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August 10th.
2025
Sebastiano Sani MVP at U21 Men’s Pan Am Cup
August 10, 2025: USA gold medal player and captain Sebastiano Sani
was named MVP of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the
7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary,
Alberta, Canada. Below is a full list of individual award winners.
In addition to the award certificate, winners were presented with
white hats, which are a traditional symbol of the city of Calgary’s
hospitality and welcoming spirit. Thank you to Tourism Calgary for
this special gift to the standout athletes.
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August 10th.
2025
USA golden at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 10, 2025: The United States won gold over Team Canada
today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs
Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. USA won 3-1 (26-24, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18) in front of a crowd
cheering for their young Canadian squad, who pick up a silver medal.
In the final today, attack points were equal at 44 and blocks
favored USA 11-7. Canada had one more ace than USA (3-2) but made
more errors (41-34). Head coach of Team USA, John Hawks, commented:
“Today’s match was a bit ugly, from the service line both teams
missed a lot of serves, and there were other battles … But this is
why we came here – It was great preparation for us before the
Worlds. Playing in front of a great crowd, playing a great team and
I think the best team won today. We played consistent all tournament
and made a lot of progress. The confidence is there and we’re ready
to go to China (for the Worlds)."
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August 10th.
2025
Chile in third place at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 10, 2025: Chile won the bronze-medal match today at
the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs
Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. Chile defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-14). Chile
was more effective on attack (39-33 points), blocks (14-7), and aces
(2-1). Chile also made fewer errors (20-14). Felipe Emilio Rodríguez
(13 kills) and Joaquin Alejandro Valjalo (11 kills, 2 blocks) each
contributed 13 points to the winning side.
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August 10th.
2025
Mexico secures 5th
place at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 10, 2025: After beating Barbados 3-0 today, Mexico
finishes in fifth place in the standings of the 2025 NORCECA U21
Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim
Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. After a very close
first set that went into extra points, Mexico settled in to take the
match 3-0 (31-29, 25-16, 25-17).
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August 9th.
2025
Canada advances to U21 Pan Am Cup final
Calgary, Aug. 09, 2025: Canada will have the opportunity to go for
gold in front of a home crowd after a win today at the 2025 NORCECA
U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim
Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Canada
defeated Mexico 3-0 (28-26, 25-19, 25-19) today and will play USA in
the gold-medal match on Sunday. Today against Mexico, Canada led in
attack points (52-17), blocks (9-5) and aces (4-3). However, Canada
gave up more points due to errors (39-13), Daniil Hershtynovich of
Canada led all scorers with 20 points (17 kills, 2 blocks and an
ace). He was followed by teammates Luke Lodewyks and Alexander
Brdarevic who had 10 points each on the score sheet.
Jonathan Joel Hernández and Brandon Antonio Ramirez led Mexico with
seven points each.
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August 9th.
2025
USA to play for gold at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 09, 2025: The United States defeated Puerto Rico and
will play for the title of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American
Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near
Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18)
sweep. USA led in attack points (38-26), blocks (7-3), and aces
(5-4). USA also earned more points from errors (25-22). Riggs Guy (9
kills and 2 aces) and Marek Turner (10 kills and a block) led USA’s
scoring with 11 points each.
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August 9th.
2025
U21 Pan Am Cup: Chile beats Barbados
Calgary, Aug. 09, 2025: Chile earned a third win today at the 2025
NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex &
Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. After
losing to host Canada last night, the Chileans rebounded to sweep
Barbados on Saturday afternoon 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-23).
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August 8th.
2025
Canada’s U21 men sweep Chile
Calgary, Aug. 08, 2025: Canada was successful in front of its home
crowd today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7
Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary,
Alberta, Canada. The host team beat Chile 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21);
leading in attack points (44-26) and aces (4-3). Blocks we equal at
six. Canada made more errors with 29 compared with Chile’s 21.NLuke
Lodewyks and Owen Weekes each scored 13 points for Canada. Felipe
Rodríguez was Chile’s top scorer with eight points (6 kills, a block
and an ace).
