UBC’s Okanagan teams to compete at Canada’s highest level
Heat basketball and volleyball will go head to head with UBC Thunderbirds The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus will now compete at the highest level of interuniversity sport in Canada. An application for membership in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) for the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams earned unanimous approval at the recent […]
Third local athlete signs with Heat men’s volleyball program
UBC Heat men’s volleyball coach Greg Poitras did not have to look far to find his latest recruit as Kelowna Secondary product, Leo Schober has signed his letter of intent for the fall of 2011. Leo is a relative newcomer to the game, “I picked up volleyball for the first time when I tried out […]
Heat’s own Mark Broome at National Volleyball Team Camp
UBC Heat men’s volleyball player, Mark Broome, is one of the selected athletes to attend a training camp for the National Volleyball Team. Coach Greg Poitras is pleased that his fourth year right-side has been selected adding, “This is a great opportunity for Mark; he has been here for four years, every year improving his […]
Tucker, Nyhus land top Heat awards
http://goo.gl/IHjHv By Warren Henderson – Kelowna Capital News Published: April 05, 2011 10:00 AM Updated: April 06, 2011 1:35 PM With the exception of winning a national championship with their Heat teammates, there wasn’t much more Preston Tucker or Caitlin Nyhus could have possibly accomplished during the 2010-11 B.C. Colleges Athletics Association season. On Monday […]
3rd Annual UBC Okanagan Heat Athletic Awards Banquet
Awards Banquet – UBC Okanagan Heat 3rd annual. April 4th, 2011 Click for Photo Gallery. Sport Category Name The following team awards were selected by the coaches: Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Award for Consistent Hard Work & Dedication Sanjesh Mudaliar Coaches’ Award for Consistent Hard Work & Dedication Sean Petersen Most Valuable Player Spencer Brown Women’s […]
From the Capital News: Silver for heavy-hearted Heat
By Warren Henderson – Kelowna Capital News Published: March 15, 2011 12:00 PM Updated: March 15, 2011 12:04 PM http://www.kelownacapnews.com/sports/118024574.html It wasn’t the same team Greg Poitras had seen all season long. And the head coach of the UBC Okanagan Heat men’s volleyball squad didn’t have to look far to understand why. Six days after […]
Heat swept by Bearcats in heartbreaking Final. Bring home Silver medal from Nationals
Familiar foes reunited in a face-off of the ages for the CCAA National Championship Gold Medal match in men’s Volleyball as the #1 ranked UBC Okanagan Heat squared off against the 6th seeded Columbia Bible College Bearcats. The Heat fell short of their title aspirations, eventually falling to the Bearcats in a 3 set sweep […]
Heat advance to Gold medal game with 4 set victory over Humber
The Heat used great team defense to take down the 5th seeded Humber College Hawks in 4 sets (23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-22) Friday night. The Heat’s Preston Tucker, fresh off of winning the CCAA Male Volleyball Player of Year at the Opening ceremonies of Wednesday, added the Player of the Match in a national semi-final […]
Heat advance to National Semi-final with 3 set victory over Kings
The No. 1 ranked and top seeded UBC Okanagan men’s volleyball team began play Thursday at the CCAA National Championship with a 3 set (25-16, 25-16, 25-17) victory over the No. 8 seeded Kings College Blue Devils the ACAA champion from Halifax. Mark Broome, a fourth year player from Kelowna was named player of the […]