14U Black Maintains Tier 1 Status

It was a slow start to the day for the Black Attack at UTSC on the weekend. In the opening match against the Kitchener Predators the team showed some good moments, however some close calls and missed opportunities led the team to defeat 26 – 24 and 25 – 21.

The Aurora Storm were the next opponents, and the team managed a big comeback in the first set to win 25 – 23. In the second set Black got into a groove and won 25 – 15, giving the team a second place finish in. pool play.

In the medal round the first match was against Barrie. The first set was close with the Black team coming out on top 25 – 23. The second set again saw some serious hitting and confident play, with Black winning that one 25 – 15, which led to a quarter-final match against the top-ranked Pakmen.

Against a very big and powerful Pakmen team, the boys showed their huge potential winning the first set 25 – 19. Unfortunately they fell out of rhythm a little bit in the second set and lost that one 19 – 25. The third set was a tough one, with Pakmen prevailing 15 – 10, sending the team to a consolation match. (The Pakmen went on to the gold medal final and lost a close match in three sets to take the silver.)

In the final match of the day the boys played a bit too low-key and ended up falling in 3 sets to Toronto West, to finish the tournament in a tie for 7th place.

This was another good learning experience, with different line-ups in every set and overall great potential demonstrated. As the team continues to develop and grow there will no doubt be even greater success in the future!

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