Niverville’s Varsity Boys volleyball team came just a hair short at the Provincials tournament held in Dominion City on November 26–28. They fell in a close final to the Major Pratt Trojans, from Russell. Their only loss in the round robin had also been to Major Pratt.
Niverville won the first set handily (25–13), but then lost the much closer second set (21–25). Major Pratt took first place after winning the tiebreaker 15–13.
“They had a very, very good team this year,” says Elfriede Giesbrecht, whose son Chris Giesbrecht played for Niverville. “It’s just too bad they couldn’t win.”
Niverville players Markus Renaud and Chris Giesbrecht were selected as tournament all-stars. This year’s team was coached by Ron Limpright.
The team had qualified for Provincials by beating the Goose Lake High Raiders in back-to-back sets on November 14.
