Placing fourth in the conference competition where only the top three teams had qualified to advance to the regional competition, ended the 2016 season for the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute senior girls volleyball team.
The team was one of six teams at the conferences played at Yorkton Sacred Heart High School on November 5. KCI had defeated Moosomin and Indian Head, but then was defeated by the Sacred Heart team and twice by the Melville team.
The team, which began playing in September as soon as the school term had begun, attended a tournament in Sturgis and Preeceville on September 2 and 3; at Yorkton Regional, September 16 and 17; Weyburn, September 30 and October 1, and Kahkawistahaw First Nation October 28 and 29.
A season highlight was placing seventh out of 16 teams at a Regina competition on October 21 and 22, said Alexis McGonigal, the coach.
“We tend to attend more-challenging tournaments organized by the bigger schools and placing seventh is the highest that a KCI team has ever placed at the Regina tournament,” McGonigal said.
The team was comprised of very dedicated and committed players throughout the season, she said. They worked hard and enjoyed themselves.
