Crusaders capture AAAA varsity boys volleyball title
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Manitoba’s high school volleyball championship tournaments in all boys and girls classifications wrapped up over the past couple of weeks.
The final events of championship season were the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association’s varsity AAAA finals, played Dec. 1 at Investors Group Athletic Centre at the University of Manitoba.
In the boys’ final, St. Paul’s High School’s Crusaders cruised past Dakota Collegiate’s Lancers in straight sets (25-14; 25-19; 25-18), behind 6-7 hitter Liam Mancer’s 18 kills.
Photo by John Kendle
The players and coaches of the St. Paul’s Crusaders pose with their AAAA championship banner after defeating the Dakota Lancers in three sets in the varsity boys’ provincial high school volleyball final on Dec. 1 at Investors Group Athletic Centre at the University of Manitoba.
Crusaders Oluwafisayomi Sofoluwe and James Zang were named to the tournament all-star team, while Mancer was named the tournament MVP.
In the girls final, Brandon’s Vincent Massey High School Vikings defeated the Collège Jeanne-Sauvé Olympiens in four sets (25-15, 26-24, 23-25, 25-17) to win the school’s second straight championship. The Vikes were led by tournament MVP Hannah McGregor, a 16-year-old, Grade 11 hitter who led all players with 25 kills.
Although the Olympiens were defeated in the final match, three of their players earned individual honours. Linnae Johnson won the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba players’ choice award, while teammates Celeste Pelletier and Amara Shams were named to the tournament all-star team.
— Staff
Photo by John Kendle
The AAAA varsity boys provincial tournament all-star team was comprised of (from left) Dakota Lancers Daniel Rom and Jordan Bagnas, along with Erik Neufeld (Steinbach), Colin Vermette (Gabrielle-Roy), Liam Mancer (St. Paul’s; tournament MVP), James Zang (St. Paul’s) and Oluwafesayomi Sofoluwe (St. Paul’s).