Summer co-ed volleyball league produces two champions

It came down to the final match. Three out of seven teams still had the chance of winning the championship before the last round of play. On Monday night, the team of Tony Vaiciulis (Team #4) kept its championship hopes alive by winning 2 of 3 games. Tuesday night saw the direct match-up of the two other top contending teams, #6 led by Randy Zifko and #1 led by Sue Grommes/Tim Cunneen. Winning 1 of 3 games allowed Team #6 to end the season tied with Vaiciulis' team for first place, while Team #1 finished in third place, only one game behind. After the final match a crowd of 50 volleyball players and fans celebrated the end of the season at the Users Center with a party organized by league representative Lisa Carrigan.

Final standings:

1. Team #4 (captain Tony Vaiciulis): W-24 / L-12
1. Team #6 (captain Randy Zifko): W-24 / L-12
3. Team #1 (captain Sue Grommes): W-23 / L-13
4. Team #2 (captain Dennis McAuliff): W-15 / L-18
4. Team #7 (captain Lisa Carrigan): W-15 / L-18
6. Team #3 (captain Kurt Riesselmann): W-13 / L-23
7. Team #5 (captain Matt Cullen): W-9 / L-27

Co-Champions Team #4	Co-Champions Team #6
Back row (from left to right): Sergei Bourov, Andreas Korn, Tony Vaiciulis (captain). Front row: Elena Nomerotskaia with her kids sitting in for team members Yuri Gotra and Ivan Furic. Also missing: Rick Tesarek, Kirsten Tollefson, and Lin Zhang	Back row (from left to right): Randy Zifko (captain), Dan Johnson, Rene Padilla, Al Sondgeroth. Front row: Angie Prosapio, Lise Budlong, LeAnn Sondgeroth. Missing: Lindsey Mieling