Adversity = Opportunity 

While the USAV club season is coming to a close for some, Adversity-Wisconsin reminds you that we offer year round opportunities to increase your volleyball skills.  From our Summer Series programs to one-on-one training, Coach Pauers and the Adversity-Wisconsin staff present camps, clinics, tune-ups and a variety of other player, team or coaching sessions.  Visit our Summer Series tab on the left or contact Dave Pauers for more information.

Dave Pauers
Club Director & Head Coach  
cell: 262-707-1003  
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14's see Gold  at the Badger Region Championships 

Coach Kristi Jacobs and her team had an exciting outing at the Frontier Airlines Center this weekend in the 14's Open Division of the Badger Region Championship. On day one Adversity went 3-0 taking down Lightning, Wisconsin Jr's and FC Elite to finish 1st in their pool. Sunday's first opponent, Midwest Penguins, outscored Adversity in a back and forth 3 game match, but coach Jacobs and the "come back kids" fought back to beat Muskego Stars - in another 3 game match earning them a place in the gold bracket. Wisconsin Jr's, whose only loss in their first 5 outings was to Adversity on day 1, came back and won their second face off leaving Adversity-Wisconsin 14's with a 5th place Gold finish. Congratulations!  14's have one more tournament before heading to Minneapolis and the Northern Lights Qualifier where they hope to extend their season by earning a bid to the Nationals.

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13 Black Supported at BR Champs

On March 17th and 18th the 13 Black team competed in the Badger Region Championships at the Expo Center in West Allis. Finishing with an overall record of winning 3 matches and losing 4 matches, the girls competed against Capital Navy, Midwest Penguins, Mukwanago Rampage, Wisconsin Juniors, G-Force, and Southwest. Beating Capital Navy on Saturday and on Sunday, loosing to Midwest Penguins in a very competitive and close match, taking the second game to 28-30. On Sunday they played G-Force winning the first game 25-21 and ended up loosing the next two games but only loosing by a few points. The two teams were very competitive with long rallys and great serving! This was very fun and exicting match for both players and parents. The 13s Black parents played an imortant role during our close matches by cheering loudly and getting the girls pumped up! Thank you parents for all of your support. The 13s Black team will compete next in Pleasant Prairie on April 1st.

15 Orange springs ahead for a big 12-0 day!       

The 15’s Orange team stormed into Stoughton for Capital’s Spike-A-Rama on Sunday March 11th. Although an hour short on sleep, the girls rose to the challenge of an 8am match with a win against Capital’s Navy team. A win against Rock VBC was followed by another win against Lake Effect. The girls entered GOLD undefeated and were inspired to go the rest of the way! First up Green Bay Juniors with another win! The biggest challenge of the day came against Muskego Stars. Game 1 and down 14-23, they kept their focus and quickly swung it to a 26-24 victory! Momentum carried them to a 25-13 win in game 2. Their final opponent, Burlington Elite, was the only thing that stood between them and gold. The girls were so on their game that they never missed a beat and won the championship match to take home the gold!

The girls played with heart and soul, celebrated successes, picked each other up and made a lot of fantastic plays. The parents were very proud of how they saw the girls come together and go undefeated, while the other teams complimented the parents for their loud and energized support. Great job ladies. This is certain to be a victory and a weekend we’ll all remember for a very long time.

Chapter 2 of your season now begins as you welcome coach Kim Rogowski to the team. With the Badger Region Championships up next, we look forward to watching you showcase your talent and your teamwork. Congratulations and good luck!

Block Party Bash for 13's  

The 13’s Black team was entered into the 14’s division of the Block Party Bash March 11th in Waukesha. They started out strong with 2 great match wins against Next Level 14 White and Wisconsin Power Green Bay 14 Silver, taking them to 3 games. The girls won the first game, lost the second, and pulled off an exciting win of 15 to 12 to take the match.   Finally competing against Lake Effect Select 14’s for first place in our pool, playing a great match but came up short. The loss brought them into the silver bracket to play Wisconsin Juniors 14 Navy. Taking a tough loss against Wisconsin Juniors 14 Navy, they finished 3rd in the silver bracket. Overall this was a great day of volleyball and team bonding. Next up – the Badger Region Championships!

Spectacular President’s Day Finishes  

2012 marks Adversity-Wisconsin’s 3rd year of participation in Milwaukee Sting’s Presidents’ Day Spectacular Tournament. This annual event draws some of the best talent from Wisconsin & surrounding states, making it one of our club’s top four events to participate in. All four teams traveled to the Wisconsin Dells Center for the three day event – each team setting their individual goals.

14-Black seemed nearly unstoppable. They came to play, and simply worked hard at every match. Day one saw them finish 3-0 with every competitor finished off in two sets. The team utilized their defensive and the ENTIRE offensive front to capture game winning points. Their only loss of the entire tournament came on day two and seemed to push the team to fight even harder for every point. Every match from that point on went to three sets with Coach Kristi Jacobs and the girls never backing down. The championship match pitted Adversity-Wisconsin against Sting 13’s Gold with AWVBC sealing the victory in the 3rd set 15-7! Coach Jacobs said "We worked as a team from start to finish. Our Offensive WINS, but our Defensive won the GOLD BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP!" Congratulations 14's on your GOLD finish!

15-Black exceeded their goal of finishing in the top 1/3 by placing 3rd in Gold out of the 24 team 15’s division! Our daily Most Valuable Players were: Sam Clemins, Becca Anderson, Petra Bryda & Morgan Brotz (otherwise known as "orange headband clemins", "Ms. Anderson", "Pae" & "Mo-Mo"). “This was some of the best volleyball I have seen my team play in 15 years of coaching!” Pauers stated. Some key victories were against some of the top clubs in the area including WI Juniors, Sting & Sports Performance!