St Albert Sturgeon (SAS) Volleyball Association history dates back to 2008 when the St Albert Saints Volleyball Association was formed. We are not for profit organization setup to provide athletes with the opportunity to experience the wonderful game of Volleyball. We started with only a few teams in 2008 and by 2014 we had 11 teams playing for our club. We operated as the St Albert Saints until 2014 season, when we merged with Sturgeon Volleyball Association to become St Albert Sturgeon (SAS) Volleyball Association. With completion of the merger we found ourselves starting the 2015 season with 14 teams, 10 teams on the girl’s side and 4 teams on the boy’s side. We continue to do our best to provide the best coaching possible, offering many opportunities for our youth to learn and compete at the highest level in the sport of Volleyball. In the 2020 season we accommodated to support 25 teams for the season; our largest team count to date. Unfortunately the 2020 season was cut short due to COVID 19 pandemic. The 2021 season did not proceed with a competitive season, but we were still able to proceed with a developmental season. In 2022, with the season back in full swing after the pandemic, we fielded 28 teams and with the completion of our 2024 season we continued to grow had 36 teams 407 athletes which was the most teams in club history.
With the 2025 upcoming season we have entered a new chapter and have partnered with Concordia Uninversity Thunder.
Looking forward to the 2025 season.
OVERVIEW:
2008 – St Albert Saints Volleyball Association was formed
2014 – St Albert Saints Volleyball Association Merge with Sturgeon Volleyball Association to become St Albert Sturgeon (SAS) Volleyball Association. 11 teams total.
2017 – Switched to new website and transitioned to use more online tools 14 teams total
2018 – First Year we ran at least 1 team at each level (13U-18U) for our Boys Program. Had a total of 17 teams. First year we had a 13U boy’s program. Celebrating our 10th year.
2020 – Most teams in history to date with 25 total teams. Girls 13U-16U had 3 teams at each age, and 17U-18U had 2 teams at each age group. Boys 13U-15U had 2 teams at each age, and 16U-18U had 1 team at each age group. Season unfortunately cut short due to COVID-19
2021 - COVID 19 Pandemic cancelled the competitive season but a 20 team developmental season still went ahead.
2022 - Partnership established with Level 1 Sports facility. First full season after the pandemic with most teams ever at 28 teams.
2023 - First season with U12 division.
2024 - New milestone with the most teams in club history at 36 teams and 407 athletes.
2025 - New Chapter begins, partnership with Concordia University Thunder. New club branding with formation of Thunder Volleyball Club presented by St Albert Sturgeon Volleyball Association. 33 compectitive teams and 31 athletes taking part in our development program.