The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys and girls volleyball teams competed at the regional 5A south playdowns on the weekend.
The senior boys came within a win of qualifying for provincials during the playdowns in Weyburn. The Elecs boys opened the tournament’s round robin with a 2-0 victory over Moose Jaw Peacock on Friday night, and then split their first two games Saturday, losing 2-0 to Swift Current but then rebounding to beat Moose Jaw Central 2-1.
In the quarterfinals, Estevan defeated Weyburn 2-1 to knock their rivals out of contention for provincials, but then lost 2-0 to Balgonie in the semifinal round.
The Elecs still had a shot at provincials if they would have won the third place game, but they dropped a 2-1 (28-26, 23-25, 15-13) decision to Yorkton, ending their season.
The senior girls, meanwhile, travelled to Moose Jaw for the 5A southern qualifier. Estevan dropped its first round robin game 2-1 to Moose Jaw Vanier on Friday night, but responded with a 2-0 victory over Moose Jaw Central to open play Saturday.
In their final round robin contest, the Elecs lost 2-0 to Weyburn.
Their hopes of qualifying for provincials came to an end in a 2-0 loss to Swift Current in the quarterfinal round.
