BOLTON Schools Volleyball Club will have home advantage in three of the junior sections of the opening rounds of the English National Championships.

The Bolton club's emergence as a force in the game has attracted the Girls' Under 16s and Under 18s to St Joseph's RC High School, Horwich on Saturday and Sunday and the Boys' Under 16s on Saturday, November 11.

The Boys' U-18s have received a bye into the second round because of their impressive record last season.

Spectators are welcome at the three sessions which run from 11am to 3pm each day.

The U-18s girls, fielding a weakened side, were beaten 3-0 by Bury Seniors in their warm-up for the championships at the weekend. The U-18s Boys beat Bury B 3-2.

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