2018 HP Championships

Buckle your seatbelts for five days of High Performance Championships. The Badger Region is sending three teams: A Girls International Youth Team (born in 2002 and 2003), a Girls National Select Team (born in 2004 and 2005) and a Boys National Team (born in 2001 and 2002).

RESULTS/LIVE STREAMING

• For the schedules and results on AES, click here.
• For live streaming of the event, click here. For other event details from USAV, click here.
• For anything social media related, use the hashtag: #BadgerHP. USA Volleyball will be using #USAVhpc for all of its social media postings about the HP Championships.
• More about the Badger Region HP Programs, click here.

FINAL STANDINGS

• Boys National Youth: 10th place out of 18 teams (came in ranked 9th) — record of 3-5
• Girls National Select: 5th place out of 20 teams (came in ranked 9th) — record of 6-2
• Girls National Youth: 6th place out of 14 teams (came in ranked 7th) — record of 4-4

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018

• 9 p.m. The Boys National Youth team falls to NorCal Red by the scores of 25-16, 26-24, 27-25. The team finishes 10th out of 18 teams. Great job, fellas!
• 8:45 p.m. The Girls International Youth Team falls to USA Select A1 White and finishes sixth out of 14 teams.
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• 4:30 p.m.: The Girls Youth Team sweeps Arizona and will play at 7 p.m. for fifth place!
• 2 p.m.: The Girls Select win the Silver Championships over Puget Sound, 25-19, 14-25, 25-17 and 25-16. Great job, ladies!
• 9:40 a.m. The Girls Select will play in the Silver Championship against the Puget Sound Region — the fight for fifth place begins.
• 8 a.m.: The girls select team is live on Facebook right now against USA S-elect Continental White. Click here.
• Today’s schedule will include:
  * Girls National Select: Play at 8 a.m. on Court 13 vs. USA Select Continental White. If they win, they play again at 12:30 p.m. on Court 15 for fifth place. The girls came in ranked 9th out of the 20 teams in this division.
  * Girls International Youth: Play at 2:45 p.m. on Court 7 vs. Arizona Youth. If they win, they will play again at 7:15 p.m. on Court 4 for fifth place. The girls came into the tournament ranked 7th out of the 14 teams.
  * Boys National Youth: Play at 7:15 p.m. on Court 6 vs. NorCal Youth Red for 9th place. Badger Boys came into the tournament ranked 9th out of the 18 teams.

FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018

• 9:15 p.m. After a nice win over Arizona, what else would you do besides have BBQ?
• 8:40 p.m. The boys defeated Arizona Region, 3-1, and will now play in the 9/10th place match tomorrow at 7 p.m. on Court 6. Ironically, the boys came into the tournament seeded 9th, so they are right where they started.
• 6:30 p.m. The live stream for tonight’s game between the boys and Arizona Region is on YouTube. Click here.
• 6 p.m The Girls International Youth team wins and will be fighting for the Silver Bracket Championship tomorrow against Arizona at 2:45 p.m. on Court 7.
• 5 p.m. When in doubt, you go for cupcakes. So delicious.
• 4:30 p.m. The Girls International Youth team plays very soon on Court 2 via the USAV livestream. Click here.
• 4:15 p.m. The boys fell to Puerto Rico, 3-0, but will play again tonight at 6:30 p.m. on Court 7 against Arizona. More updates to come.
• 3 p.m.: The live stream of the boys match is up and running against Puerto Rico. Click here. Or check out the feed from Facebook here.
• 3 p.m. The Girls International Youth team is off to a great start today, defeating Team USA A1 Select Stripes, 3-1.
• 12:45 p.m. The Girls International Youth team is about to start its match on the USAV livestream. Click here.
• 10:10 a.m.: The Girls Select team fell to Florida, 1-3, and will not be placed in the Silver Bracket fighting for fifth place at the High Performance Championships.
• 9:45 a.m.: The Girls Select team is down 1-2 and needs all the support it can get on Court 12. Let’s go ladies!
• 8:30 a.m.: The Badger Region Girls National Select Team is playing in the Gold Quarterfinals this morning on the livestream vs. Florida. Let’s go ladies. Click here.

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018

• 9 p.m. What a fun night for all our teams were had in Tulsa. Having fun! Playing hard!
• 5:30 p.m. It’s a win for the Badger Region Boys National Youth Team over Northern California! That puts the boys in fourth place in Pool 3, which means they will play at 2:30 and 6:30 tomorrow (July 27).
• 4:30 p.m. The Boys livestream vs. NorCal. Click here.
• 3:30 p.m.: The Girls Youth team fell to a very strong Florida team, 1-3. Great fight though.
• 3 p.m.: The Girls Select Team defeats Iowa Select Black, 3-2 and 18-16 in set five, to take over the top seed in the tournament heading into tomorrow. They play at 8:30 a.m. on Court 12.
• 2:45 p.m.: The Girls Select team is going to a fifth set against Iowa Black.
• 1:40 p.m.: The Girls International Youth team is starting (very late). Click here for the live stream.
• 1:30 p.m. The Girls Select is up 2-0 in sets over Iowa in the crossover match.
• 1:20 p.m.: The Boys National Youth team falls to a very strong (and undefeated) Ohio Valley Region team, 0-3.

