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Lampman Grizzlies win silver at girls' volleyball provincials

Lampman won their first six matches at provincials to reach the final
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The Lampman Grizzlies players show off their silver medals at the provincial 1A volleyball championships in Rose Valley.

The Lampman Grizzlies had an outstanding showing at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association’s 1A girls’ volleyball tournament in Rose Valley, bringing home a silver medal.

Lampman went 4-0 in the round robin, losing only one of the nine sets they played. They opened with a 2-1 (25-12, 19-25, 15-12) win over Rose Valley, and then won 2-0 (25-10, 25-17) over Vanguard, 2-0 (25-9, 25-15) over Bellevue and 2-0 (25-19, 25-16) over Leoville.

In the quarter-finals, Lampman won 2-0 (25-16, 25-6) over Wawota Parkland School, avenging a loss to Wawota during regional playdowns in Lampman the previous weekend. And Lampman won 2-0 (25-22, 25-23) in the semifinal over Bellevue.

The Grizzlies fell 2-0 (25-13, 25-22) to Rose Valley in the provincial final in a rematch of their round-robin opener.

As for Wawota, they went 2-2 in the round robin, winning 2-0 (25-16, 25-19) over Kyle and 2-0 (25-19, 25-19) over Edam, but losing 2-0 (25-22, 25-14) to Plenty and 2-1 (25-21, 13-25, 15-11) to LeRoy.

At the 2A girls’ provincials in Gull Lake, Arcola School went 2-2 in the round robin, defeating St. Walburg 2-0 (25-23, 25-9) and the host Gull Lake team 2-0 (25-10, 25-22), but losing to Wakaw 2-0 (25-16, 26-24) and to Davidson 2-0 (25-16, 25-20). Their tournament came to an end in a 2-0 (25-23, 25-13) loss to Rocanville.

The Carnduff Education Complex, Oxbow Prairie Horizons School and Kipling School were all at 3A girls’ provincials in Macklin.

Kipling had the best showing, winning the bronze medal with a 2-0 (25-17, 25-18) win over Dalmeny.

Kipling went 3-1 in the round robin, winning 2-0 (25-22, 25-12) over Dalmeny, 2-0 (25-9, 25-21) over Watrous, and 2-0 (25-15, 25-18) against Oxbow, but losing 2-0 (25-19, 25-20) to Unity.

Kipling knocked off host Macklin 2-0 (25-19, 25-16) in the quarter-final, lost to the eventual provincial champions from Lanigan 2-0 (25-23, 25-19) but recovered to beat Dalmeny in the bronze medal game.

Carnduff started with a 2-0 (25-24, 25-13) win over Maple Creek, a 2-1 (24-26, 25-22, 15-5) victory over Macklin, and a 2-1 (25-27, 25-13, 15-9) victory over Briercrest Christian Academy, but lost 2-0 (25-13, 25-18) to Lanigan to close out the round robin, and then fell 2-0 (25-22, 25-23) to Dalmeny in the quarter-final.

Oxbow went 1-3 at provincials, opening with a 2-1 (20-25, 26-24, 15-13) win over Unity, but losing 2-1 to Watrous (26-24, 20-25, 15-8), 2-0 to Dalmeny (25-22, 25-14) and 2-0 to Kipling. 

The 5A girls’ provincials will be Nov. 25 and 26 in Balgonie. The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior girls qualified for the tournament.

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