05/01/2026
Out of office notice š
š NCAA Menās Volleyball Championships ā here we GO! š
An update for those that follow our never-ending volleyball adventuresāweāre headed to Long Beach, CA this weekend.
Iāve been getting a lot of folks with that āthis is a pretty big dealā reactionā¦and yes, it is. Itās a really big deal. To think, last year at this time we were watching Jack and his team work their way through Lanc/Leb league action (which we still love to reminisce about with parents and players), to now heading to the Long Beach Pyramid, it's quite a leap, and we couldn't be more excited.
Just last weekend, SFU won the NEC Championshipāa first in the teamās long and very successful program. The Saint Francis boys are now in the final TWELVE teams in all of D1 volleyball (70 teams total). To be in the same bracket as any of the teams listed is something to be monumentally proud of. Hoping itās not lost on themāthe season goes by in a blink, faster than we ever imagined.
āDoesnāt that get expensive?āāwe hear that a LOT. You bet your ass it is! Itās insane! Iāve effectively burned my entire annual vacation time just traveling on Fridays. Hotels, fuel, meals, flights, and on and onāyeah, itās stupid expensive. Itās also worth every bit of it. Being there firsthand to watch your kid live out their dream doesnāt happen for everyone, and we don't want to miss it!
To say heās got a good group around him would be a massive understatement. Heās surrounded by an incredibly solid team of young men and staff that made the transition from high school to college pretty seamless.
Their first match is 10PM (EST) and can be watched on ESPN (link below) vs Loyola (Chicago)āanother powerhouse volleyball program. A victory would have them play again on Saturday night against Long Beach State. A loss would be an endā¦to a lot of thingsānot something we are going to think about. So weāll look forward to enjoying each and every moment as it comes, simply appreciating the journey and opportunity.
If you miss the game, I will, of course, be posting on our YT page.
Hope this all helps everyone understand a little moreāitās a wild ride, but worth every mile, and we would do it againā¦and againāno regertsš
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/28592fb6-2488-42b8-bd61-5530899ebc51
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