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Volleyball team from Jyväskylä participating Eötvös-Cup tournament in twin city Debrecen, Hungary 16-22 August, 2015

Young ladies’ team from Jyväskylä is participating international volleyball tournament 16-22 August 2015 in Debrecen, which is a twin city of Jyväskylä. Cities have been twinned since 1970 and this volleyball cooperation has tradition of almost 15 years.

Eötvös-Cup is organized in Debrecen for the 19th time. Jyväskylä has participated the tournament since 2001 with teams from Jyväskylä schools and sport clubs.This year Korpilahden Pyrintö is involved for the fourth time. Cooperation started on a basis of the sister school connections between Eötvös school and Kilpisen koulu, and later Korpilahden yhtenäiskoulu.

The team consist of young Korpilahti Pyrintö players. Team members are Puolakka Jenna, Saarinen Neea, Roivainen Helmi, Piiroinen Tiia, Tirkkonen Johanna, Manninen Rosanna, Hakanen Noora, Hasselberg Janette, Loberg Elli and Koljonen Liinu.

Coaching support group: Kari Nättinen, Jukka Pesonen, Päivi Ikkala, Marja-Leena Oinonen and Susanna Hasselberg.

13.8.2015Satu Heikkinen