D8: Elkton Elitz nips Delaware Dabarkads in Three Sets, 22-25, 21-19, 21-19 (Mixed Volleyball)

Elkton Elitz, the last placer in the elimination round, completed its Cinderella run with a stunning 22-25, 21-19, 21-19 victory over the favorite Delaware Dabarkads, and in the process captured the 2010 PAAD Palaro Mixed Volleyball championship. It was a sweet revenge for the Elitz who were beaten by Dabarkads in last year’s final. L’Spikers De Volleyball placed third in the competition.

The championship game however was a big treat to the wildly cheering fans of both teams as they watched the battle royal. It was a game of runs. In the last set, Elitz threatened to pull away earlier but Dabarkads tied the score at 16 all. With the game tied at 19 all, Elitz scored the final two points to win the championship and end the reign of Dabarkads.

D7: Elkton Elitz nips L’Spikers, 14-21, 21-16, 21-19, to enter finals (Mixed Volleyball)

By Jun Rana

After 3 gruelling sets, the Elkton Elitz subdued L’Spikers de Volleyball (HWBCI), 14-21, 21-16 and 21-19 in the knockout match for a spot in the Mixed Volleyball Final on August 14. With the win, the Elitz advanced to the finals where they will meet archrival Delaware Dabarkads.

Dabarkads and Elitz met in last year’s finals and had a thrilling match won by Dabarkads. Now, with the Elitz reinforced by players from Pennsylvania, the final match against the Dabarkads on August 14 will be an intriguing and thrilling matchup of equally competitive teams. May the best team win.

D5: One win, one loss for Elkton Elitz in Day 5 (Mixed Volleyball)

By Jun Rana

Elkton Elitz played two games on Day 5 of the 2010 PAAD Palaro and came up with mixed results. In their first game, the Elkton Elitz defeated L’Spikers de-volleyball (HWBCI), 21-11, 20-22, 11-6 in three sets.

In its second game, the Delaware Debarkads prevailed over the Elkton Elitz, 19-21. 15-7. 11-9.



Win the win, the Delaware Dabarkads entered the finals on August 14. They lead the Mixed Volleyball tournament with a 3-0 win loss record. They are followed by L’Spikers de-volleyball with 1-2 record and by Elkton Elitz with a 1-3 record.

L’Spikers de-volleyball and Elkton Elitz will play in a play-off on August 7 to determine the opponent of Delaware Dabarkads in the final.

D4: Delaware Dabarkads beats Elkton Elitz, 21-19, 21-19 (Mixed Volleyball)

Delaware Dabarkads prevailed over Elkton Elitz in two hotly contested sets, 21-19, 21-19 in the PAAD Palaro 2010 Mixed Volleyball Tournament. It was the second straight win for Dabarkads to lead the tournament with 2-0 win-loss record. The Elitz suffered its second straight loss that put them into a 0-2 win-loss record. Idle L’Spikers de-volleyball (HWBCI) is in second place with a 1-1 card.

The top ranked team in the double round robin elimination round will advance to the finals on August 14. The second place and third place teams will have a play-off game with the winner advancing to the finals.