Four teams from the southwest attending SHSAA provincial boys volleyball on November 25 & 26 and three came away with medals! At the 1A level, both Leader & Vanguard travelled to Broadview to play at Chief Kahkewistahaw School. Vanguard had a strong start going 3-0 in the first day of play but dropped the last game of pool play on Saturday to finish second in Pool A at 3-1. They had wins over Chief Kahk 2-0, Cudworth 2-0 and Edam 2-0. Their lone loss was to Cutknife 2-0. Meanwhile Leader placed third in pool B with a record of 2-2. They had wins over Middle Lake 2-0 and Neilburg 2-1. They were beat by Mossbank 2-0 and Annaheim 2-0. It was an all southwest match up in the quarter final with Vanguard taking on Leader. The Valkrys were victorious by scores of 25-20, 23-25, 15-12. The Valkrys then moved on to the semi final where they faced Edam. Once again the boys won by scores of 25-22, 25-19. This set up the gold medal championship against Kahkewistahaw. It was an extremely close battle with the host edging Vanguard 23-25, 26-24, 15-9. Congrats to Vanguard and their coaches Stephen McComish and Chris Caswell on their silver medal!
Fox Valley Legends attended 2A boys. This provincial championship got off to a rough start as there was a massive power outage in the Medstead area which caused many of the Friday matches to be delayed and moved to other towns. But once play started, the Legends got on a roll finishing first in Pool B with a record of 4-0. They posted wins over Rocanville 2-0, Montmartre 2-0, Canoe Lake 2-0 and Medstead 2-1. The quarter final saw Fox Valley beat Manor 25-21, 25-17. Their lone loss of the tournament came in the semi final when they dropped the match to Island Lake 2-1. This put them in the bronze medal match against their regional rivals Kincaid/Ecole Mathieu. The Legends captured the bronze by scores of 25-21, 25-17. Congrats to Fox Valley and their coach Darren Lehmann!
The third medal came from Shaunavon Shadows who were competing at 4A boys in Biggar. The Shadows finished 1st in Pool A with a record of 3-1. They had wins over La Loche 2-0, Birch Hills 2-0 and Saskatoon Christian 2-1. They lost to Outlook 2-0. In the quarter finals, the Shadows beat Fort Qu'Appelle in a very close match 17-25, 25-19, 15-13. The semi final saw them beat Saskatoon Christian for a second time 26-24, 25-21. Shaunavon came up against an extremely strong team from Nipawin in the gold medal final and lost 25-12, 25-14. Congratulations to the Shadows and their coach Riley Zielke on the silver medal!!
This concludes the high school volleyball season. Curling, wrestling and basketball are now underway.
Please note there is a beginners clinic for officiating basketball. This will be held at Swift Current Comp on Thursday, December 1. It will start at 6:30 pm in classroom 183 then move to the gym. Please bring runners and whistle. It is free to attend and everyone is welcome!