Volleyball articles

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Image: Philippa GraftonClassy women’s volleyball team beat Lancaster in style

York’s volleyball women were composed as they overcame a potentially tough challenge against Lancaster with consummate ease

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Volleyball men smashed by high-flying Northumbria

York found themselves on the receiving end of a thrashing today as Northumbria University swept them aside in straight sets.

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Women’s volleyballers enjoy win over Sheffield

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.

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Image: Philippa GraftonMen’s volleyball firsts clinch late win against Manchester

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.

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Image: Peter IvesonMen’s volleyball bring in another four points for the White Rose

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.

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Image: Justyn HardcastleVolleyballers defeated by strong Manchester side

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

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Photograph by Peter IvesonMixed Volleyball fightback opens York’s Saturday account

In an epic five-setter, York’s mixed volleyball side picked up the first points of Saturday morning with a stunning fightback

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Photograph by Rachel ElgarCourageous women’s volleyball edged out of promotion race

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

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Photo: Peter IvesonVolleyball men end season with thrilling victory

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.

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Photograph by Justyn HardcastleHallam win has women’s volleyball dreaming of promotion

A 3-1 victory over Sheffield Hallam on Wednesday has turned BUCS League 2B into a promotion shoot-out between York and Newcastle

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Photo: Justyn HardcastleMen’s volleyball team fail to derail Leeds Met

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.

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Gutsy York beaten in women’s volleyball

A straight sets Lancaster victory in the women’s volleyball failed to tell the whole story on Saturday afternoon

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Picture: Sam NewsomeYork hammer Lancaster in men’s volleyball

A straight sets victory this afternoon was the perfect swansong for some of York’s volleyballers

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Photo: Sam NewsomePowerful Sheffield prove too strong for York’s Volleyballers

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.

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Plucky volleyball firsts exit Cup in last 16 after superb run

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.

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