Highland Junior boys played in the Ladysmith Invitational tournament and went undefeated, winning all five matches and conceding none.  They had some very challenging matches, three of which went to three sets.  The team experienced quality teams and had to overcome challenges and the ups and downs of playing three set matches.  They played Nanaimo Christian School in the first match where it went to three.  In the third set they played as a team extremely well and won 15-8.  The next game pitted them against the Wellington Wildcats from Nanaimo where they played a strong match winning two straight sets.  The last match of pool play was against the home team – Ladysmith.  For their last match of the day, they played some of our best volleyball. Highland Junior Boys Volleyball team played solid, consistent volleyball and dominated from start to finish winning two straight sets. 

Saturday was the playoffs where Highland met NDSS.  Although this game went three sets, they had most of the control throughout the match.  They learned how to overcome the challenges of a morning match while traveling 90 minutes for the game and expecting to be on top of the game.  In the championship game they played against Lambrick Park who had two very strong outside hitters.  As a team they adjusted their game plan and played a very strong match and did a great job keeping them in check.  Highland won in three sets playing a strong match from start to finish. 

Highland has a very nice group of boys that represented Highland with pride and sportsmanship.  Grade 10 athletes on the team are:  Ben Stevens, Xavier Sangris (captains of the team), Jaxon Hemmelgarn, Jackson Bidell, Everett Colongioli, Kaede Schmold, and Adam Ingrey.  Grade 9 athletes on the team are:  Austin Bannish, Jordan Gilroy, Luke Racicot, and J.P. Fraser.