Despite the majority of indoor events coming to a close for the 2023/24 season, a few of our juniors are still keeping sharp ahead of the 2024 Inter Regional Championships. The Inter-Regional Championships are a junior competition in which the 9 Volleyball Regional Associations enter teams into the U15 Boys, U15 Girls, U17 Boys and U17 Girls competitions. It is the final junior event of the season.
In the U15 Girls we have Keeva Pengelly, who joined the club this year. Keeva is the only U15 to make the squad this year, I’m sure she’ll do us proud! In the U17 age groups we have Heidi Bright and Katie Tuohey. For the U17 Boys, Exeter Storm occupy five of the 12 places. Ben Cortinhas (Outside Hitter) and Harry Brett (Setter) have had excellent seasons as both players made their NVL debuts for the Men this year. We also have Derin Canbulat (Outside Hitter) and Zak Baruzi (Middle) who featured in the Exeter Storm Southwest Squad this year. Finally, and definetly not least, we have Max Craig who is progressing through the club ranks and will be aiming for SW opportunities next season.
There are lots of other familar names being called up for this weekends event too. Maddie Brandon (Torexe VC) and Molly Quinn (Taunton) have also secured themselves a place in the U17 Girls squads. Ben Alvey, Taunton VC, has also been putting in some extra miles over the season, making the journey down the M5 to join the Men’s Training. Good luck in the U15 Boys tournament.
You can see the full schedule online at Volleyball England.