The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys volleyball team cruised through many of their round robin matches at their home tournament, with one exception – the Kipling Magyars.
So guess who they played in the final of the tournament Saturday afternoon at the ECS gym? That same Kipling team that brought them a headache or two in their round robin match Saturday.
Once again, the Magyars were a tough opponent but the Elecs got the better of them in a 25-21, 25-23 straight sets victory to claim their home tournament title.
The Elecs were down 19-17 in the first set when Johnson and his assistant coaches called a very quick time out.
“We needed a little more focus than we had, and in that set we were able to turn it around after 20,” said Elecs head coach Nathan Johnson. “We played a little better in the second set and we had a couple of lulls that obviously we want to avoid. Kilping’s a good team and they put some pressure on us. Having a close match isn’t the end of the world, as long as we end up rising to the occasion.”
The Elecs played well in the rest of the tournament, winning all 12 sets they played in the round robin. They defeated Weyburn in the semifinal Saturday afternoon and Kilping defeated Wawota in the other semifinal.
For more on this story, please see the Wednesday Oct. 17 edition of the Estevan Mercury.
