The Sacred heart Sr. Girls Volleyball team travelled to Fort Qu'Appelle last Saturday to take part in the 4A Girls SHSAA Conference playoffs. In the first match SHHS took on Melville. The Lady Saints surged out to a fast start holding a commanding 9 point lead. The Melville Cobras fight their way back into the game and eventually pulled off the win from behind 23 - 25. In the second set the Lady Saints again took a strong lead and would not make the same mistake winning 25 - 19 to force a third set. In a game marked by huge hits and fantastic rallied the Lady Saints and Melville fought point for point until Melville took the lead and won 15 - 25.
In the second match SHHS faced Kamsack winning two straight 25 - 14 and 25 - 21. The third match saw the Lady Saints face Indian Head. This match was much like the first match versus Melville. The Lady Saints claimed an early lead in the first game only to let it slip away losing 22 - 25. In the second set SHHS took control of the set early winning 25 - 14 and held on to the control winning the deciding third set 25 - 13.
In the final match of the day SHHS faced the host team from Fort Qu'Appelle. The Lady Saints again took command of the set early but this time held on to that momentum winning two straight 25 - 11 and 25 - 11 to place second in the conference and advance to the SHSAA Regional playoffs next weekend.
Coach Perry Enns said "This was the best we have played all season. Yes we had some trouble holding on to the momentum but overall we were much more consistent than we have been all season. I was very happy with the play of the entire team they all played very well. To highlight a couple of players Grade 10 rookie Brooke-Lyn Somogyi was very strong defensively for us, Hanna Hansen provided some huge blocks and Kristen Jonassen led the team in spike kills.
