Thanks to a sweep in the city B次元官网网址楢B次元官网网址� junior girls volleyball tournament, itB次元官网网址檚 on to the next stage of the playoffs for Belmont Blue.
The Langford-based side, joined by city tournament runner-up Claremont, heads into this weekendB次元官网网址檚 eight-team Island championships in Mill Bay as one of the favourites.
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Coming off a significant tournament win the previous weekend in North Delta B次元官网网址� one of the sites of the upcoming provincial championships B次元官网网址� Belmont Blue rolled through the city competition.
They wound up an undefeated tournament at Oak Bay High by sweeping Claremont two games to none in SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 final, after knocking off Oak Bay in the semifinals. Claremont beat Pacific Christian 2-0 in the other semi while, Oak Bay downed PCS 2-1 for third place.
While the experience and size of the Belmont players won out in the end, Lowe said Claremont showed well in the final.
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The two sides join three teams each from the North and the mid-Island at the Island tournament, being hosted by mid-Island playoff winner Brentwood College.
Among the six non-Victoria area teams, Belmont has played Carihi and Timberline from Campbell River this season.
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Timberline, Brentwood and Gulf Islands secondary join Belmont in one of two round robin pools.
The draw sees pool winners advance to the semifinals, with the final happening Saturday afternoon.The top six teams qualify for the expanded provincials draw. The B.C. tournament has jumped from 24 teams to 32.
Belmont gained some potential advance knowledge for provincials at the South Delta tournament. They beat Langley Christian 25-10, 25-17 in the final, after dispatching DeltaB次元官网网址檚 Seaquam two straight in the semis and VancouverB次元官网网址檚 McGee in the quarters. Belmont went 3-0 in pool play.
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