• 12:30 p.m. Watch our Twitter feed for updates on the Girls Select match going on vs. Iowa Select Black. They are not on a court with live streaming.
• 12:10 p.m. The live stream for the Boys National Youth match against OVR is up and running. Click here. 
• 10:45 a.m. So much happening at 12:15 p.m. today!!!! Girls Youth take on Florida (that will be streamed on Facebook via the Badger Region) on Court 8. The boys take on Ohio Valley on Court 11, and that will be on YouTube thanks to Mark Stachura. And the Girls Select will be in a crossover match against Iowa Select Black Court 12, from which we will be giving score updates on all social media! Good luck to all!
• 9:40 a.m. The Girls Select team finishes pool play with a win, going 3-1 in the pool. That is going to be good for first or second place in Pool 1, depending on the outcome of OVR vs. Florida. If the team ends up taking first, they play at 12:15 p.m. in a 1 vs. 1 crossover. If they end up taking second place, they play at 4 p.m. against a third place team from another pool.
• The morning is starting off with a Girls Select match on Court 9. Win and they are in the Gold bracket! Watch here.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

• 8:30 p.m. It was a fun night out for the Girls Select Team.
• 7:40 p.m. The Boys fall in five sets to Texoma, 3-2.
• 5:30 p.m. The Boys are back in action on our Facebook live stream. Click here. As of 6:30 p.m. we are tied one set a piece.
• 5 p.m.: The Girls International Youth team falls to USA Select A1 White which featured Badger Region member Adriana Studer, 1-3.
• 1:15 p.m. The Boys National Youth team from the Badger Region fell to Old Dominion Region, 1-3. Now the team must rest up quick before taking on Texoma at 5 p.m. tonight.
• 1:05 p.m.: In a match characterized by long rallies, great comebacks and much more, Badger Region Girls Select fell to Ohio Valley Region, 2-3, in their only match of the day. The Girls Select Team is now off until 8:30 a.m. June 26 when they take on Sun Country.
• 11:15 a.m. The Girls Select match vs. Ohio Valley Region is starting on Facebook now. Click here.
• 11 a.m. The Boys National Youth game will be televised on YouTube, as it is impossible for staff member Sara Voigt to be in two places at the same time with the Badger Region Facebook LiveStream. Click here for the 11:15 a.m. boys match against Old Dominion.

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018

• 8:30 p.m. The Girls National Select team knocked off the No. 1 seed in the tournament (Team Florida Select) by the scores of 25-15, 25-10, 24-26 and 25-15. The are the only undefeated team in Pool 1 at this point in the tournament!
• 6:35 p.m.: The Girls International Youth team fell to a very strong Garden Empire Youth team by the scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-19 and 29-27, falling just short in set four to push a fifth set.
• 6:20 p.m. The Boys National Youth squad defeats USA Select A1 Stars by a score of 25-18, 25-18, 23-25 and 25-21. Congrats fellas on a great start to the tournament!!
• 5:30 p.m. The Girls International Youth match has started on Court 2. Click here for its own livestream from USAV.
• 4:50 p.m. The Badger Region live stream of the boys game is now up. Click here.
• 4:45 p.m. Mark Stachura, a parent on the boys team, is also streaming live from Tulsa. Click here.
• 4:54 p.m. The Girls Select Team wins 15-13 in set five and after being down 0-2 in the first two sets, to defeat Puget Sound!!!!
• 4:30 p.m. The Girls Select Team is just starting set 5 in a thrilling match against Puget Sound Region!
• 4:05 p.m.: The Boys National Team will be starting soon, and Badger Region will be court side as soon as the Girls Select match is done.
• 2:45 p.m.: The Girls Select team is on the court against Puget Sound. Watch here.
  
• Lunch time!!!
• 10:30 a.m.: The Girls International Youth team defeats Australia, 3-0, in the first match of the week. Congratulations ladies!

• 9:15 a.m.: The Girls International Youth team is on the live stream on Court 2. Check it out via USAV’s page here. Or our own Facebook page here.

MONDAY, JULY 23, 2018

• 3:15 p.m.: The schedule for the Girls International Youth team has changed. The team now plays at 9:15 a.m. and again at 4:45 p.m. Both matches will be live streamed!!! Click here.
• 3 p.m.: The Girls Select team’s flight and Team Rep Sara Voigt have arrived in Tulsa and are checking into the hotel!
• 11 a.m. We’ll be updating this page and our social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) with tons of great stuff. Hope you are looking forward to it everyone!

• 10 a.m.: All three teams are in the air and headed to Tulsa, Okla. Safe travels to everyone. Glad to see everyone got through airport security and baggage check on time.