Sharbot Lake Panthers victorious

On December 11, the Senior Girls’ volleyball team travelled to Loyalist College for a tournament consisting of eight teams.  The girls’ first game of the day was against the strong Marc Garneau team. The girls all played well and won the first set 25-22.  During the second set, Marc Garneau came out fighting and, although the girls got behind, they were able to gain momentum.  Marc Garneau eventually ended up winning the second set 25-22.  After dropping this set, the Lady Panthers did not drop another set during pool play, playing undefeated against St.Theresa’s, Quinte Secondary School and Nicholson.  This propelled our girls into first place for pool play.  The girls were once again up against Marc Garneau in the semi-finals.  The Panthers came out strong and won the first set 25-16.  During  the second set,  Marc Garneau weren’t going to give up without a fight and came out guns- a-blazing, winning the second set 25-22.

Well, our Lady Panthers did not want to give Marc Garneau another victory. They took care of business in the third set and punched their ticket to the finals, winning 15-12. The girls were very determined and ready to take on Cobourg West.  The Lady Panthers came flying out of the gates and did not look back. Our girls were just too strong for the Cobourg team. They won in straight sets 25-12 and 25-15.  The Panthers should be very proud of their victory and what a way to end off an impressive first week of league play in KASSAA. 

The tournament victory would not have been possible without the tournament MVP Rachel Neadow, who continually came up with huge plays and great leadership; Courtney Meeks’ and Sarah Armstrong’s strong service points and great passing; Jen Cota and her consistent and smart play on the court;  Dana Mika taking her game to the next level in important games; Tricia Gray always being ready and getting key points when she was called upon; Sami Stencell and her great passing and HUGE Serve; Kaitlyn Wilkes and her awesome passing and great job in the Semi Final and Championship match; and of course the set up kid Nicole Domen who always does a great job setting up our powerful swingers!!!  Great job ladies and congratulations.