Newcastle (Staffs) topped a great season for Junior Volleyball by doing the double at Volleyball England's National Under 15s Finals, scooping both the Boy's and Girl's titles. On 29th March, the Boy's competition saw some legendary play from 'Castle, with the lads taking one set 25-0 against Tendring with Michal Hawiar serving a total of 30 points in a row leading into the second set! Needless to say, 'Castle made it to the Final against Boswells, a repeat clash of the 2005 final. In a 3 set match, it was 'Castle who came out on top, thanks to strong performances by James Goodwin, Ru Scott, Will Roberts and Michal Hawiar, 2-1 (25-8, 22-25, 15-3).
The Girls' event on Sunday saw 'Castle go through their pool of Wesse, Nunthorpe (Middlesbrough) and Ashcombe (Dorking). The final saw Tameside and 'Castle battle it out in what proved to be an epic encounter. The Manchester girls took the first set before 'Castle got back into the game in the second. After both teams reached match-point in the third set, the championships was won with the signature play of the team; Bronwin Cutler reverse setting to Meg Viggars who powered the ball down.