Volleyball was on the agenda at LangfordB次元官网网址檚 newest school.
The junior girlsB次元官网网址� volleyball team kicked off their first tournament ever at the brand new Belmont secondary school on Oct. 15 and 16. The team took top spot at home, cruising to a 6-0 record over the course of the two-day tournament in the IslandB次元官网网址檚 newest gymnasium.
B次元官网网址淚 was proud that all (players) contributed... (And) I loved the fact we were able to showcase the school and showcase the gym, when kids walked in their jaws dropped,B次元官网网址� said junior coach Ken Lowe. B次元官网网址淓very team that left said they wanted to come back next year.B次元官网网址�
It wasnB次元官网网址檛 only the facilities that impressed, Belmont Blue cruised through 12 consecutive sets en route to their undefeated weekend, defeating Royal Bay, Victoria High and Nanaimo District to claim top spot in pool play. The Blue side capped off their weekend with victories over Oak Bay in the quarterfinals, Claremont in the semifinals, before defeating Timberline in the final to sweep all sets, of all their games.
Olivia Godek was named MVP while Hannah May and Taylee Pomponio were named to the all-star teams. However Lowe said that it wasnB次元官网网址檛 just the play on the court he was most impressed with.
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Belmont White was happy to win their last game, getting a healthy does of experience and taking 15th spot out of the 16 teams on home court before both squads hit the road this weekend for a tournament at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo. ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 Royal Bay school finished 12th in the tournament.
The senior girls volleyball team, lead by head coach Mike Toakley, also impressed over the same weekend, taking victories over Pacific Christian, Archbishop Carney of Coquitlam and NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 Woodlands in pool play at the Brentwood College Classic Tournament.
The home team proved to be too much for them in the semi-finals, where they fell before taking out ParksvilleB次元官网网址檚 Ballenas on Saturday for a second consecutive time to secure the bronze medal on the strength of power hitters Kendra Hobenshield, Jess Thomsen, and setter Kirsten BarryB次元官网网址檚 strong performances.
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