. After a difficult start against the tournament's top seed, the team closed out Friday with 2 wins to put them in the top tier for Saturday. However, they made up for a tough Satuday pool with a strong bracket run and an undefeated Sunday with some exciting third set wins. Click Here for 15 Birmingham's NEQ #1 Results Click Here for 18 Fort Duquesne's NEQ #2 Results Click Here for 17 Hot Metal's NEQ #2 Results Tuition Payments: March (FINAL) Payments Past Due Tuition payments for the final installment were to be received by March 31. If you have not done so yet, this must be done IMMEDIATELY. ALL ACCOUNTS WERE TO BE PAID IN FULL BY 3/31 TO AVOID PENALTY Checks must be mailed to: Pittsburgh Three Rivers VBC, 19 Hickory Grade Road, Cecil, PA 15321 (Please write the players name and "March Payment" in the memo line of the check.) Checks are made payable to: Pittsburgh Three Rivers VBC in the following amounts:
If you have any questions on your remaining balance, please email info@p3rvbc.com for inquiries. Championship Weekend: Three P3R Teams Claim Tournament Championships Another great weekend for P3R teams as not one, not two, but three P3R teams took home tournament titles again this weekend. The winning started Saturday as the 16th Street team won their first tournament at Beaver High School. Sunday, the 14 Smithfield team took the championship of the Pitt Elite "Spring Forward" event with a dramatic come-from-behind finish to win the tournament. This was their 2nd tournament win of the season. Also on Sunday, the 18 Fort Duquesne team continued their winning ways with a win in Buffalo for their third 1st place finish so far this year. Also in this weekend's action, the 15 Liberty and 15 Warhol teams competed at St. Vincent on Saturday with the 15 Liberty team taking 2nd place while the 17 Clemente team took 3rd place there on Sunday. Another terrific job, ladies!   ShamWOW!!!: 18 Fort Duquesne wins Shamrock; Biggest tournament win in club history
Over the weekend the 18 Fort Duquesne team accomplished something no P3R team has done before, win a 90-team tournament. They captured the title of the 2009 Shamrock Festival held in Roanoke, VA despite losing only 2 sets the entire weekend. Congratulations on this monumental victory and on some impressive play. Also in weekend action, the 15  P3R 18 Fort Duquesne team wins the Shamrock Festival. Final Four: Four P3R Teams finish in the Semis or Better; 17s Champs Again The P3R 17 Hot Metal team capped off another successful weekend of volleyball for the club by capturing the title at the Buffalo Niagara Court Center Thaw tournament. The Hot Metal team not only went undefeated in the tournament but didn't even drop a set the entire day en route to the championship. The 14 Smithfield team streaked into the finals at West Allegheny this Sunday only to fall in the finals. And the 17 Clemente and 15 Liberty teams got swashbuckled in the semifinals of their tournaments at St. Francis.  P3R 17 Hot Metal team victorious again.
It's hard to believe that the club season is more than halfway over but the fun continues this summer as P3R hosts it's annual summer camp at the Greentree SportsPlex. This year's camp will be held on Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26. More information can be found on the "Summer Camps" page. Register early and current P3R players receive a $25 discount.
