PIVA

Walla Walla, WA – The All Star Showdown was a big bucket of craziness as the teams invaded Whitman College in Walla Walla on 2.20.10 & 2.21.10.  Being the biggest PIVA tourney ever with 23 teams attending, the teams saw the highest level of competition to date. All-Star Saturday night saw the East dismantle the West in the women’s All-Star Game and Alex Catabayan from Gonzaga Blue took home MOP honors.  In the men’s All-Star Showdown the game was much closer as the East squeaked out a victory over the West 30-28.  Scotty Alexander also from Gonzaga University took home MOP honors.  Although the All-Star Games were great, the star of the show was Bounce Contest winner, Devin Curran from the University of Oregon.  Standing only 5′7″, this guy can fly.  In his final bounce, he jumped over his teammate and crush a 2 ball that made the crowd come to their feet.

The women’s division was loaded as tourney surprise, Eastern Washington University, matched up with mighty Gonzaga Blue in the finals.  Eastern competed valiantly, but in the end Gonzaga Blue maintained its dominance and took their third tourney of the year.  The following are the final results in order of finish.

1. Gonzaga University Blue
2. Eastern Washington University
3. Boise State University
4. University of Idaho 1
5. University of Washington
6. Gonzaga University Red
7. Willamette University
8. University of Idaho 2

The men’s division finals drew the highly anticipated match up of the No. 1 and No. 2 regionally ranked teams.  Gonzaga 1 and Oregon went head to head exchanging blow after blow.  Gonzaga took game one in a close one and Oregon outlasted the Zags in game two setting up a winner take all game 3.  Although the Ducks won the second game, they lost 2009 All-Conference MH, Tommy Peterson due to injury.  However his replacement played admirably and the Oregon block proved to be too tough as they took Zags in game 3.  This gave Oregon the crown, the Zags their first loss of the season, and assured the Ducks the top spot in the upcoming polls.  The following are the full results in order of finish.

1. University of Oregon
2. Gonzaga University 1
3. Western Washington University
4. Heritage College
5. Whitman College
6. Boise State University
7. Washington State University
8. Portland Community College
9. Walla Walla University
10. Gonzaga University 2
11. Whitworth University
12. Eastern Washington University
13. Whitman College 2
14. University of Idaho 1
15. University of Idaho 2

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