Girls and Boys both Golden at U18

  What a weekend for the Pakmen Volleyball Club. Our U17 girls team won Gold playing up in the U18 Premier Division defeating their opponent in the final 2-0. Our U18 boys team won Gold in the U18 Premier Division defeating their opponent in the final 2-0. Congratulations to all players and coaches. You have made your club proud! It ... More

McMaster University win OUA Championships with 5 Pakmen Alumni!

  McMaster University Men's Volleyball team won their third consecutive OUA Championship defeating University of Waterloo in 3 straight sets this past weekend. We are especially proud of this accomplishment as the McMaster team has 5 Pakmen alumni including OUA All Star Brandon Koopers, OUA Rookie All Star Peter Khodkevych, Seyar ... More

Pakmen 17u girls have the winning potion

By DAVID WINER Chemistry. Love-starved individuals can spend a lifetime in search of it. A group of all stars may never find it. But when the right combination of talent and camaraderie meshes, the result is sheer magic. The Pakmen 17u girls Gold team have had great success since forming a few short months ago. Comprised of players from ... More

Pakmen remain perfect in U17 play

By DAVID WINER Greek philosopher Aristotle may not have been around when volleyball was first played, but he certainly recognized the value of hard work when he said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." And there's no doubt the Mississauga Pakmen 17u Gold team makes a habit of excelling through ... More

U of T Women Host Ms Pakmen 16 at Goldring Centre

"On Monday, March 23, the CIS 4th place UofT Women's Volleyball Team hosted our 16U Girls Pakmen team at the new Goldring Center at its downtown campus. The Pakmen girls were invited to join and participate in a practice with the varsity team, run by 2015 CIS Coach of the Year Kristine Drakic. The girls were put through an intense workout in ... More

U17 Pakmen Boys win U18 OVA Grand Prix

  Over the past few weeks, the u17coaches have stressed many components that we believe are key ingredients to achieving success at this level and beyond. They feel that for this team to continue achieving success, they must further develop their physical skills but just as importantly, their mental skills.. This past weekend the OVA 18U ... More

Pakmen 16u girls make club history at provincials

By DAVID WINER Whether it's walking on the moon, or flying solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, being first at something means you will forever be remembered. While the Mississauga Pakmen 16u girls volleyball team won't be welcomed home with a ticker tape parade down Hurontario Street, they will, like Neil Armstrong and Charles ... More

Pakmen 17U boys survive slip to win fourth straight Ontario title

With each and every championship, the Mississauga Pakmen have seen an increasingly large and burdensome target forming on their collective backs. Entering this past weekend's (April 10-12) Boys 17u Ontario Championships at RIM Park in Waterloo, the pressure seemed unbearable for a team seeking its fourth successive championship. And on the ... More

All-Pakmen Girls’ 17U Championship Final Sets RIM Park Buzzing

  It's 4:30 pm on Sunday, 19th April, at Rim Park in Waterloo. A weary Durham Attack player winds her way through the thinning crowds at the Ontario Volleyball Championships. "An all-Pakmen 17U girls' final," she sighs to an accompanying friend, "what's with that?"   "That" was the final that set RIM Park abuzz. The dominant 17U ... More

Pakmen brush off pesky WASPS to win provincial 16u gold

  By David Winer Every now and then a championship season can be traced to a single, game-changing moment. For the Pakmen 16u boys, such a dramatic reversal in fortunes pivoted on one of their most embarrassing sets of the season. A result, that could have sent the entire season's hopes and dreams careening out of control. Silver ... More