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Local basketball legend Kennie L. Thomas passes
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Local basketball legend Mr Kennie L. Thomas aka ‘Funny’ has died. He was 56, having been born on July 9, 1965.
Power League is back as new surface installed @ Multi-Purpose Sports Complex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A march of both female and male volleyball teams in the presence of Sports Minister Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), local and international representatives of the sport and the BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) marked the welcomed return of the local volleyball league, dubbed 'Power league' at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on Saturday, February 22, 2020.
VI volleyball player Sharonda A. Pickering goes pro in Hungary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands volleyball player Sharonda A. Pickering will be playing volleyball professionally in Hungary.
Mexico beat T&T in NORCECA World C/ship qualifier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Mexico defeated Trinidad and Tobago in a five-set thriller 3-2 (25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 15-9) to win the NORCECA Group C FIVB Women’s World Championship Qualifier, on Sunday October 15, 2017.
Winless VI take bronze @ ECVA Tournament
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands’ (VI) Men’s Volleyball Team returned home from the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (EVCA), first round of World Cup Qualifiers, staged in Marigot, St Marten, with a bronze medal, but failed to progress into the second round.
VI volleyballers stay winless @ ECVA U23 Tournament
LA CLERY, St Lucia- The Virgin Islands (VI) U23 Women’s Volleyball team remained winless after suffering a 3-0 loss to St Vincent and the Grenadines in the Bronze Medal match on Sunday August 14, 2016 at the inaugural Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Under-23 Women’s Tournament, at the Vide Boutielle Secondary School’s court in St Lucia.
UPDATE: VI volleyballers lose to Anguilla in Bronze Medal match up
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The territory’s Women’s Volleyball team finished fourth in Round One (Group A) of the FIVB World Cup Qualifiers in St Maarten on Sunday August 7, 2016 with a 3-1 defeat by Anguilla.
Young Volleyballers experience VIVA Volley Fest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Nearly 50 young Volleyballers from half a dozen schools took part in the first Virgin Islands Volleyball Association Volley Fest event run by Jackie Weekes at the Multi Purpose Sports Complex on Saturday December 6, 2014.
Participants complete Intl. Volleyball cert. course
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Yesterday, Thursday August 28, 2014 the Virgin Islands Volleyball Association (VIVA) duly completed a Coaching Course designed to give participants a better understanding of how to teach, promote and develop the sport.
Phoenix Red & Jus Dream Retain Championship Titles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Both the Men’s ‘Jus Dream’ and the Women’s ‘Phoenix Red’, retained their Virgin Islands Volleyball Association Power League Titles on Saturday April 26, 2014 in the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.