In a rematch of last year's championship game, Valley Athletic Supply defeated Sandstorm on Tuesday evening at Black Diamond Park in Coaldale to claim the 2011 Eastern Schuylkill Recreation Commission (ESRC) summer volleyball league championship.

Valley Athletic Supply, who entered playoffs as the top-seed with an overall record of 33-3, rallied for a 21-25, 25-27, 25-17, 25-15, 15-8 victory in a best-of-five match.After three straight years of losing in the title game, Valley Athletic Supply reversed its fortunes by finally pulling through for its first ever ESRC summer volleyball league championship.Sandstorm, the defending league champions, looked to make quick work of Valley Athletic by winning the first two games of the match (in which Valley Athletic blew leads of five and seven points respectively).However, Valley Athletic Supply played solid defense the rest of the way to swing the momentum back in its favor. After winning the next two games decisively to even the match at two games apiece, Valley Athletic jumped out to a 2-0 lead to begin the fifth game and held the lead the rest of the way.T.J. O'Connor led Valley Athletic Supply with a game-high 15 service points, while Mary Horvat followed with 12 points.Sandstorm's Christa Mantz tallied eight points in the losing effort.