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Triangle athlete, Madelyn "MadDog" Wilson (Triangle 17 White) has experienced a relapse of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Our practice tee is a tribute to the battle she fought last season against cancer and our way to stand with her as she continues to battles back to her healthy self. This relapse will force Mad to undergo another aggressive and very difficult cancer treatment. She will be unable to finish her season and will likely spend most of her summer in the hospital as her body heals itself after a bone marrow transplant.

If you don't know Mad, trust me, she is a WARRIOR!!! After her initial diagnosis and facing a difficult treatment Madelyn thought of others rather than herself and ran a fundraiser for Duke Hospital's Children Oncology Team. Imagine a 15-year newly diagnosed with cancer, isolated and forced to miss school and many other activities, raising over $22,000 to help others. Madelyn raised this money directly for Duke Children's Hospital to help others in her
situation have the best care possible. Like I said, she IS a warrior!

We want to rally people to be by her side as wages battle once again. Unfortunately her bone marrow transplant will keep her isolated for a considerable amount of time as her immune system will be inoperable.

We can all be there with her in spirit and give her an exciting WISH to look forward to by supporting 4v4 MADness - A Make-A-Wish® benefit for Madelyn Wilson. To follow Mad's journey on Caring Bridge visit https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/madlove4mad.

Here are the details...

Saturday, April 27th, 10am-4pm

PARTICIPATE - play in our event on Saturday, April 27th (start time is 10am). We will have multiple age-level and competitive divisions. Final format will be guided by the number of participating teams. Check out all the details below. For additional information please contact info@trianglevolleyball.org.

• WHO: anyone who wants to play volleyball to support MAD. Teams can be female or Co-ed* only.
• TEAM SIZE: 5 recommended (1 sub)
• COST: $25 per player. Each player will need to register independently.
• HOW: Register through Oasys Sports
• DIVISIONS:
  • Middle School (5th-8th grade) Competitive & Recreational
  • High School (9th-12th grade) Competitive & Recreational
  • Adult (no longer in high school) Competitive & Recreational
• THEME: Mad's wish is to go to Disney Aulani in Hawaii so it's Luau themed. Break out your grass skirts, hawaiian shirts, and flowered spandex.
• REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 23rd
• FORMAT: the number of matches and playing format will truly depend on the number of teams participating
• SCHEDULE will be released Thursday, April 25th.
• SPECIAL RULES: male players are only able to attack from behind the 10' line. *There must be at least one female on the court at all times.
• AWARDS/PRIZES will be given to top finishers in each division.

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• REGISTER for 4v4 MADness HERE

EVENT SPONSOR - if you'd like to be a promoting sponsor of this event please contactSherry if interested. Cash or in-kind donations valued at $1000 or more will qualify for event sponsor status. Logo presence at event will be offered.
 

TEAM SPONSOR - you can sponsor a team ($125) or an individual ($25) with a donation. <DONATE>

DONATE - can't play? You are welcomed and encouraged to donate to support Mad. We are accepting donations of items to raffle off and/or use for prizes and we will gladly accept cash donations as well. All cash donors ($25 or more) will have a Make-A-Wish® star with their name on it displayed at our facility. Donor levels...

• Red = $25
• Blue = $50
• Silver = $100-$249
• Gold > $250+
• You are free to give any amount as well

​To DONATE click HERE

SHARE - please share on social media and with everyone you know. Official event hashtags:

• #MadLove4Mad
• #4v4MADness

100% of all proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish® of North Carolina for Madelyn's wish

Thank you for your support, kind thoughts and prayers for Madelyn.   - Sherry

March 19, 2019:

18 Black headed to Baltimore to compete in the Northeast Qualifier seeking an Open division bid to the USAV 18s Girls Junior National Championships. With the Open division being the most competitive and full of some of the best teams in the country qualifying would be no small feat. 18 Black were one setter down heading into the event and unfortunately on day 1 their only remaining 'true' setter was taken out by a concussion. The team fought through day 2 to land in the Silver bracket on the final day of competition. With three total bids to award and three previously qualified teams in Gold, 18 Black was still in line to earn a bid. To do so would require them to defeat Paramount (a 3-set MAPL loss for 18 Black earlier this season). With one of the team's liberos and an outside hitter setting a 6-2 they took the court. The lineup had numerous players in different positions than typical - they had a middle playing 6 rotations and lost a primary passer to the role of setter. Without question the odds were stacked against 18 Black, but they jumped on court determined to give it their all. When the final whistle blew, they had battled through three sets to win against a powerful Paramount team (25-22, 22-25, 15-12). They had qualified, but this crew decided that wasn't enough. In the Silver bracket final the match up was a weary but determined band of eight against EC Power 18-Royal (ranked 68th nationally vs. 73rd for Triangle). After dropping the first set, Triangle battled back to get the second and third sets (21-25, 25-22, 15-12) and finish in fifth place overall.

Triangle 18 Black will play for a national championship in Dallas in late April.

The members of 18 Black are [Top Row, L to R]: Kayla Spells (NC School of Science & Math), Lexi Cole (Jack Britt HS), Cera Powell (Northwood HS), Logan Pope (East Chapel Hill HS), Brooke Hanshumaker (Apex HS) and Coach Jim Freeman and [Bottom Row, L to R]: Coach Keisha Demps, Jordan Gower (Leesville Road HS), Logan Mosley (Cary Christian School), and Brittany Wood (Broughton HS). Not shown: Skylar Buckley (North Raleigh Christian Academy)

Riley Buckley '22, Setter/OH (North Raleigh Christian Academy) was named PrepVolleyball.com's National HS Freshman of the Year. Buckley was introduced to the game at a very young age and has trained both indoors and beach throughout her career. Buckley began her club career with Triangle in 2014 and currently plays on Triangle 16 Black. Buckley was instrumental in the success of the NRCA Knights this past fall when they won their fourth straight independent schools state championship.  For the complete story on Buckley's exceptional freshman season at NRCA visit PrepVolleyball.com (subscription required)

Our beautiful new facility is OPEN. Our deepest gratitude to Ammons Building Corporation, numerous construction trade's men and women, Blankenship Associates, countless volunteers and staff help and the Town of Morrisville for making our dream a reality. We are so excited to begin the next chapter of our club in this amazing space.