Blizzards 4th at provincials

WATERLOO, ON. - The North Bay 14 and under girls
“Blizzards” Volleyball team competed in the Ontario Volleyball Association Provincial Championships April 24-26 in Waterloo, Ontario. During the OVA season which consisted of 5 Tournaments, the Blizzards won 3 and placed 3rd on the other two. As a result they were ranked 4th out of the 64 teams that qualified for the Provincials and were placed in the Tier 1 section with the top 32 teams.

On day one the Blizzards played 3 matches in their pool winning all thus finishing first in their pool. They defeated the Diamond’s 25-12 & 25-20, Interclub Black 25-17 & 25-20, and Etobicoke Titans Blue 25-20,15-25 & 15-6. Stephanie Jennings was recognized by her coaches and received the “award of excellence” at the awards ceremony.

On day two the Blizzards were re-pooled and again won all three matches thus winning their pool. They defeated Barrie Elites Black 25-15 & 25-12, Scarborough Titans Shock 25-7 & 25-21 and Durham Attack Black 25-16 & 27-25.

On day three the Blizzards played the Hurricanes Black and won 25-20 & 25-22, they then played the Selects 95 in the Quarter finals and won 28-26 & 25-21 and went on to the semis finals against the Storm Twister from Aurora.The Blizzards fought hard but lost 17-25 & 22-25. In the Tier 1 Bronze medal game the Blizzards battled the Burlington Blaze and fell short to them 22-25 & 20-25.

Blizzards team photo:

Back row left to right is Coach Chris Derochie,Stephanie Jennings, Abby Crown, Sarah Silveri,Kayla Kosturik,Alanna Wilkie,Kennedie Ward, Jenna Valenti,Janelle Lalonde and Asst Coach Karen Waller.

Front row left to right is Lauren Kuehni,Michaela Randall, Haley Field and Lauren Taylor.

Submitted to BayToday.ca