Following up on their win in Joliette, the girls 14U Black team has done it
again!
On Saturday
April 29 and Sunday April 30, the girls traveled to Barrie to meet the 15U teams
in Tier 2. Saturday’s pool play saw the girls win their first set against
Barrie Elites (25-21, 25-13). The second set was against Astros de Marc
Garneau, and the girls won this set 25-13, 25-22. The final set in pool
play was with Scarborough Titans ICE, and despite the incentive to sleep in on
Sunday, our girls lost this match 15-25, 20-25.
Having to get
up extra early on Sunday resulted in having to shake a lot of sleep from eyes,
and the girls had to work hard in the crossover match to beat West Elgin
Warriors (25-23, 25-23). But this group of girls have learned that
tenacity pays off, and they went on later that morning to beat the Stratford
Stingers 25-22, 25-20.
After lunch,
the girls were now fired up and raring to go. In the semi-finals, they met
the South County Bandits and won the match 25-14, 25-22. Solid defense and
consistent hitting was the winning combination.
Knowing they
were going for Gold, the girls were on fire as they met the Oakville Thunder and
won 25-20, 25-19. The afternoon games were some of the most exciting
volleyball we’ve seen all season. Both teams played hard to win, and the
volleys were spectacular.
Congratulations to Tara Roberts for winning the Award of Excellence. This is
Tara’s first year playing volleyball (!!!) and her plays at the net are earning
her a reputation of someone to be feared if you are in the front line of the
opposing team.
Thanks to all our coaches, once again. Special thanks to Ian for taping
the afternoon games, to Craig for keeping his eye on the score, and to Cayman
for being our new lucky mascot. Onward to Moncton!
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