July 13, 2014
Canadians Binstock and Schachter victorious at home

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 13, 2014 – Canadians Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter stormed past Puerto Ricans Roberto Rodriguez and Erick Haddock to claim their first gold medal of the year in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit with a 21-11, 21-12 victory on Sunday. Binstock and Schachter relied on their strong and high blocking game to dominate Rodríguez and Haddock who were seeking their second title of the year. More  Español

July 13, 2014
Hunkus and McGiven-Dicello win for the third time in 2014

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 13, 2014 – Tealle Hunkus and Kimberly McGiven-Dicello of United States-A captured their third gold medal of the season in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit with a 2-0 (21-11, 26-24) over the home favorites Melissa Humaña and Taylor Pischke of Canada-A on Sunday. Playing under breezy conditions in Marathon Beach, the American duo cruised to claim the first set but had to fight hard against the high spirited Canadian duo before claiming the victory. “It is great to win for the third time this year and hopefully we can win more.  More  Español

July 12, 2014
Three countries represented in men’s semifinals

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 12, 2014 – Teams of Puerto Rico, United States and Canada will play the men’s semifinals of the North Bay Beach Volleyball Tournament, the sixth leg of the 2014 NORCECA Circuit. Puerto Ricans Roberto Rodriguez and Erick Haddock will meet Ty Nick Tramble and James Drost of USA-A in the final four stage. It will be Canada versus Canada in the other semifinals between Sam Pedlow and Grant O’Gorman and Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter. Rodriguez/Haddock completed their dominance of Pool A with a 3-0. More  Español

July 12, 2014
USA and Canada secure berths in women’s finals

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 12, 2014 – United States and Canada both are secured of berth in the women’s finals of the North Bay Beach Volleyball Tournament, the sixth stop of the 2014 NORCECA Circuit. Representatives of the two countries will be playing between themselves in the semifinals to be contested on Sunday morning at Marathon Beach on the shores of Lake Nipissing in Ontario. The USA-A team of Tealle Hunkus and Kimberly McGiven-Dicello will play compatriots Kendra Vanzwieten and Daley Allison of USA-B in the first semifinal. The Canada-A duo of Melissa Humaña and Taylor Pischke will play Victoria Altomare and Julie Gordon of Canada-D in the other semifinal match. Hunkus/McGiven-Dicello finished Pool A with a 4-0 win-loss record and defeated Costa Rica’s Karen Cope a.  More  Español

July 11, 2014
Puerto Rico and two Canadian teams unbeaten in North Bay

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 11, 2014 – Puerto Ricans Roberto Rodriguez and Erick Haddock, who have achieved podium positions in four of five competitions of the year, scored convincing victories in their two outings on Friday at the North Bay Beach Volleyball Tournament, the sixth leg of the 2014 NORCECA Circuit. The tandem Rodriguez/Haddock, victorious in Manzanillo, Mexico and winners of a silver medal in Antigua Guatemala, opened the actions in Pool A with a 21-16, 21-14 win over Cameron Wheelan and Michael Plantinga of Canada-C and stormed past Cayman Islands’ duo of Phillippe Desholandes and Richard Campbell 21-11, 21-11. More  Español

July 11, 2014
Perfect day for Canadians Humaña and Pischke

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 11, 2014 – It was literally a day at the beaches for home favorites Melissa Humaña and Taylor Pischke as the top Canadian women’s team pocketed victories in their three matches in the opening day of the North Bay Beach Volleyball Tournament, the sixth stop of the 2014 NORCECA Circuit. The top ranked team in Pool B, the duo Humaña/Pischke, representing Canada-A, began the day claiming a 21-17, 21-15 victory over Kendra Vanzwieten and Daley Allison of United States B and continued with a 21-14, 23-21.  More  Español

July 10, 2014
Historic NORCECA Beach Tournament in Canada

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 10, 2014 – The NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit will be making history on Friday as the sixth leg of the 2014 event visits Canada for the first time in the history of the annual competition. The double gender tournament to be played from July 11-13 on three courts set up on Marathon Beach on the shores of Lake Nipissing is also serving as a test event for the 2015.  More  Español