Summer Co-ed Sand Volleyball at Eastmoreland Courts Wednesdays

The Lovely Lady Bumps welcomed a brand new player to their brand new all ladies team who had something extra special about her. Catie Feldman HAS NEVER PLAYED VOLLEYBALL. Period, end of story, no indoor VB, no instruction, no coaching, nada. Except for a brief introduction to the game by her teammates on Wednesday at opening night of USL Softcore Sand VB at Eastmoreland. Catie admitted she was a little nervous about her abilities, but once she got going, she obviously caught the service bug, because she literally served every point OVERHAND. Just skipped over any introductory skills and went straight for the hard stuff! And it was extremely effective as Catie racked up some serious offense which helped the Lady Bumps take a 2-1 game victory over Sandfish. Her defense was incredible as well as Catie has no fear of getting in the sand to save everything that comes her way. Either she's a ringer, the 7th Wonder of the World, or just a competitive natural athlete - whatever she is we like Catie's style and enthusiasm. Welcome to VB and USL - the beginning of a long and sporty relationship!

When the Sloppy Sets led by Aaron Katrena sink their feet into the sand, you know it's gonna be a fun time. We appoint you, Aaron, as the Director of Fun for Wednesday night sand VB at Eastmoreland. But fun isn't all Aaron has up his tank top, he's a barrel of power with relentless digging and always on his toes at net. He's still getting his jump serve under control, but when it's good, it's VERY GOOD. And always keeping his teammates and opponents cracking up over his way to bring a laugh at any given moment. In fact, we think this is his tactic for lost points on the opponents side - they're laughing too much to return the ball. The Sloppys dropped the first set to Lovely Lady Bumps, but that's when Aaron turned it on and the jokes kept coming which spurred the Sloppys to two consecutive wins in games 2 and 3. Sports is all about fun and Aaron uses that to his advantage - he's an all-star in that respect!

Not to be outdone by lil' bro, Seiji Blume decided it was his turn to command the POTW honor from his younger sibling, Zac, a previous recipient. This amazing pool of power genes are really giving their best week in and week out for their team, Nice Aces. This week, Seiji took over the kingpin duties with some fancy footwork in both matches of a double header. In Game One vs. Spiketastic, Seiji was absolutely masterful in saves and at net in a convincing three set win. Keeping the momentum up in the second game of their doubleheader vs. A Bunch of Beaches, Seiji still had plenty of energy left by delivering accurate blocking against a barrage of kill attempts by the Beaches at the net and delivering a 2-1 game victory. Not only is Seiji a fantastic player, but according to Zac, a pretty awesome big brother. What more could you ask??? Congrats Seiji, on being YOU!

Scott Meeker of Spiketastic isn't one to go down without a good fight, spike, set or serve. And he performs them all in great style. As captain of Spiketastic, Scott can regularly be seen on USL volleyball courts both inside and out. This is a guy who obviously enjoys the game whether his feet are playing on hardwood or sand. But we see a little different Scott when he plays barefooted and has the ability to throw his body all over the place. In the Midcore playoffs on Wednesday night at Eastmoreland, Scott led the Spikesters to 3-0 game win vs. Volley Ringwald by his nifty digs and easy touch at the net. Moving up the bracket, Spiketastic met a formidable foe in Nice Aces, who launched an all out battle on offensive kills which proved to be Scott and company's demise in the playoffs. But Scott and Spiketastic don't waste time contemplating their losses and end of the season, they just turn their attention to going back inside to the hardwoods of another court to continue their VB passion. Thanks for being a great ambassador to the sport, Scott Meeker, and for coming out every season with your best effort!