Volleyball
29 October, 2024
Horsham Volleyball Member's recognised
Volleyball Horsham members came to the fore at the Phantoms presentation night which celebrated one of the club’s most successful state league seasons in its history.
The club had seven teams participate this season with four reaching finals, with the state League One men claimed the bronze medal.
It was from this team that Tyler Snowden was recognized with the club’s Most Serviceable Award, one that recognizes players that go above and beyond what is expected of them.
Coach Rhys Lade said that Snowden was the perfect team player, one that would play any position asked of him no matter the circumstances, without fuss or fanfare and for the betterment of the team.
In reply, Snowden thanked the club for their efforts and his team for being such a wonderful group.
“After being away for a few years and coming back this year I was just happy to play and do my best for the team. I look forward to next year and hope the boys do likewise.”
Not to be outdone, little brother Jack received the state league two men’s coaches award. Coach Yen Lim, was impressed by young Snowden’s preparedness to play any role asked of him, which made his job as coach so much easier.
Coach of the premier two men Matthew Berry then presented his awards with Volleyball Horsham’s Tyler Puls taking out the MVP award.
Berry said the award was a reward for effort and the work Puls has put into improving his game and encouraged the youngster to continue to improve and push for higher honors next year.
“There is no reason why you can’t aspire to be a premier one libero, and if you continue to improve the way you have that opportunity might come sooner than you think.”
The club also recognized major games milestones with Cam Robinson now the club games recordholder on 163 games with both Robinson and Matthew Berry reaching the 100 premier men’s games milestone.
HARRY’S MATCH VI TEAM ANNOUNCED
The sixth annual Harry’s Match will be played at the basketball stadium on Friday November 15, with the Volleyball Horsham All Stars team announced to play the Good Ol’ Boys in this major community event.
The All Stars is a team made up of Volleyball Horsham members who have been major contributors to the Association over the course of the year, with this year each member being rewarded with a personalized playing top.
The team is Tyler Puls, Matt McLoughlin, Nathan Berry, Lealah Robertson, Jack Hannan, Cleo Baker, Tyler Snowden, Kara Johnson, Oscar Jackman, Tim Carter, Haidyn Young, Noah Werry.
The game will kick start the annual Horsham Tournament and will shine a light on men’s mental health raising funds for Beyond Blue.
ENTRIES ROLLING IN
The annual tournament will be held on the weekend of November 16 and 17, with this year’s tournament having to cap the number of team entries due to lack of available court space.
This is a clear and precise message to Horsham Rural City Council and the potential new councilors that the time has come to ensure that a new stadium is a high priority for this community.
To have to cap our entries not only disadvantages the association but it also is a major blow to the business community in Horsham.
Only last year the Mildura Rural City hosted the Victorian Country Championships with less teams than this tournament can accommodate, with that event alone having a $1.2 million economic boost to the Mildura business community.
This council must ensure that any funding opportunities that come across the CEO’s desk are explored with the full due diligence that a major project deserves and that applications are given every possible chance of success.
I personally would like to take this opportunity to invite the new council to pop into the basketball stadium and have a look at what Volleyball Horsham is doing for this community when it brings major events like our tournament to this municipality.
