R.D. Parker Collegiate’s junior girls’ volleyball team earned their second tournament title of the season Oct. 27-28 in The Pas when they defeated Norway House 25-14, 25-12 in the finals.
The Trojans earned a bye into the second round of the playoffs after winning two of three matches in the round robin, as well as four of six sets. Their only setback came at the hands of the Grand Rapids Wolverines, who defeated them 25-18, 25-19, while RDPC beat the Oscar Lathlin Wolverines 25-15, 25-19 and Creighton 25-11, 25-6 to finish ranked second in their pool. Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre (HBOIERC) of Norway House beat Grand Rapids 19-25, 25-13, 15-10 in one semifinal while the Trojans prevailed 22-25, 25-8, 15-9 over the Chemawawin Eagles in the other.
RDPC’s junior girls’ volleyball team previously prevailed in two tight sets over the Grand Rapids Wolverines to win the championship at their own invitational volleyball tournament Oct. 13-14.
The junior varsity boys also competed at Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute (MBCI) in The Pas on the last weekend of October, falling 23-25, 10-25 to the host Spartans in the semifinals after beating Oscar Lathlin Collegiate from OCN 25-23, 21-25, 16-14 in the first round of the playoffs. The Spartans went on to beat Grand Rapids 25-14, 25-23 in the final.
The Trojan boys had a 2-1 record in the round robin, falling 17-25, 23-25 to HBOIERC and defeating the Mikisew Nikiks 25-19, 25-14 and Cross Lake to finish ranked second in their pool.
