AVV Ponta Grossa wins double championship of Paraná Volleyball Cup

AVV Ponta Grossa won the Taça Paraná Volleyball 2026 championship in the U-13 category with an undefeated campaign. The Ponta Grossa team repeated the feat of 2025 and again lifted the trophy of one of Latin America’s leading base volleyball competitions.

With a cast of 12 athletes, the association ended its participation with expressive numbers: there were ten games and ten victories, with only three sets lost throughout the competition. The performance demonstrates the regularity of the team throughout the tournament and consolidates the work developed in the formation of young talents of volleyball in Ponta Grossa.

Season of achievements for the AVV Ponta Grossa

The two-time Taça Paraná championship crowned a season of excellent results for AVV Ponta Grossa. Throughout 2026, the U-13 team participated in four competitions, winning three titles and one runner-up.

Check out the results of the season:

1st stage of the State Championship: vice-champion;

2nd stage of the State Championship: champion;

Regional Championship Campos Gerais: champion;

Volleyball Taça Paraná 2026: undefeated champion.

The performance reinforces the association’s prominence in the development of base volleyball in Ponta Grossa and in the Campos Gerais region.

Dedication of athletes, family and sponsors

The head of the team, José Laury Junior, stressed that the result represents the recognition of a collective work, developed with dedication and support from different sectors.

“Our work has been rewarded with this title, the result of a lot of dedication of all the athletes together with the Association and its board, parents and sponsors,” he said.

In addition to the achievements within the courts, the association also stands out for its social inclusion work, offering free opportunities for children and adolescents to practice volleyball.

Free project promotes inclusion by sport

The AVV Ponta Grossa maintains a totally free sports project, in which athletes do not have to pay tuition, uniforms or training costs.

The initiative serves students from different social classes, both from the public and private education networks.

In the U-13 team that won the two-time championship, seven of the 12 athletes come from municipal schools of Ponta Grossa, demonstrating the importance of encouraging sport from the first years of schooling.

The association also maintains a Technical Cooperation Agreement (ACT) with the Municipal Sports Secretariat of Ponta Grossa (SMESP). Through the partnership, it serves students of the Base Sport Project, aged between 11 and 17 years.

Another front of action is a social project developed in a municipal school, which provides sports materials and training uniforms to participants, contributing to the appreciation of students and sports development.

Bi-championship enhances Ponta Grossa volleyball

The conquest of the Taça Paraná represents yet another expressive result for the sport of Ponta Grossa and highlights the potential of the city’s young athletes.

With three titles won in four competitions in the season, the AVV Ponta Grossa closes 2026 with a positive balance in the Under-13 category.

More than trophies, the association’s work demonstrates how investment in sports training, coupled with the participation of families, the support of sponsors and institutional partnerships, can provide opportunities and transform the reality of children and adolescents through sport.