Volleyball articles
15 articles
Classy women’s volleyball team beat Lancaster in style
By Will Light — May 9, 2012
York’s volleyball women were composed as they overcame a potentially tough challenge against Lancaster with consummate ease
Volleyball men smashed by high-flying Northumbria
By Will Light — February 29, 2012
York found themselves on the receiving end of a thrashing today as Northumbria University swept them aside in straight sets.
Women’s volleyballers enjoy win over Sheffield
By Will Light — November 3, 2011
The result the performance deserved won out today, as York’s women volleyball team comfortably outplayed their Sheffield counterparts in a straight sets victory. Although Sheffield played nicely in spells, they were far too inconsistent to offer York any real threat.
Men’s volleyball firsts clinch late win against Manchester
By Jonathan Frost — October 27, 2011
In a nail-biting encounter, the men’s volleyball firsts scraped together enough late-game momentum to win their fight against the Manchester firsts by three sets to one.
Men’s volleyball bring in another four points for the White Rose
By Adam Shergold — May 17, 2011
Whether the bigger Roses picture is sunny or gloomy, it seems York can always rely on the men’s volleyball team to deliver the goods. As in 2009 and 2010, they stormed to victory.
Volleyballers defeated by strong Manchester side
By Simon Bromley — November 4, 2010
The men’s volleyball firsts lost their second successive game to another extremely strong side, this time losing 25-27, 9-25, 19-25 to Manchester University
Mixed Volleyball fightback opens York’s Saturday account
By Adam Shergold — May 1, 2010
In an epic five-setter, York’s mixed volleyball side picked up the first points of Saturday morning with a stunning fightback
Courageous women’s volleyball edged out of promotion race
By Adam Shergold — February 18, 2010
In an engrossing game of volleyball, Newcastle wrapped up the League 2B championship after being pushed all the way by a York team who didn’t know when they were beaten
Volleyball men end season with thrilling victory
By Leigh Clarke — January 27, 2010
In their last game of the season, York men’s volleyball firsts recovered from going a set behind to beat Liverpool John Moores 3-1.
Hallam win has women’s volleyball dreaming of promotion
By Adam Shergold — December 3, 2009
A 3-1 victory over Sheffield Hallam on Wednesday has turned BUCS League 2B into a promotion shoot-out between York and Newcastle
Men’s volleyball team fail to derail Leeds Met
By David Ambrozejczyk — November 26, 2009
York men’s volleyball firsts were defeated by Leeds Met Carnegie, but can take positives from a valiant effort against one of the country’s top teams.
Gutsy York beaten in women’s volleyball
By Adam Shergold — May 11, 2009
A straight sets Lancaster victory in the women’s volleyball failed to tell the whole story on Saturday afternoon
York hammer Lancaster in men’s volleyball
By Adam Shergold — May 10, 2009
A straight sets victory this afternoon was the perfect swansong for some of York’s volleyballers
Powerful Sheffield prove too strong for York’s Volleyballers
By Adam Shergold — February 17, 2009
A characteristically gutsy peformance by the women’s volleyball firsts wasn’t enough to stop a straight-sets defeat to a very strong Sheffield side.
Plucky volleyball firsts exit Cup in last 16 after superb run
By Jack Butcher — February 12, 2009
Men’s volleyball captain Jack Butcher reports on an excellent peformance as his team exceed expectations in a cup run ended only by one of the UK’s top sides, Leeds Met.



