July 16, 2011

Puerto Rican Acosta was the MVP of U-19 Cup

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 16, 2011 – Carlos Acosta of silver medalists Puerto Rico was elected as the Most Valuable Player of the inaugural U-19 Boys’ Pan American Cup won by Brazil on Saturday night at the State Auditorium of Mexicali. Another Puerto Rican awarded during the closing ceremony was Luis Bertran.  More  Español

July 16, 2011

Brazil conquered the first Boys’ U19 Pan Am Cup 

Mexicali, Mexico, July 16 2011.— Brazil became the first champion of the Boys’ U19 Pan Am Cup after defeating Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16). Joao Ferreira scored 13, Flavio Gualberto and Henrique Batagim 9 for the Brazilian team. Carlos Acosta, scored 5 for Puerto Rico.  More  Español

July 16, 2011

Usa wins Bronze medal against Mexico

Mexicali, Mexico, July 16 2011.— The United States Volleyball team won the bronze medal of at Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup after winning 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-21) against Mexico. Cody Caldwell scored 14, while Scott Rhein and Aaron Russell tallied 10 apiece for USA. Mexico’s top scorer was Marco Antonio Rodriguez with 7 points, while Sergio Perez recorded 6. More  Español

July 15, 2011

Puerto Rico will match Brazil at Boys’ U19 Pan Am Cup Finals 

Mexicali, Mexico, July 15 2011.— Francisco Velez scored 25 and Puerto Rico defeated the host Mexico 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 15-13) to face Brazil at Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup for the gold medal.  More  Español

July 15, 2011

Brazil reaches the Finals at Boys’ U19 Pan Am Cup 

Mexicali, Mexico, July 15 2011.— Brazil reached the finals at the Boys’ U19 Pan Am Cup after defeating the United States 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-21). Alan Souza tallied 17 points, while Joao Ferreira 13 and Henrique Battagim 10. For USA Matthew Tarantino scored 14. “I really liked the attitude showed by the team and at the same time.  More  Español

July 15, 2011

Costa Rica finishes in Fifth Place 

Mexicali, Mexico, July 15 2011.— Costa Rica finished in the fifth place after a 3-2 victory over Trinidad & Tobago (13-25, 25-20, 13-25, 25-21, 15-12) at the Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup. Brandon Legall was the top scorer of this match, after finishing with 25 points for Trinidad & Tobago, while Kevin James finished with 13. Meyson Jafet García scored 18 for Costa Rica. More  Español

July 14, 2011

United States will face Brazil in the semifinals 

Mexicali, Mexico, July 14 2011.— The United States of America qualified to the semifinals at Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup by defeating Costa Rica 3-0 (25-19, 25-4, 25-12). Gregory Petty scored 16 points and Scott Rhein 10 for the American team, while Meyson García scored 5 for Costa Rica.  More  Español

July 14, 2011

Puerto Rico advances to semifinals at Boys’ U19 Pan Am Cup 

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 14 2011.— Puerto Rico advanced to the semifinals of the Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup after defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the quarterfinal round 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-18).  More  Español

July 13, 2011

Mexico gave the surprise of the Cup by beating USA on five sets

Mexicali, Mexico, July 13 2011.— Mexico gave the big surprise of the Cup after defeating USA 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 27-25, 15-13) and qualified to the semifinals. Matthew Tarantino scored 23 for USA, while Aaron Russell 19, Cody Caldwell finished with 16, and Douglas White 14.  More  Español

July 13, 2011 Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup 

Brazil defeats Puerto Rico, Finished first round on top of pool A

MEXICALI, Mexico.-  Brazil defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-18) and finished on top of Pool A at the Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup.Joao Ferreira finished with 15 points for Brazil, while Flavio Gualberto tallied 9. More  Español

July 12, 2011 Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup 

Puerto Rico defeats Costa Rica In straight sets

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 12 2011. — Puerto Rico defeated Costa Rica in straight sets (25-9, 25-10, 25-15) in its first match at the Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup. Carlos Acosta and Giovanni Llinas scored 10 points apiece for Puerto Rico, while Jorge Murillo and Cesar Gomez, concluded with three points each. “It was a match in which we could played better a little bit more, but missed our concentration”, stated Andres Araya, captain of Costa Rica.   More  Español

July 12, 2011 Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup 

United States defeated Trinidad & Tobago

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 12, 2011.— The United States National team was the last one to play its first match at the Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup. USA defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-13) as Benjamin Patch scored 11 and Aaron Russell 9 for the Americans. Brandon Legall tallied 7 for Trinidad and Tobago. More  Español

July 11, 2011 Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup 

Mexico starts with the right foot against Trinidad and Tobago 

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 11, 2011 - Mexico won its fist match at the Boys’ U-19 Pan American Cup 3-0 against Trinidad & Tobago (25-19, 25-18, 25-11). Brandon Legall scored 17 points including 13 aces for the Trinidadian team.   More  Español

July 11, 2011 Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup

Brazil opens with victory at U-19 Pan Am Cup 

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 11, 2011 - Brazil defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-10) in the opening match of the Boys’ U-19 Pan American Cup. Flavio Gualberto scored 12 points, and Wagner Silva 8, for the Brazilian team. Cesar Gomez registered 4 on the Costa Rican side. Brazilian captain Thiago Veloso stated:  More  Español

July 10, 2011 Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup 

Coaches and teams ready for the Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup 

MEXICALI, Baja California.— The First Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup starts this monday at the State Auditorium with participation of six countries. The first match will be played at 5:00 PM local time, between Brazil and Costa Rica.  More  Español

July 8, 2011 Boys U19 Pan American Cup

U-19 Boys’ Pan Am Cup to be held in Mexicali

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 8 2011 - The Boys’ U-19 Pan Am Cup was officially announced to local media at the Baja California Sports and Physical Culture Institute headquarters in this city. The National Youth Teams of Brazil, USA, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico will compete in this tournament scheduled. More  Español