They displayed determination and fight, but didn't get the wins.
The Englefeld Eagles hosted the 1A Girls' Volleyball Provincial Championship tournament November 16-17, but didn't get to claim a medal.
While Pool A teams competed in the gym at Watson School, the Eagles faced the other Pool B teams in their home gym.
First, they took on the Fox Valley Legends, but fell 25-11 and 25-10 in two sets.
Next, they played the Milestone Cougars, and picked up a win in three sets - 24-26, 25-22, and 25-22.
The first and second sets were reportedly point-for-point battles to the end.
As momentum grew in the second set, Englefeld's Tanna Miskolczi and Payton Zimmerman led the Eagles to win. Throughout the game, the effort and smart plays of Englefeld's setter Crystal Kowalski made her stand out. Englefeld's momentum continued into the third set, gaining them an early lead, but Milestone fought back to bring the game to a tie at 10.
Both teams battled hard to the end, but Englefeld came out with the win.
The Eagles' next game was against the Colonsay Colts, a team that had won two sets to none over the Milestone Cougars, and over the Loreburn Aztecs.
Colonsay would also win over the Eagles two sets to none, by scores of 25-10 and 25-9.
In their final pool game, the Eagles lost to Loreburn two sets to one, by scores of 22-25, 26-24 and 24-26.
The first set was a hard fought battle by both teams, it was reported. Englefeld's Yulia Vorona and Payton Zimmerman proved to be strong at the net and Crystal Kowalski's strong, hard serves ended the set for their team.
After trailing 21-24 in the second set, Loreburn fought back to win the set 26-24.
In the third set, Englefeld fell behind 18-24, then tied the game at 24-24 with the help of Tanna Miskolczi's hard serves. Despite the comeback, Loreburn was able to capture the win.
This loss put the Eagles in a quarter-final game against the Holdfast Pacers.
Unfortunately, the Holdfast team played incredibly well, taking the win in two sets with scores of 25-9 and 25-16.
That ended the tournament for the Eagles.
Colonsay played a quarter-final against Rouleau and won it in two sets. They then played Holdfast and lost in three sets by scores of 23-25, 25-22 and 19-25, giving Holdfast the bronze medal.
The final was between Fox Valley and Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy. Saskatoon went home with the gold, which they won in two sets with scores of 25-15 and 25-18.
