Wolves volleyball teams busy with playoff matches last week
- Ron Giofu
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The North Star Wolves boys volleyball teams were both in action last week, with one team advancing and the other being eliminated.
The senior team went to Leamington last Wednesday and won a preliminary round match against Cardinal Carter 25-23, 26-24, 11-25 and 25-20. That put them in a quarterfinal match in Essex last Thursday where their season ended with a 25-17, 25-23 and 25-19 loss to the first place Red Raiders.
To conclude the regular season at the senior level, the Wolves played twice, both in Windsor. Both matches resulted in two sets to one losses and dropped North Star’s regular season record to 2-7.
The first match of the week was at Massey Oct. 23. The Wolves got down early, losing the first set 25-14 and then lost a more competitive second set 27-25. North Star did bounce back in the third set, winning 25-21.
North Star’s Nick Gray said they didn’t pass well against the Mustangs, with teammate Wakan Rainville saying they didn’t serve well either.
Rainville said they were slow in the first set but Gray added their energy picked up as the match went along.
Gray added the Wolves senior volleyball team has gotten better since the season started.
“We definitely improved since the beginning,” he said.
The Wolves headed to Herman last Thursday evening and again lost the first two sets. In this match, Herman won the first two sets 25-20 and 25-10 before North Star captured the third and final set 25-14.
The junior Wolves still have championship hopes, as they won their quarterfinal match at home with a three-set victory last Thursday afternoon over Belle River.
The Wolves won 25-19, 25-18 and 25-15 to advance. The semi-final was also in Amherstburg, and it was against Essex Tuesday after this issue went to press.
The junior Wolves concluded the regular season with matches at Massey and Erie Migration. Against Massey, with the junior Wolves had little difficulty with the Mustangs. North Star won all three sets, with scores being 25-11, 25-12 and 25-14.
Both the seniors and juniors completed the regular season against Erie Migration, with the seniors losing two sets to one and the juniors losing 3-0.
Wolves volleyball teams busy with playoff matches last week
By Ron Giofu