New York DAD Greek Orthodox Volleyball League - GOVL

New York DAD Greek Orthodox Volleyball League - GOVL The Facebook Home Page of the Direct Archdiocesan District Greek Orthodox Volleyball League (DADGOVL) hopp.bio/dadgovl This is a youth Volleyball League.

Welcome to the Direct Archdiocesan District Greek Orthodox Volleyball League (DADGOVL). The DADGOVL is made up of multiple parishes across Suffolk County, Nassau County and Queens. The teams are made up of GOYA age kids (13-18). The league has been around for quite some time, starting off as the Nassau Suffolk Inter-GOYA Volleyball League, and now the DADGOVL. We have multiple tournaments per seas

on which fundraise for the host Church. Our season starts in January, Playoffs and our Championship Game usually fall in March and our season officially ends in May, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese District Olympics being our final event of the year which most of our teams participate in. This League provides kids an opportunity to play volleyball for their Church, represent their parish and become closer with other players across Long Island, Queens and beyond.
“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Hebrews 12: 11-12

 GOADO is almost here!! Many of our teams will be participating in the GOYA Volleyball event, but there’s more than just...
05/12/2026

GOADO is almost here!!

Many of our teams will be participating in the GOYA Volleyball event, but there’s more than just volleyball, so come, show your support, play for your church, and enjoy this wonderful event!!

With the Awards Dinner the 2026 Season has officially come to a close!Thank you to the Holy Trinty, Hicksville community...
05/10/2026

With the Awards Dinner the 2026 Season has officially come to a close!

Thank you to the Holy Trinty, Hicksville community for hosting us & thank you everyone who came out to support the players, with just over 300 people in attendance, this was the biggest Awards Night yet!

Your 2026 GOVL Award Recipients are as follows:
Harry Lascarides Coach of the Year Recipients:
Junior Girls Katerina Kourkoumelis
Senior Girls Manoli Kouroupakis
Boys Nick Tagios

League Recognition Award Recipients:
Peter Vorilas
George Eleopoulos
The Community of St. Demetrios, Merrick

Kyriakoula Gasparis Scholarship Recipients:
Sophia Zanelotti
Konstantina Felekidis
Theodoros Saridakis
Konstantinos Gales

GOVL Scholarship Recipients:
Katerina Chaniotakis
Vasiliki Tsakonas
Theodoros Saridakis
Michael Tagios
Emily Garrett

Junior Girls League Player Awards:
MVP Chrissie Bliagos
Setter Jenna Hassan
Offensive Player of the Year Catherine Menexas
Sportswoman Niki Tzitziras
Defensive Player of the Year Daphne Kourkoumelis
Versatility Nikoletta Nissirios
Utility Player Anthi Zonas
Clutch Player Marianna Liapis

Senior Girls League Player Awards:
MVP Iliana Markatos
Setter Panayiota Kayantas
Offensive Player of the Year Catherine Bartone
Sportswoman Eleana Gerasimou
Defensive Player of the Year Evelina Paterakis
Versatility Erato Mihalatos
Utility Player Katerina Chaniotakis
Clutch Player Elizabeth Padula

Boys League Player Awards:
MVP Stel Pappas
Setter Niko Papachristou
Offensive Player of the Year Michael Tagios
Sportsman Yianni Bennis
Defensive Player of the Year Kiriakos Papaseraphim
Versatility Dimitri Pappas
Utility Player Alex Manolis
Clutch Player Rafa Banis

Junior Girls 3rd Place St. Nicholas, Flushing B
Junior Girls 2nd Place Holy Cross, Whitestone
Junior Girls Champions St. Nicholas, Flushing A

Senior Girls 3rd Place Holy Trinity, Hicksville
Senior Girls 2nd Place St. Demetrios, Merrick A
Senior Girls Champions St. Paraskevi, Greenlawn

Boys 3rd Place St. Paraskevi, Greenlawn
Boys 2nd Place St. Demetrios, Merrick
Boys Champions Archangel Michael, Port Washington

Thank you all for your continued support of the GOVL! We’ll see you next season!

