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Naarden elected men’s MVP in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 7, 2009.- Robert Naarden of Suriname was elected as the Most Valuable Player of the Norceca- C men’s second round tournament of the 2010 FIVB World Championship.   Naarden was the top attacker for the Suriname team which was a pleasant surprise in the competition. He was the only member of his side named to the All-Star Team.   Kevin Alleyne of Trinidad & Tobago earned the recognition as best digger, receiver and libero, and his teammates Saleem Ali and Marc Honore were elected as best setter and spiker respectively. More Spanish

Suriname claims first place at Men’s Norceca-C

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 6, 2009.- Suriname defeated U.S. Virgin Islands by score of 16-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-17 to finish atop of he Norceca-C second round men’s tournament of the 2010 FIVB World Championship. The victory sent Suriname to the Norceca-H tournament in Cuba in August 14-16 to play against Canada, Bahamas and the home team. By finishing second, U.S. Virgin Islands advanced to Norceca-G in Puerto Rico next July 8-10 to compete against Mexico, Barbados and the host squad. Giovanni Lin (12), Roberto Joval (11) and Rabi Daans (10) topped the scoring of Suriname and Giovanne Riedewald and Robert Naardem chipped in 9 and 8 points respectively. More Spanish

Trinidad & Tobago men won the bronze medal

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 6, 2009.- Hosts Trinidad & Tobago defeated Netherlands Antilles in straight sets 25-18, 25-22, 25-15 to win the bronze medal of the Norceca-C men’s second round tournament of the 2010 FIVB World Championship. It was a consolation victory for the home team that was left out of the next round of the world event by losing to the U.S. Virgin Islands the previous night. Marc Honore and Nolan Tash led the Trinidadians with 17 and 16 points respectively..More Spanish

Aruba claimed fifth place in Men’s Norceca-C

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 6, 2009.- Aruba defeated Antigua and Barbuda 25-15, 25-18, 12-25, 25-19 to claim the fifth place at the Norceca-C second round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship. Daniel Mitchel and Eargenell de Cuba led Aruba with 14 and 12 points respectively and Olsen Joseph and Xavier Roberts topped Antigua and Barbuda with 12 and 11 points. “It was good for us to see volleyball at this level and I am glad about winning our first game”, said Elmerlindo Robles, the captain of Aruba. More Spanish

Suriname pulls major upset against favorites Trinidad & Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 5, 2009.- Suriname pulled a major upset by eliminating favorites hosts Trinidad & Tobago 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22) and advancing to the third round of the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship.   They will meet U.S. Virgin Islands in the gold’s medal match on Saturday with both teams already having secured berths in the next phase in Puerto Rico or Cuba depending on the winners.Earlier, U.S. Virgin Islands edged Netherlands Antilles with a sensational comeback triumph in five sets by score of 25-23, 23-25, 16-25, 26-24, 17-15. More Spanish

U.S. Virgin Islands Men advance with thrilling victory

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 5, 2009.- U.S. Virgin Islands won a thrilling five-setter over Netherlands Antilles by score of 25-23, 23-25, 16-25, 26-24, 17-15 claiming a ticket to the third round of the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship as semi finalists of the Norceca-C tournament.   Shimoi Van Holten landed the decisive spike in the fourth match-point chance after his team was able to come back from a 10-6 deficit in the tie-breaker. “We were not ready to give up until the final whistle and our concentration paid off,” More Spanish

Hosts Trinidad & Tobago survived scary moments

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 4, 2009.- Hosts Trinidad & Tobago recovered from a 2-1 deficit and scored a thrilling victory in five sets over U.S. Virgin Islands to win Pool A of the Norceca-C second round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship. The score was 25-14, 22-25, 15-25, 25-18, 15-12.   In the semi finals on Friday, the Trinidadians will meet the representative of Suriname. More Spanish

Suriname placed second in men’s Pool B

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 4, 2009.- Suriname defeated Antigua in straight sets (30-28, 25-8, 25-15) advancing to the semi final phase of the Norceca-C men’s second round tournament of the 2010 FIVB World Championship.   The victory gave Suriname a 1-1 win-loss record and second place in the three-team Pool B won by Netherlands Antilles. Antigua dropped to 0-2.   Gino Robert Naarden led Suriname with 22 points and Ernesto Holband added 13, including six blocks. Xavier Roberts led Antigua with 10 points. More Spanish

U.S. Virgin Islands debuted with a victory

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 3, 2009.- U.S. Virgin Islands debuted with a 3-1 victory over Aruba (27-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18) in the Norceca-C second round tournament of the FIVB Men’s World Championship. The loss eliminated Aruba (0-2) from advancing to the semi final stage of the six-team competition.   The solid blocking was the key for the winners recording a total of 15 positives in that category against 7 from their rivals. More Spanish

Netherlands Antilles continue playing big

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 3, 2009.- Netherlands Antilles men’s team recorded its second victory in as many days by edging Suriname 26-24, 25-23, 25-21 in the Norceca-C second round tournament of the FIVB 2010 World Championship.   The win gave Netherlands Antilles a 2-0 win-loss record in the three-team Pool B of the competition. Suriname and Antigua meet on Thursday to decide the other side advancing to the semi final phase. More Spanish

Trinidadians men showed terrific power

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 2, 2009.- Hosts Trinidad & Tobago men showed terrific offensive power while crushing Aruba in straight sets by score of 25-11, 25-23, 25-13 in their debut at the Norceca-C second round tournament of the FIVB 2010 World Championship.   In the closing contest of Day One, the local men showed no mercy against their opponents displaying their weapons from the first whistle of the first set. They slowed down a little in the second but came back with renovated energy for the third and final set.  More Spanish

Strong showing by Netherlands Antilles Men

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 2, 2009.- The Netherlands Antilles men’s team enjoyed a very strong outing in their debut at the Norceca-C second round tournament of the FIVB 2010 World Championship by trouncing Antigua & Barbuda by score of 25-16, 25-13, 25-17.   Gilbert Paulina, the captain of Netherlands Antillas, was the best player of the match with 18 points including 4 serving aces and Brandon Dania had 11 with 2 aces. “It was our first match against Antigua and the players were a little bit nervous,” More Spanish

U.S. Virgin Islands men’s coach confident about his team

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 2, 2009.- The U.S. Virgin Islands Men’s team came here to battle for one of the two tickets available for the next phase at the Norceca-C second round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship.   Coach Jason Liburd seemed confident about his side’s chances while talking during the press conference prior the start of the six-team event. More Spanish

Trinidad & Tobago Men’s favourites in Norceca-C

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 14, 2009.- Hosts Trinidad & Tobago are the early favourites in the Norceca-C second round tournament of Men’s World Championship to be played at the Sport and Physical Education Centre of West Indies University on June 2-6.   Besides the home-court advantage, the local men have the recent history on their side by finishing on the podium in the last three editions of the Caribbean Championships..More Spanish