SASKATOON - It was a great weekend for the Estevan Extreme volleyball program at the provincial championships in Saskatoon on the weekend.
The Extreme under-14 (14U) male volleyball team won the provincial title for the second straight year, going 7-0 and losing just one set. They won all four games in the round robin by 2-0 scores, defeating the Lloydminster Rustlers – Temple (25-16, 25-10), the Battlefords Thunder (25-14, 25-13), the Swift Current Jr. Sundogs (25-11, 28-26) and the Saskatoon Huskies Elite (25-14, 25-14).
Their toughest game was the quarter-final against the Huskies Premier, as the Extreme won 2-1 (20-25, 25-17, 16-14). But the Extreme recovered to win in straight sets against the Yorkton Bongos Green (25-16, 25-11) and the Regina Volleyball Club Green (25-16, 25-5).
Team members are Adeon Sullivan, Aidan Turner, Bennett Walliser, Broden Henry, Cameron Milbrandt, Chayse Zohner, Jayden Durr, Kris Phillips, Logan Kolenz, Nathan Gardiner and Ryden Summers. The coach is Bryton Such and the assistant coach is Mike Fisher.
The Extreme 17U female team won the silver medal. They went 3-1 in their pool to finish first. Then they defeated the Wakaw Warriors 2-1 in the first playoff game and Saskatoon’s JCVC Red 2-1 in the semifinal to advance to the gold medal game against the Esterhazy Heat, which Esterhazy won.
The Extreme also had two teams competing in the U14 female division. The U14 Black finished first in their pool with a record of 3-1 to put them against the Lloydminster Rustlers in the first playoff matchup.
Estevan lost that one but recovered to finish fifth, defeating the Queen City Volleyball Club White in their final game.
The 14U Red team finished first in their pool as well with a record of 3-1, but then lost in the first playoff matchup against the Lloydminster Momentum Red.
Estevan recovered to defeat the JCVC Shockwave 2-1, but fell to the Meadow Lake Heat in two straight sets to finish sixth.
This week’s edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
