A pair of Moose Jaw teams were able to reach the medal round at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association boys provincial volleyball championships this past weekend, but fell just short of the hardware.
There was some good news for teams from the local league, though, as the Assiniboia Rockets claimed silver in the 2A boys championship in Ponteix on Saturday afternoon.
The Rockets -- defending champions heading into the event -- went unbeaten all the way to the gold medal game before dropping a 25-11, 25-21 decision to Esterhazy.
Leading up to that contest, Assiniboia went 4-0 in the round robin, taking a 24-26, 25-22, 17-15 victory over Saskatoon Christian before downing Spiritwood 25-17, 25-8, Clavet 25-16, 25-17 and Osler VCA 25-22, 25-19 to finish first in their pool.
The quarter-final was much of the same in a 25-15, 25-21 win over Kipling before the Rockets emerged from a tough semifinal, downing Regina Christian 21-25, 25-17, 15-12.
The Central Cyclones and Vanier Vikings were in action at the 4A boys championship in Melfort, with the Cyclones reaching the bronze medal game and dropping a 25-17, 25-19 decision to Melfort to finish fourth.
The reigning city champions were 2-2 in the round robin, falling 16-25, 25-22, 15-11 to Melville before rebounding with a 25-21, 24-26, 16-14 victory over Humboldt. A 27-25, 25-19 win over Vanier ensured a playoff spot, and Central closed out the round robin with a 25-21, 25-21 loss to eventual champions Meadow Lake.
The Cyclones advanced to the semifinal with a 25-16, 25-18 win over Saskatoon E.D. Feehan but couldn’t keep the roll going, losing to North Battleford John Paul II 25-17, 25-20 in the semifinal.
Vanier also went 2-2 in the round robin, falling 25-11, 25-8 to Meadow Lake before picking up their first win 25-16, 25-18 over Melville. The loss to Central sent the Vikings into a must-win game against Humboldt and they’d prevail 25-16, 16-25, 16-14 to reach the medal round.
There, they’d fall 25-18, 25-10 to Melfort in the quarter-final.
The Cornerstone Christian School Falcons took a similar path in the 2A boys championship, as they lost 25-7, 25-18 to Pontiex in the bronze medal game.
Cornerstone got off to a great start with a 25-23, 25-23 win over Langenburg and 25-19, 25-18 win over Kincaid to book their playoff spot, but they’d lose their next two games 25-19, 25-19 to Birch Hills and 25-20, 26-24 to Makwa.
The Falcons pulled off a mild upset in the quarter-final with a 25-22, 27-25 win over Wilkie, but a 25-21, 25-13 loss to Makwa sent them to the bronze medal game.
You can check out all the results across all divisions at www.shsaa.ca.
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