After going undefeated through the regular season in the Moose Jaw high school volleyball league and eventually falling to Vanier in the city championship, odds were good that once they were playing schools their own size, things would go very well.
And sure enough, that’s what happened.
The Falcons lost their opener at provincials but proceeded to reel off five straight wins before falling to Wilkie in the gold medal final and claiming the silver medal.
Cornerstone opened their run against the tournament hosts St. Walburg on Friday afternoon and dropped a 25-23, 16-25, 15-6 decision but promptly rebounded with a 25-12, 25-15 win over Meath Park and 25-21, 25-18 victory over Sturgis. That left them tied for first place at 2-1 after the first day of competition after Harvest City defeated St. Walburg in their match-up.
The Falcons closed out round robin action with a 25-17, 25-13 win over Harvest City on Saturday morning, and because they dropped only two sets through the preliminary round, were awarded first place in Pool B with their 3-1 record.
That sent Cornerstone into a quarter-final match with Langenburg, where they rolled to a 25-17, 25-18 victory, and they followed with a 25-19, 25-10 win over Sturgis in the semifinal to set up their battle with Wilkie for gold.
Cornerstone would be unable to keep their magical run going, though, as they dropped a 25-18, 25-17 to the provincial champs.
The Falcons win capped an amazing season for Moose Jaw volleyball -- 4A gold and fourth place for Peacock and Central in girls action, along with bronze and fourth place for Central and Vanier in the 4A boys division.