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August 8th.
2025
USA continues its winning streak at the U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 08, 2025: USA recorded its fourth straight win at the
2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex &
Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Today, USA
beat Mexico 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 26-24) A determined Mexico put the
pressure on in the third set, leading by up to five points for much
of the set. However, USA came back to even it up at 24 points and
then completed the sweep. The United States led in attack points
(50-32) and blocks (8-4), but Mexico had one more ace than its
opponent (3-2). USA made more errors (21-16).
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August 8th.
2025
Puerto Rico holds off Barbados at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 08, 2025: Puerto Rico held off a late challenge from
Barbados to win its second match of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan
American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre
near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The final score was Puerto Rico 3-0
(25-16, 25-18, 25-23) over Barbados. Puerto Rico led in attack
points (44-32), and aces (7-2). Barbados was effective in their
block with seven compared with four points for Puerto Rico.
Barbados made more errors (20-16). Puerto Rican middle
blocker Eliel David Salva led scoring with 16 points (14 attack
points, a block and an ace). Outside hitter Nkoya Williams-Bailey
and opposite Isaiah Francis, both of Barbados, were next on the
score sheet with 11 points apiece.
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August 7th.
2025
USA undefeated so far at U21 tournament
Calgary, Aug. 07, 2025: USA came out strong and held off a mid-match
challenge from Canada, to stay undefeated at the U21 Men’s Pan
American Cup, hosted at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim
Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The final score for
USA was 3-1 (25-11, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22). The United States
led in attack points (52-39), had one more blocking point (7-6) and
were 6-3 in serves today.
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August 7th.
2025
Chile earns second U21 Pan Am Cup win
Calgary, Aug. 07, 2025: Chile earned its second consecutive win at
the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs
Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. Today Puerto Rico could not maintain its early
momentum, falling 1-3 (25-21, 16-25, 24-26, 22-25) to Chile.
Chile led in attack points (52-40), blocks were even at nine and
Puerto Rico had the advance in aces (7-5). Errors were even at 31
points.
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August 7th.
2025
Mexico earns win over Barbados at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 07, 2025: Mexico proved too powerful on attack for
Barbados to handle today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American
Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near
Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The final score was Mexico 3, Barbados 0
(25-13, 25-17, 25-17). Mexico dominated the attack stats, 45-21, and
led in blocks 5-4 and aces 4-3. Mexico also made fewer errors 19-23.
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August 6th.
2025
Canada pushes back against Puerto Rico
Calgary, Aug. 06, 2025: Canada beat Puerto Rico on the second day
of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs
Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. Puerto Rico put on pressure in the last two sets, but Canada
recovered to win 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23).Opposite Luke
Lodewyks of Canada led all scoring with 21 points (17 kills, 1 block
and 3 aces), followed by teammate Daniil Hershtynovich with 20 (15
kills, 1 block and 4 aces).“It was great, Puerto Rico has a really
strong team, and we were happy to close out that fourth set,” said
Canada’s head coach Chris Voth. “All of these teams are good teams,
and I think USA is a strong team and we are really going to have to
play well if we are going to be competitive in that match
(tomorrow). But all these teams have their strengths, so we’re going
to have to continue to grow and keep being consistent.”
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August 6th.
2025
Chile beats Mexico for first win at U21 tournament
Calgary, Aug. 06, 2025: Chile earned its first win of the 2025
NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex &
Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The
Chilean team swept Mexico 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18).Chile led in
attack points, (49-34), blocks (9-7) and aces (2-0). Errors were
even at 15. Alvaro Del Campo Guzmán, Chile’s head coach, said after
today’s win: "We are very happy with the game and with how the team
approached the match after a tough loss against the United States.
We knew today was a new match, a new opportunity to improve. The
team did very well. We’re happy and we’re going to enjoy the win.