More Top Finishes: 18s Place 3rd in NY; 16s Grab Second The P3R 18 Fort Duquesne team ventured North to play in the VolleyFX Winter Challenge in Rochester, NY. They placed an impressive 3rd after losing in a tight match to the eventual champion and host VolleyFX 18-1 Magic in the semifinals. Meanwhile, the P3R 16th Street team made it to another tournament championship game this time falling in the title game in Somerset. Tournament Champs: 15 Birmingham sweep in Somerset The tournament wins keep piling up. This weekend the 15 Birmingham team dominated the Highlands 15 MIxed tournament in Somerset in a flawless performance. In their two playoff matches, they beat their opponents by a point ratio of two to one. Mighty impressive. Keep it up!!! In other action this weekend, the 17 Clemente and 15 Warhol teams escaped their pools and into the Gold bracket with a quarterfinals finish for the Warhols and a semifinal finish for the Clementes. Much improved, keep on rolling! Early Bird Extravaganza: Great Job Ladies!!! Congratulations to all team that played at the Early Bird Extravaganza for a great weekend. Good job ladies. Take a break, some upcoming practices have been cancelled to give you a rest for all of your hard work. Check the Calendar page for more info. Click HERE for P3R's Saturday Pool Results Click HERE for P3R's Sunday Pool Results Click HERE for P3R's Monday Playoff Results
A busy weekend for P3R teams collecting hardware in local tournaments. Most teams began their tournament season this weekend starting with the inaugural P3R Best of the 'Burgh tournament where the 17 Hot Metal team won their age group and the 15 Birmingham fell to Foothills in the finals of the 15s tournament while the 15 Liberty team won the Silver bracket. Sunday followed up with the 18 Fort Duquesne team and 14 Smithfield teams winning their tournaments while the 16th Street team finished 2nd. An impressive weekend by all teams. Great job! Notable finishes from this weekend are: Best of the 'Burgh Tournament: 17 Hot Metal - Gold Champions 15 Birmingham - Gold Finalists 15 Liberty - Silver Champions Pittsbugh Elite "Winter Blast": 18 Fort Duquesne - Gold Champions 16th Street - Gold Finalists Wesmoreland Elite Tournament: 14 Smithfield - Gold Champions     A tentative Tournament Schedule has been posted HERE. A number of players still owe deposits and paperwork you will be contacted shortly. More need to register at KRVA.org as well. Info on both is below and due NOW. Plenty of new info below as well. Please read it all. Happy New Year! MLK Classic: P3R teams have very strong showing at MLK The P3R 18 Fort Duquesne team won the Silver Championship and the P3R 17 Hot Metal team finished in the Gold Semifinals at the MLK Kick-Off Classic tournament held at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Against some tough competition, the Hot Metal team went undefeated all the way to the semifinals and despite a tough seeding the Fort Duquesne team rebounded to take the top title in the Silver bracket. Not a bad start to the season. Good job, ladies!  P3R 17 Hot Metal warmed up in their Steelers jerseys on Sunday. Click HERE for the P3R 18 Fort Duquesne MLK Results Click HERE for the P3R 17 Hot Metal MLK Results All-Stars: P3R Players Earn All-State Honors
A number of P3R players were recently named to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association All-State teams. Congratulations to the following players for earning such a great honor:
Update: Practice Schedules Please check the "Calendar" page frequently for up-to-date practice schedules. Also, If there are any last minute changes or cancellations due to facility issues or inclement weather they will also be posted in a message on the Hotline phone at 412-200-0476 so check the website and call the hotline before ALL practices. Remaining schedules will be posted shortly. Practice player schedule will also be released in the near future.
The 18 North team finished with a quarterfinal loss in the Gold bracket of the American Division at the USA Girls Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in Dallas this summer. The fifth-place finish comes after a fantastic pool play performance earning them a berth in the Gold bracket. The team fell to the Texas Elite team for the second time in the quarterfinals earning them a tie for the 5th place spot. The team earned the reallocation bid through the Keysone Region by placing 2nd at the Bid Tournament at IUP in April.
P3R 18 North outside hitter Ellie Lininger (right) was rewarded for her performance in the tournament by being named to the 18-American All-Tournament team. Lininger is currently a freshman at Edinboro. Read the article about the P3R 18 North team featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here.
P3R has helped ALL of their graduating senior players sign with colleges and are playing collegiate volleyball this fall. P3R players are suiting up with various colleges and universities as close as Point Park in Pittsburgh to Fairfield in Connecticut. The P3R directors and coaches are looking to continue the streak of sending 100% of interested seniors to collegiate volleyball rosters for next fall. Follow former P3R players by clicking on the links on our Alumni page.            
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