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Wolves advance in WECSSAA senior girls volleyball playoffs
By Ron Giofu
The first step has concluded with more to go for the North Star Wolves senior girls volleyball team.
The WECSSAA “AA” quarterfinal was played on the Wolves’ home court and saw the top-seeded North Star team down the Tecumseh Vista Academy Vortex 25-9, 25-14 and 25-15 last Thursday afternoon.
Head coach Jeff Miller said the Wolves were fine in their match, though they have higher goals this post-season.
“We played pretty clean for the first set,” said Miller. “We did what we had to do. We showed up, we served the ball.”
“We tried not to play down to our competition,” added assistant coach Mary Ewer. “In fact, I think (Tecumseh Vista) played up to their competition.”
Ewer said she was pleased with how the Wolves are playing, including a recent tournament in ChathamKent. North Star was victorious in that tournament with Ewer stating there were sets, including in the finals against London Banting, where the Wolves were at the top of their game.
“It was the best I’ve ever seen us play,” said Ewer. “I think we’re peaking at the right time. I truly believe we’re peaking.”
Miller said they were the top seed entering the tournament but didn’t play well early and were the seventh seed entering the playoff round. They downed St. Catharines Eden in the quarterfinals in what Miller said was one of their best played matches of the season thus far. They also had one of best sets of the year in the finals against London Banting.
The WECSSAA “AA” playoffs continued last night (Feb. 14) at home against Catholic Central in the semifinal match after this edition of the River Town Times went to press.
If they win, they host the finals Thursday night.
Should the Wolves win that as well, they would host the SWOSSAA “AA” volleyball championship and attempt to go to the OFSAA tournament in St. Catharines.
“We’re looking forward to next week,” Miller said after last Thursday’s quarterfinal victory. “We’re taking it one step at a time. We’re taking nothing for granted and we want to play good volleyball.”
