Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥

Skip to content

Owls, Huskies finish top 4 at B.C. volleyball provincials

George Elliot misses podium as Okanagan squads wrapped up provincial tournament over the weekend
19626926_web1_A17I9907
The Kelowna Owls came 2nd in the 2019 B.C. high school volleyball provincials. (Photo: Jon Hayduk/Vancouver Sports Images)

It was a bitter-sweet end for for the four competing Okanagan boysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ squads at the 2019 B.C. volleyball championships.

The best-of-the-best AAA high schools from across the province met in the ultimate showdown of volleyball supremacy last weekend in Langley with two Okanagan schools finished in the top four.

The Kelowna Owls cruised their way to the finals where they faced the two-time reigning champion, Earl Marriot Mariners. After winning an early set, the fatigue of the tournament hit the Owls and Kelowna was beaten and had to settle for the silver medal.

Okanagan Mission came into the tournament as the 7th seed and were also bested by the top-seed Mariners, this time in the semi-finals. The Huskies would go on to finish 4th and miss out on the bronze medal after a loss to the Claremont Secondary Spartans.

READ MORE: KSS Owls womenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s volleyball squad wins second consecutive provincial title

READ MORE: Summerland volleyball team places eighth in provincial

The Penticton Lakers finished strongly, coming in 10th out of the 20 competing teams. The Lakers entered the provincials as one of the lowest seeds.

Mt. Boucherie Secondary School finished 13th at the tournament after a win on the final day of the championships.

Three Okanagan players would earn First Team All-Star awards: OKMÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Quinn Pitcher, KelownaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Tyson Embree and Braden White.

OKMÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Kael Murphy was named a Second Team All-Star.

Sean McIntrye from the Huskies was named the tournaments Most Outstanding Libero, an award for great defensive play.

The George Elliot Coyotes were held off the podium at this yearÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s 2019 AA championships.

Lake CountyÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s boys squad were solid on their route to the championships, but fell in a five-set thriller to Abbotsford Christian to finish 4th. It was a rematch of last yearÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s finals where Abbotsford once again beat George Elliot.

The CoyotesÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ star Austin Duff was named to the AA tournamentÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Second Team All-Stars.

To report a typo, email:
newstips@kelownacapnews.com
.



newstips@kelownacapnews.com

Like us on and follow us on .





(or

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }