Ashcombe 4- aside Tournament 2008 Saturday - 21st June 2008

On Saturday 21st June Ashcombe Volleyball Club held a very successful 4 aside tournament. The weather threatened but held off untill the presentations. 35 teams contested the various competitions with Lynx men and Llamedos Saints winning the Mens Divisions, Ashcombe Part Timers and Ashcombe Diggers winning the Womens Divisions and Dolphins, Wiltshire Mixers and Forza Italia winning the Mixed.

Ashcombe Men in the Mist with the backdrop of Box Hill

Ashcombe Junior Tournament 2008 Saturday - 21st June 2008

The Under 11 to Under 18 Age group Tournament was also held on the grass courts at Dorking Rugby Club alongside the 4 aside adult tournament. Under 12 Division winners were the young Sheaf brothers, following in their elder brothers footsteps? Ashcombe men in the Mist and Ashcombe Motley Crew won the Under 18 Boys and Girls Divisions. Newbury, Thomas More and Devizes also featured in the junior competitions. Volleyball England were in attandance and supported the evnts bringing specialist junior net and court systems and helped support the tournament and funded the medals that every junior player received.

Ashcombe's Sian Warren dives in the Under 14 girls competition.

Ashcombe 6-aside Tournament 2008 Sunday - 22nd June 2008

Sunday 22nd June adult 6-aside Men, Women, and Mixed competitions in 12 Divisions for all abilities. A deceptively hot sunny day meant that the 70 teams enjoyed the days competition in excellent conditions. The Bar-B-Q and bar were popular and SPORTSET the volleyball specialist suppliers were on hand to cater for all volleyball requirements.

Bar-B-Q by Brian, Alan, Frosty and Colin

Ashcombe VC - Jersey Champions 2008 - 4th May 2008

Ashcombe players were joined by players from Epsom Eagles and Warwick to form a team to win the Jersey Tournament, beating Reading Aces in the semi finals and Jersey in the finals. Michelle Nudds was awarded player of the tournament and Freda Bussey, Debbie Frost, Ann Jarvis and Helen Bullen all played their best volleyball of this long season to take the title. Thanks to Liz, Penny, Zoe, Kathryn, Ailsa for their wonderful support over the weekend.

Under 16 's win National Final - 27th April 2008

A fabulous 3-0 victory over Newcastle Staffs by Ashcombe Under 16 team led by Izzy Fumagalli was the highlight of the Sunday games at the national Finals held at Bath Uneversity for Ashcombe VC. All the players except for Luana Mesquiati are pupils at Durrington High School and are a mixture of year 9,10, and 11 students so many players will be eligible to fight for the title again next year. Team [left to right]: Coach Freda Bussey, Sian Warren, Megan Warren, Beth Taylor, Hannah Carey, Izzy Fumagalli, Sabrina Farley, Lucy Pierce, Georgia Bird, Luana Mesquiati.

Shield Victory for Ashcombe Dorking 1 - 26th April 2008

The score was 3-1 for Ashcombe Dorking 1 when they met Tamside at Bath University on Saturday 26th April. A sprained ankle at training on the Thursday prior to the match kept Lora Ioannou of the court but not off the bench supporting the side. Captained by Diana Hassanova the side looked dominant throughout with Theresa Farley having the best hitting stats and Diana Hassanova taking the award for Most Valuable Player. Team [left to right]: manager Freda Bussey, Lora Ioannou,Becca Saunders, Mia Lowney, Sarah Clinton, Sara Neale, Theresa Farley, nara Hassanova, Susan Hoare, Maria Frost, Jess Grimson, Diana Hassanova, Coach Darren Ball, Coach Alan Ball.

Under 18's lose 3-2 to Tameside in National Final - 27th April 2008

After being 2 sets up it looked in the bag for the Ashcombe 18 side but a determined Tameside clawed their way back into the game and finished victors. Jess Grimson was awarded Most valuable Player for her fabulous extreme recoveries and attacking play but it was not enough for the team to take the title. Captained by Beth Lowney the young side will all be able to contest the same competition next season.

New minibus for Ashcombe - 20th April 2008

A new minibus has been bought by Ashcombe Volleyball Club to support the work with junior players and allow coaches to take a whole team to a match, tournament or training. The bus is a Ford Torneo and is available for all club members to drive if they are over 21 with a clean licence. The 9 seater minibus updates the old "Bussey Bus" and will have it's first major outing taking junior players to the national Finals in Bath over the weekend 26th/27th April.