LOCAL VOLLEYBALL
AWARDS
The Northern Ireland Volleyball Association recently
celebrated the end of the season with their Annual Awards
prizegiving held this year at the Malone Lodge Hotel Belfast.
NIVA President Mrs. Irena Mannik welcomed the guests
to a most enjoyable evening dinner then proceeded with
the series of Awards. Craigavon Club Aztecs were Men’s
winners. But Grosvenor Belfast based women’s champions
Fireblades were selected Club Of The Year having lost only
once all year. Beach Volleyball continues in the Province
each summer on sands at Portrush, Bangor and inland at
Craigavon. Next year Northern Ireland Volleyball celebrates
its 50th Anniversary and plans are already afoot
for the BIG Birthday Year.
2019 Volleyball Club of the Year the Grosvenor Belfast
based Fireblades with their Coach Alan Dowey.Rachel Montgomery and Catherine Murphy (Ulster University
Coleraine), Jonathan Workman and David Park (Ballymoney Blaze)
and Northern Ireland Beach Volleyball Queen Lilian Lieber.
2019 Women’s All Stars, Sylwia Kaska Kowalczyk, Stefania
Bianchini, both Fireblades, Catherine Murphy Ulster University
Coleraine, Emma Patterson and Siobhan Healy (both QUB ).Northern Ireland Volleyball President Irena Manik
with European Secretary-General Patrick Murphy.102THE SCENEFireblades’ stalwarts: Barbara, Joanna and Karolina.Peter Stewart with Craigavon
Aztecs’ Treble of 2019 Trophies.European Secretary-General Patrick
Murphy with Outstanding Awardee of
2019 Joanna McCrory of Fireblades.
2019 Men’s All Stars, Jonathan Workman, David Park and Jeff Scott
(all Ballymoney Blaze) with Peter Stewart of Craigavon Aztecs.