The girls won 17 out of 20 games and secured first place with two rounds to go excatly on the same date, 1st of April, when 89 years ago Don Bosco was canonized. The core of the team, which consists of girls with 4-5 years of experience in the club, some with ten years of loyalty to club, and a few new faces, made a winning formula for this great result. Iva Padovan, the coach of the team, who has been studiously and diligently working and leading the team for many years, certainly has great merit in this success.

"At the beginning, I wasn't sure that we would be able to achieve this, I was hoping that we would be in the upper part of the table. However, as the season started, everything fell into place and we got better and better. We also turned around the games that were going in the wrong direction and won. The girls showed a strong winning character and I congratulate them on everything," said coach Padovan.

Magdalena Silic, who was brought to club by two older sisters who also played, spread a positive atmosphere in the team from the beginning of the season. "I told the girls at the beginning of the season that we can and will win the championship. We are all very happy and looking forward to the challenges in the Super League.“

After the match of the last round, in which they won 3:1 (15:25, 26:24, 25:17, 25:17), medals and the winner's cup ceremony was held. The full hall, which was mostly filled by the younger members of the club, greeted all the players, coach Iva, assistant coach and secretary Ana, fitness coach Mario and physiotherapist Marin in turn as they received their medals.

Voleyball club Don Bosco was founded in 1999. and today club numbers over 200 girls form 7 to 18 years old. The club regularly participates in the International Salesian Youth Games, which gather more than a thousand young people every year in Europe.

„We have 12 training groups. Girls in senior team are from 15 to 28 years old, mostly around 20-22 yo. They love to play in this team, and they are a very strong group. I am so proud of them“ – Ana Sabol Matić, club secretary, who came to club in 2000 and after playing for eight years stayed and helped in whatever was needed. The club has eight coaches. They are all girls who, after playing volleyball, decided to train children. Three girls have been in the Don Bosco club for 15 years as players and then as coaches.

Luka Hudinčec, president of the club, Salesian cooperator and ADMA member said: „Girls have done an amazing thing. Wining the First League is a huge succes. But we always have to know that in our club girls are on the first place. If sport succes comes with it even better. Seeing them doing well even after they leave the club and volleyball is the most important thing.“

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