As we look forward to our final event, the GOVL Awards Dinner, (stay tuned for Photos!!) we just wanted to shout out the...
05/08/2026

As we look forward to our final event, the GOVL Awards Dinner, (stay tuned for Photos!!) we just wanted to shout out the amazing 2026 season that we had!

2026 marked the 30th Anniversary of the GOVL. The league started off in 1996 with 4 Churches, 8 teams, a handful of players, who would have thought then, that we would be here? Thanks to the participation of our youth, dedication of our parents and contributions by our coaches and volunteers, this season we were 13 Churches, 32 teams, and just over 400 players! However large we get, this is still one community coming together through faith and volleyball. This season we had a few shout out worthy moments:

St. Demetrios, Merrick held their first ever home games in their brand-new Gym!
Holy Resurrection, Brookville had their first season with a Boys Team!
Two teams completed the regular season undefeated, St. Demetrios, Merrick & Assumption, Port Jefferson!
St. Nicholas, Flushing A won their church’s first Championship in the Junior Girl’s Division!
Archangel Michael, Port Washington, defended their Championship title!
Our Social Media accounts have reached an all time high for engagement and visibility!

As the League Coordinators we want to thank everyone for a great 2026 Season. Thank you to all the players, coaches, parents and volunteers, for working tirelessly throughout the season to help us make this league all it can be. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Awards Dinner and the Olympics! We are especially looking forward to what the next season will bring!

The GOVL would like to congratulate Angelo on his new position as the Youth Director for the Direct Archdiocesan Distric...
04/28/2026

The GOVL would like to congratulate Angelo on his new position as the Youth Director for the Direct Archdiocesan District! We are looking forward to working together to further grow and support the DAD youth programs!

https://orthodoxobserver.org/angelo-bruno-appointed-direct-archdiocesan-districts-new-director-of-youth-and-young-adult-ministries/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAReAnlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeZVBf7O8HOBKkFfQWsCSur860NiPTTHfIUSnoE5C3y2BTwTXaNtZPKdpaRpM_aem_y5RYbZmZWU-1zofaZxpY9g

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Angelo Bruno has been appointed as the new Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Direct Archdiocesan District (DAD). Angelo was born and […]

Although the 2026 Season has come to a close, there’s still plenty of things coming up!!Scholarship deadline is being ex...
04/27/2026

Although the 2026 Season has come to a close, there’s still plenty of things coming up!!

Scholarship deadline is being extended to May 3rd!!

GOVL Awards Dinner May 8th!!

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan District Olympics Memorial Day Weekend!!

We hope to see everyone!!

The Silver Cross Tournament was held today with 10 girls teams and 8 boys teams. The kids all gathered in Port Jefferson...
04/26/2026

The Silver Cross Tournament was held today with 10 girls teams and 8 boys teams. The kids all gathered in Port Jefferson nice and early for a fun (almost) end of season tournament. Everyone showcasing their skills, camaraderie, and fellowship!

First the GOVL would like to thank Fr Louis Nicholas, Pano Kabanakis, George Portelos, Maria Vasiliou, Mike Manolis, Linda Batuyos and all of Port Jefferson’s community for taking over the Silver Cross Tournament and running a great event for our players!!

Now the results!!!
Second Place Girls went to St. Demetrios, Astoria
Second Place Boys went to Assumption, Port Jefferson

First Place Girls went to St. Paraskevi, Greenlawn
First Place Boys went to St. Demetrios, Merrick

Overall Tournament Winners went to St. Demetrios, Merrick!!!

Congratulations to all the teams who participated today!!

We’re Live!!! Bronze Games starting soon!! Tune in!!
04/18/2026

We’re Live!!! Bronze Games starting soon!! Tune in!!

DADGOVL FINALS WEEKEND

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