Club History
Balcatta Volleyball Club was formed in 1995 out of the amalgamation of the now defunct Eureka Volleyball Club, and players from Balcatta Senior High School, which used to be a feeder for junior players. Since joining the Perth Volleyball League (PVL) in 1995, the Balcatta Volleyball Club has become one of the State's strongest clubs and now boasts more than 100 members with teams in all PVL grades.
In 2007 Balcatta aimed to go one better and win the prestigious mens Superleague premiership and further boost its womens division, which had its best season in 2006 since dominating the PVL in the late 1990s. This was the case with the womens team having a competitive season finishing fourth, while the Mens Superleague had their breakthrough win at the final hurdle, taking out the Superleague premiership.
In 2008, Balcatta's aim was to push on and for the first time since 2005 take out the VWA Club Championship award. The bid to do this was aided by the introduction of a strong feeder program for junior womens athletes via our new partners Greenwood Senior High School. The season finished in style with Balcatta winning three of the four contested Mens divisions, including the Superleauge men yet again. In addition, Balcatta teams finished in the finals of the top three womens divisions. Balcatta was crowned Champion Club 2008, just missed out in 2009, and won Champion Club again in 2010 and 2011.
| Year | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Aaron Leung |
Mitch Collins & Brendan Buckley |
Kate Buckley | Tim Wilkins |
| 2010 | Louisa Kinnear | Tim Wilkins | Kate Buckley | Marty Bertuleit |
| 2009 | Louisa Kinnear | Tristan Jones | Kate Buckley | Marty Bertuleit |
| 2008 | Louisa Kinnear | Tristan Jones | Kim Ellwood | Marty Bertuleit |
| 2007 | Louisa Kinnear | Kim Ellwood | Marty Bertuleit | |
| 2006 | Russell Hampton | Louisa Kinnear | Marty Bertuleit | |
| 2005 | Russell Hampton | Louisa Kinnear | Marty Bertuleit | |
| 2004 | Russell Hampton | Louisa Kinnear | Misty Forrest | |
| 2003 | Russell Hampton | Sharon Mottolini | Misty Forrest | |
| 2002 | Russell Hampton | Gretchen Boughton | Sharon Mottolini | Rachel Lewis |
| 2001 | Russell Hampton | Gretchen Boughton | Melanie Robertson | Danielle Francis |
| 2000 | Russell Hampton | Gretchen Boughton | Melanie Robertson | |
| 1999 | Russell Hampton | Melanie Robertson | ||
| 1998 | Mandy Combes | |||
| 1997 | Mandy Combes | |||
| 1996 | Mandy Combes | |||
| 1995 | Les Menezes |
Life Members
- Russell Hampton (awarded 2006)
- Marty Bertuleit (awarded 2011)
| Year | Male | Female | Most Outstanding Junior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michael Ruggiero | Celine Haederli | Clairece Hill |
| 2010 | Paul Prindiville | Tenille Ryan | Tenille Ryan |
| 2009 | Paul Prindiville | Elise Chapman | Kate Ganz |
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2008 |
Paul Prindiville | Jenny Day | Tenille Ryan |
| 2007 | Michael Prindiville | Jenny Day | Michael Prindiville |
| 2006 | Paul Prindiville | Elise Chapman | James Clinch |
| 2005 | Paul Prindiville | Jenny Day | Michael Snart |
| 2004 | Paul Prindiville | Kim Ellwood | Jenny Day |
| 2003 | Paul Prindiville | Gretchen Boughton | Paul Prindiville |
| 2002 | Russell Hampton | Misty Forrest | Michael Locke |
| 2001 | Anthony Brown | Karola Englert | Paul Prindiville |
| 2000 | Dom Laventure | Michelle Snook | Brendon Robertson |
| 1999 | Anthony Brown | Brendon Robertson | |
| 1998 | Dom Laventure | Claire Merenda | |
| 1997 | Dom Laventure | Claire Merenda | |
| 1996 | Dom Laventure | Richie Branderhorst |
| Year | Best Club Person | Coach of the Year | Official of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mitchell Collins | Mitchell Collins | Brendan Buckley |
| 2010 | Tenille Ryan | John Borszeky | Brendan Buckley |
| 2009 | Mitchell Collins | Mitchell Collins | Brendan Buckley |
| 2008 | Aaron Leung | Aaron Leung | Brendan Buckley |
| 2007 | John Sewell | John Ricciardi | Tristan Jones |
| 2006 | Louisa Kinnear | Brendan Chapman | Amy Wyle |
| 2005 | John Steynjes | Paul Blackford | Amy Wyle |
| 2004 | Russell Hampton | ||
| 2003 | Russell Hampton | ||
| 2002 | Steve Petsos | ||
| 2001 | Danielle Francis | ||
| 2000 | Mandy Combes | ||
| 1999 | Sue Robertson | ||
| 1998 | Russell Hampton | ||
| 1997 | Les Menezes | ||
| 1996 | Linda Woo |
| Year | Premierships |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Superleague Women, Division 1 Men, Division 2 Women, Division 2 Men |
| 2010 | Division 1 Women, Masters Men, Division 2 Men, Division 2 Women |
| 2009 | Masters Men, Division 2 Men, Division 3 Men, Division 3 Women, Division 4 Women |
| 2008 | Superleague Men, Division 2 Men, Division 3 Men, Masters Men |
| 2007 | Superleague Men, Division 3 Women |
| 2006 | Division 1 Men, Division 2 Women, Division 3 Men |
| Earlier | Coming soon… |
