Sports Wrap

The Nipissing Lakers mens and womens volleyball teams are bringing new setters aboard for the 2016-17 season.

Meantime, the Powassan Voodoos get a good turnout for their prospects camp this past weekend.  

The Nipissing Lakers Mens Volleyball team have added Ryan Samuelson to their roster, in preparation for the 2016-17 season.

Samuelson is from Kelowna, B.C. and is currently playing for a U-18 team out west.

He is a 6-foot-5 setter that will be enrolling in business at Nipissing.

In a release Samuelson says “I chose to commit to Nipissing for a couple of reasons; I really wanted to attend a school that had small class sizes and was not in a huge city.”

He adds “I wanted to commit to a school with a volleyball program that is competitive within their division every year. I was able to visit the campus and meet the team before I committed and after spending a few days here I just knew that it was the place that I wanted to be.”

Head Coach Eric Yung says “We are excited that Ryan chose Nipissing University and Lakers Men’s Volleyball to be his home for the next 4 to 5 years. Ryan is a very mature and self-aware young man that is very determined to improve himself on and off the court.”

The Nipissing Lakers Women’s volleyball team are bringing a 5-foot-10 setter to their program.

Kylie Fast from Pelham, Ontario is coming to the Lakers out of the Niagara Rapids club level program.

She will be taking Concurrent Education in the fall.

In a release Fast says “It has always been my dream to play varsity volleyball and honestly I’m thrilled to be signing with the Lakers program. It feels like the perfect fit for me,” she said.

“Nipissing was my top choice when applying to universities.  The Concurrent Education program and smaller-sized university is exactly where I believe I can succeed.”

Lakers head coach Marc LaRochelle says “Kylie has worked hard on every component of the physical, tactical, and mental aspects of her game in order to be a more complete player,” he said.

“She has learned to diversify an attack and value not only the offensive elements a setter must provide, but also the defensive responsibilities her setter position demands.”

The Powassan Voodoos welcomed 30 players to their 2nd Annual Spring Prospects Camp this past weekend.

The two day camp had players go through drills and compete in inter-squad games.

Voodoos Head Coach Scott Wray is pleased with the turnout.

He says in a release “We had six or seven guys that came to this same camp last year that were in our lineup this season and we won 40 games and were ranked nationally so you find diamonds in the rough, it’s a real eye opener and it helps these guys propel their career.”

The Voodoos will have one more Prospects Camp before main camp as the team will held a two-day Skate in Barrie on July 9th and 10th.