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Why North Country Region
Our goal is to provide quality, efficient and organized experiences through playing, coaching, officiating, education and administration. As a service organization, we are dedicated to our members and their interests.
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Congratulations NCR Officials
- By North Country Region 12/10/2018, 1:00pm CST
Are You a Gold Medal Club?
- By North Country Region 12/10/2018, 12:00pm CST
Recent News
North Country Region is proud to celebrate the success of our North Country Region Officials. Congratulations to the North Country Region officials who were selected to officiate High School State Tournaments, the Collegiate National Invitational Volleyball Championship, NCAA Division I, II, and III National Championship Tournaments.
| MSHSL State Tournament | NJCAA Division III Nationals |
| Trevor Beres | Brad Aaberg |
| Steve LaVallie | Robyn Courchane |
| Phil Rendina | Tim Harlow |
| Al Tarara | Tyler Kiel |
| NIVC Tournament | NCAA Division I |
| Robyn Courchane | Brad Aaberg |
| Robyn Courchane | |
| NCAA Division III Regionals | Ross Erickson |
| Ross Erickson | Christina Fiebich |
| Tim Harlow | |
| Jeff Krause |
NCR is excited to announce a new initiative to recognize clubs who meet Gold Medal Club Criteria. NCR will provide an emblem for each club that reaches Gold Medal Status to post on their website. Details on how to be recognized North Country Region Gold Medal Club will be emailed Friday, December 14, 2019.
The NCR Beginner Officiating Clinic is aimed to help brand new referees with little to no officiating experience.
Date: December 11, 2018
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Location: Mounds Park Academy, St Paul
Cost: $25
Chip Wolverton, Winner of the 2018 AVCA Convention Registration!
Congratulations to Chip Wolverton, Club Director of Sibley East Volleyball Club, for winning a full American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Convention registration. Sibley East Volleyball Club is located in the surrounding areas of Gaylord, Arlington, and Green Isle, MN and have all teams in their club registered with NCR for the 2018-2019 season.
Kairos Elite 18 Alpha Wins Inaugural NCR Boys Fall Power League
Kairos Elite 18 Alpha (based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota) narrowly won the Inaugural NCR Boys Fall Power League with a match record of 7-1 and a set record of 15-4. They completed the league with a straight set win over MN Select 18-1 which finished 2nd in the league with a match record of 13-1 and a set record of 26-6. Mizuno M1 18-1 finished third in the league, Vital 18-Jacob finished fourth, and MN Select 16s finished in fifth place.
The league was played on four play dates (9/30/18, 10/14/18, 10/21/18, 11/4/18) at the M1 Volleyball Center in Bloomington, MN. The NCR Junior Boys Volleyball Season continues this winter with the first tournament kicking off on February 2nd, the NCR Winter Tournament. The NCR Presidents' Day Smack Fest Boys Division will be on February 16th, and the premier event of the season NCR Boys Smack Showcase Regionals will be March 9-10, 2019 which will coincide with the NCR Junior Girl 18 Bid Tournament.
