Once again the 17U Girls Kodiaks proved they are a force in their division. The girls needed at tiebreaker to win their pool on day one. On day two they marched to the finals with a three set win over Seaside followed by a straight set win over the Vernon Firehawks. In the final the Kodiaks dropped a close first set 25-27 but rebounded to win the second set easily, 25-14. In third set they battled hard vs Raincity but lost a close one 12-15.
The 14U Girls Kodiaks Black had a great day one in Langley going undefeated in pool play. The girls then lost to Action in the quarter finals then dropped at close match to CVVC before smashing KVA in straight sets to finish 13th.
The 14U Girls Kodiaks Red went into the weekend ranked 8th and once again proved those rankings wrong with another strong performance. The Kodiaks went undefeated in pool play then knocked off Kelowna before losing to the eventual second place finishers, BCO in the quaterfinlas. The girls then defeated Powerwest Blue to finish 5th.
After some changes to the draw, the 18U Boys Kodiaks went into the tournament ranked 10th. They went undefeated in pool play then the upset number 6 ranked Apex in the quarterfinal before losing to the eventual second place team, the Jr Cascades. The boys finished the weekend beating number 4 ranked Seaside in a tough three set match to finish 5th.
The 17U Girls Kodiaks went 2-1 in their round robin with their only lose being a tough three set match to Thunder Blue 27-25, 32-34, 12-15. In the playoffs the girls beat KVC in three sets in the quarters then dropped G2 United 2-0 in the semifinals. In the finals the Kodiaks lost 26-28, 19-25 to Rain City to finish second out of the 16 Division 1 teams.
The 7th ranked 14U Girls Kodiaks Red were dominant on Saturday. They went 3-0, winning their pool, then went on to upset 2nd ranked PCVC in their crossover. The girls only lost one match over the weekend and that was in their quarterfinal vs the FVVC, the eventual tournament champions. The girls ended the weekend by beating Sky Blue for a second time in the 5th place match.
The 17U GIrls Kodiaks knocked off the 18U Girls Kodiaks in the semis then beat Gold Diggers in the final to win the second Powereleague event of the season.
The 16U Girls Kodiaks Black got better as the weekend went on down in Burnaby. They went 2-1 in the round robin to finish second in Pool D. They then beat Raincity Roar in three sets in the quarterfinal, took care of Elevate Peak in straight sets in the semifinal before beating Raincity Rush to capture gold.
Senior Boys City Championships
Congrats to Duchess Park who defeated College Heights in straight sets to claim the Senior Boys City Volleyball Championship. This was the first City Finals held for Senior Boys in many, many years and was a huge success. Thanks to Jay Guillet for helping to organize the league and to all the other coaches for their support. Next year we hope to add the Senior Girls to the league.
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JUNIOR GIRLS DIVISON FROM L to R: SECOND, CHAMPIONS, THIRD
OPEN DIVISON: 3rd Place
June Mixed Beach Results:
1. Hampe/Drezet
2. Cromarty/Loedel
3. Smith/Kaulback
June Youth Beach Results:
1. Unger/Salton
2. Normand/Evans
3. Bell/Plouffe
June Men's Beach Results:
1. Hansen/Cromarty
2. B Shand/Plouffe
3. M Shand/Minck
CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR HOUSE LEAGUE ATHLETES ON SUCH A GREAT SEASON. WE WILL BE POSTING PHOTOS OF THE YEAR END TOURNAMENT AS THEY COME IN
PEE WEES:
GOLD - WOLFPACK
SILVER - MUSTANGS BRONZE - SPARTANS
16U KODIAKS RED START 2017 WITH A SUPER SERIES WIN
The PGYVC 16U Kodiaks Red's last match a year ago was a three set loss in the 15U Provincial final. The group has undergone some changes since that loss. Some new players were added from last year's 15U Kodiak Black team giving this year's squad some added height. Kodiak alumni and former GPRC player Austin Cromatry has joined the coaching staff and the team has spent the first six weeks of the season training one night a week with the 18U Kodiak teams. The result was an undefeated run through the round robin with straight set wins over Air Attack, Focus Fusion and Powell River. Next was a 25-20, 25-19 quarterfinal win over Focus Eclipse followed by a 25-23, 25-18 semifinal win over Victoria Black. In the final the Kodiaks again met number 1 ranked Seaside. Just like the battle in last year's Provincial final, the match went 3 sets. This time the Kodiaks came out on top 25-15, 18-25, 15-6.
The 16U Kodiaks Red team members are (left to right): Hans Minck (head coach), Rafael Rodrigues, Nolan Minck, Matt Shand, Cole Johnston, Nick Harding, Dayton O'Neil, Zack Ohori, Kyle McKee, Trayl Plouffe (Asst. Coach), Austin Cromarty (Asst. Coach). Missing: Christopher Magrath, Colby Graham.