      With the school volleyball season coming to a close the Arcola Sr. Boys hosted the SHSAA Boys 2A Â鶹ÊÓƵ Regional on Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21. The tournament was to find the two top teams from the region in order to send on to Provincials in Gravelbourg on Friday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 28.
           Teams attending included the host team of Arcola, Grenfell, Rocanville, Montmartre, Churchbridge, Lipton, and Manor.
           Teams faced off in a two-pool round-robin with Arcola finishing first in their pool and Grenfell taking second in theirs. In Pool B, another local team, Manor earned first place quite easily in their pool. Montmartre took second in Pool B.
           The cross-over semi-final matches between the top four teams then took place with Arcola being matched up against Montmartre and Manor to take on Grenfell.
           Arcola successfully earned a win over Montmartre with scores of 25-10 and 26-24, which took Arcola to the final and with that a spot at the Provincial competition.
           Manor then took on Grenfell in their semi-final match, which saw them also find success with scores of 25-17 and 25-11.
           The final game between Manor and Arcola involved an exciting first set with Arcola earning the win at 25-22. Manor came out strong in the second set and earned a 25-13 win over Arcola, forcing a third set in the match. The third set was a battle in the beginning, but again Manor was able to edge Arcola out with a final score of 25-15.
           Manor became the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Region champions with the win, while both teams will be competing at Provincials.
           For updates on the action visit the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association web page at http://www.shsaa.ca/page/show/2235394-2a-boys-provincial-volleyball-ecole-mathieu-november-27-28-2015-
           Arcola has had a good season with a lot of growth, while Manor came out of the gate strong and although they’ve lost the odd set they have earned first places at each tournament they’ve attended this year.