Tomorrow will be a new match to try to play even better than
today."Opposite Joaquin Alejandro Valjalo of Chile scored a
match-high 25 points (23 kills & 2 blocks).
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August 6th.
2025
USA over Barbados at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Aug. 06, 2025: USA managed a 3-0 win over Barbados today at
2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex &
Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The
score was 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-14). The match seemed one-sided in
favor of USA, until Barbados put on a fight in the second set
keeping the contest very tight until the last point. However, the
Americans regrouped to dominate the third and final set. John Hawks,
USA’s U21 Head Coach, commented: “Congrats to Barbados for giving us
that challenge – they are in the tournament, they’re having fun and
starting to compete a bit. It was good for our guys to get a little
uncomfortable and battle through those situations. We have some guys
that are vying to get on to the U21 (Worlds) team and improve
themselves. Overall, they (Barbados)
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August 5th.
2025
Canada sweeps Barbados at home
Calgary, Canada, Aug. 05, 2025: Canada impressed its home audience
today as the team beat Barbados 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-19) at the
2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex &
Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Canada
dominated in attack points (41-14) and also led in blocks (3-1) and
aces (10-2). Errors were in favor of Barbados (30-21). Canada’s Owen
Harris led scoring with 12 points, including five from ace serves.
Teammate Dawson Pratt followed with 10 points. Isaiah Francis of
Barbados was his team’s top scorer with 8 points.
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August 5th.
2025
USA beats Chile at U21 Pan Am Cup
Calgary, Canada, Aug. 05, 2025: USA swept Chile 3-0 (25-15, 25-14,
25-15) today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7
Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary,
Alberta. It was the opening match for both teams in the six-team
tournament. USA led in attack points (33-23) and dominated in
blocking (12-1) and aces (10-1). USA made one less error than Chile
(20-19).
Outside hitter Sebastiano Sani of the U.S. led scoring with 12
points ( 6 kills, 4 blocks and 2 aces). Joaquin Alejandro Valjalo
and Felipe Emilio Rodríguez led Team Chile with 8 points each.
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August 5th.
2025
Puerto Rico beats Mexico in U21 opener
Calgary, Canada, Aug. 05, 2025: Puerto Rico won the opening match
of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs
Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre in Calgary, Alberta, from
August 5 to 10. In a closely matched contest that was decided in the
tie-break set, Puerto Rico defeated Mexico 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-19,
19-25, 15-10). Puerto Rico led in attack points (51-48), blocks
(15-10), and aces (5-4). Mexico did, however, make fewer errors
(32-39). Puerto Rico’s opposite Dylan Velazquez led all scoring with
25 points (23 kills, 2 blocks). Brandon Antonio Ramirez led Mexico’s
efforts with 20 points (16 kills, 3 blocks, and an ace).
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August 4th.
2025
U21 Pan Am Cup (Men) Head Coach Comments
Calgary, Canada, Aug. 04, 2025: Head coaches are looking forward to
the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs
Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre in Calgary, Alberta, from
August 5 to 10.
Erick Eduardo Hernández,
Mexico Head Coach: “We're very excited to be here in Canada
participating in this tournament and we have high expectations. We
hope the boys perform well, develop their best, and give their all
on the court. We also hope they strive to give their all to improve
match after match.”
John Stuart, Barbados, Head Coach: “We’re
expecting the guys to keep improving after every match because this
level (of tournament) is a step up for us. So I just want the guys
to do their best and keep improving as the tournament goes on. This
competition prepares us for our regional tournament.”
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August
3rd.
2025
Men’s U21 Pan American Cup Ready to Kick Off in Calgary
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, August 3, 2025.- A key showcase for the
next generation of volleyball stars, the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan
American Cup is set to take center stage at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex
& Chief Jim Starlight Centre in Calgary, Alberta, from August 5 to
10. Six national teams will battle for the title: Barbados, host
Canada, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States.
Participating NORCECA National Teams are eligible and qualified to
participate in the 2026 NORCECA Continental Championship.
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