The Yorkdale Central School hosted a 17-team tournament last weekend. Teams from all over gathered in Yorkton to play in a boys division and a girls division.听
The Yorkdale Central School boys and the Mackenzie Middle School Magic from Dauphin were the two winning teams in the tournament.
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Boys side
The Yorkdale Royals went undefeated in pool play, as did the Columbia Cougars鈥�. In the final it was Yorkdale over Columbia 2 sets to 1, including 15-13 in the final set.
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Girls side
The Yorkdale Royals went undefeated in pool play as did Mackenzie Middle School Magic from Dauphin, MB. Both teams came to blow in the semi-finals with Dauphin winning.听
Organizer Shaune Beatty said it was a great weekend for volleyball, especially with Springside and Saltcoats returning after a few years hiatus. In addition, Langenburg and Esterhazy made appearances for the first time on the boys鈥� side. He said it鈥檇 be great to see this representation come on to the girls side next year. Having St. Michael鈥檚 from the Catholic schools was also a welcomed sight.
The object of the tournament is to gain more game experience in the game of volleyball. The Yorkton city season is a quick one. The idea that a volleyball-filled day of four or five games can do a lot to improve the overall skill level. For much of the past, they have had Manitoba teams come into Yorkton. These teams generally are more 鈥渧olleyball mature鈥� having played more games. Many of these players play an almost ten-month season as they play club volleyball afterwards.听
Yorkdale Central has a team going to Dauphin on October 21. It is expected that the calibre of play will be quite good. But you need to play better teams to play better volleyball.
