The Estevan Extreme volleyball teams had great showings this past weekend.
The Estevan Extreme 13U girls volleyball team took top spot at a tournament in Rouleau on Sunday.
The Extreme opened with a pair of losses, 2-0 (25-19 and 25-23) to Weyburn and 2-0 (25-18 and 29-27) to the Queen City Volleyball Club (QCVC) Crushers. But then they responded with a 2-0 win over the host Rouleau Rebels (25-13, 25-10) and avenged their loss to the Crushers with a 2-0 (25-22, 25-14) win.
Estevan knocked off the Weyburn Warriors 2-0 (25-20, 25-14) in the final.
It’s their second straight first place finish in a tournament.
“The start of the day was very slow moving for the girls,” said head coach Janay Marr. “Once they started chanting and cheers and working as a team is when they began to play volleyball like I knew they were capable of playing. It was an awesome day. I am always very proud of the team.”
The 15U girls team finished seventh overall at the QCVC Lumsden tournament on Saturday. They lost 2-0 (25-10, 25-19) to the QCVC Purple, and then split games with the Swift Current Sun Dogs (25-21, 10-25) and Lanigan (25-20, 18-25). Their final game was a 2-0 victory over Mossbank (25-20, 25-21).
“Splitting every round robin game but one, the girls played against some of the top teams in Sask. girls and coaches are learning a lot and what’s working and not working,” said assistant coach Kelly Klatt. “It was a great learning weekend and we look forward to hosting our home tournament this weekend.”
The 16U girls team won the B event at Sunday’s Rush tournament in Weyburn. They finished with a 2-2-1 record on the weekend.
“I would say we had a rocky start to the tournament, but ended up playing to our full potential through the playoffs and into the gold medal match,” said coaches Ryan Cormier and Jenna Frehlick. “It was great to see the girls earn a win and have fun while doing it.”
The 17U girls team were also at the Rush tournament in Weyburn on Sunday. They took third place as they continue to mesh as a team.
