The Eastside Volleyball Club, based in East Peoria,
IL. will be holding the 3rd Annual Pepsi Cola Girls
High School Volleyball All Star Classic on December
1-2, 2001 in conjunction with the East Peoria Festival
of Lights. The 2-day event will be held in its
entirety at Eastside Centre; #1 Eastside Drive; East
Peoria, IL. 61611. The format for the event will be as
it was last year with a 2 hour practice session for
each team on Saturday, December 1, and the Classic
Event on Sunday, December 2. We are pleased to report
that we will have 200+ of the better High School
Senior Athletes from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, &
Kansas showcasing their talents at this event. We are
in the final stages of the scheduling of the event and
setting the rosters and they can be found on our
website in Adobe/PDF format at www.eastsidevb.com or
we can fax to those that do not have access. In order
for players to be allowed to participate in the IHSA
Sanctioned event, they were nominated by a coach from
either their school, another school, or club. On
behalf of the players, we thank the coaches very much
for taking the time and energies to nominate their
players, and also thank the coaches from
throughout the state of Illinois that have taken the
time from their busy schedules to volunteer and coach
at this event. Some of the finest coaching talents
will be used for the event.

We are also extremely proud to announce that the event
is being sponsored by Central Illinois Volleyball
Association, Pepsi Cola, Adidas, Mikasa, and United
States Professional Volleyball (USPV) as it was last
year. The USPV will have 4 of their Professional
Players from the clubs in St Louis and Chicago present
to autograph, talk with the players and fans, and
offer season ticket offerings. The following are the
players that will be present and a brief note about
each.

>From the USPV Chicago team:

Kelly Kennedy 6-4 Middle Blocker from University of
Wisconsin. Went to Barrington, Ill. High School.
Two-time NCAA All-American at Wisconsin. Named All-Big
10 on three different occassions. Named to the
University of Wisconsin Athlete of the Century Team.
Three-time Big 10 Player of the Week. Left Wisconsin
with 1,406 career kills and 555 total blocks. An elite
member of the Big 10 1,000 kill club and the Big 10
500 block club. Begins her third season with the USPV.

Cindy Stern 6-3 Opposite Hitter from Clemson
University. Went to Mother of Mercy High School in
Cincinnati. Became the first Clemson volleyball player
in the program's history to earn NCAA All-American
honors and at the same time became the first Atlantic
Coast Conference volleyball player to earn the same
award. Ranks second all-time in Clemson history with
1,744 kills. Named ACC Player of the Week 5 times in
her senior season. In High school was named the Girls
Greater Cincinnati League Player of the Year in 1995.
Begins her third season with the USPV.

>From the USPV St. Louis team:

Jenny Manz 6-0 Opposite Hitter/ Libero from University
of Florida. Went to Middleburg High School in
Middleburg, Florida. A two-time NCAA All-American
selection at Florida. Finished her career with 1,657
kills, ranking second all-time in school history.
Named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year twice
and Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on
three different occassions. As a starter at Florida,
was part of teams that went 100-11. Record 24
different double digit kill matches for the Gators.
Begins her third season with the USPV.

Molly Stark 5-11 Outside Hitter/Libero from Notre Dame
University. Went to Horizon High School in Scottsdale,
Arizona. A third team All-Mideast Region selection in
the 1993 NCAA Final Four. Also named to the
All-Midwest Collegiate Conference team as a senior at
ND. Finished second on the team as a senior in kills
with 402 and led the team in block assists with 121.
In high school, named Arizona Class 5A Volleyball
Player of the Year
in 1989. At 29, is the oldest player in the USPV.
Begins her second season with the USPV. Is the most
experienced professional in the league. Overall, this
is Stark's 8th pro season. She played for six years
overseas. Played four years in France and two years in
Belgium.

Adidas and Pepsi Cola will outfit the players and
coaches, and Mikasa will provide the balls and carts
for the events. The Central Illinois Volleyball
Association will provide manpower and tournament
directors for scoring, officiating, and basically
running the event.

The purpose of the Classic is to bring positive
closure to the spectacular careers of these young
ladies whether they are playing at the collegiate
level or not and from feedback we received, last years
event was an invaluable tool for coaches and
recruiters. For your help and assistance, we will
denote the players that have already committed, which
is a very minimal number. We will also be compiling a
lengthy recruiting packet (30+ pages), as was compiled
last year that will be distributed to the coaches at
the event free of charge. If a coach is unable to
attend we are pleased to report
that we have an underwriter that is helping provide
the expense of us printing and sending out the
packets.

Also, we will be compiling a packet of information
etc. for each of the players to give them when they
pick up uniforms prior to their practice on December
1, 2001. Any information about your program and/or
institution that you would like to have included into
these packets must be received by November 25, 2001.
Please send all of this information to Eastside VBC;
1621 Highview Road; East Peoria, IL. 61611.

We are also asking RSVP commitments of coaches and
recruiters that plan on attending so we can compile a
pass list and have enough packets printed, so please
acknowledge if you will be attending and the names of
your associates that will be attending. For your
housing needs, please check the link on our website
for establishments close to Eastside Sports Centre.

For housing needs and information of the Annual
Festival of Lights, please contact (800) 365-3743 and
talk with Norma Joseph. The Festival of Lights has
been going on for 20+ years and is an event you will
not want to miss while attending the Classic.

If you should need any further information, or have
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(309) 699-8738, or respond to email at
Eastside_vbc@....

Best Regards,

Tim Vande Schraaf, President
Eastside Volleyball Club

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East Side Volleyball Club
1621 Highview Road
East Peoria, Illinois 61611
H - (309) 699-8738
F - (509) 692-5171
W - (309) 675-3139
WWW.EASTSIDEVB.COM

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