Alumni tournament largest yet

Times Reporter

 

Strathmore High School (SHS) alumni volleyball players returned to their home gym this weekend for the annual alumni tournament. The tournament was held March 16-17 and was one of the largest the school has ever hosted. 

“This weekend is the largest one we have hosted. When we started in ’04 we wanted to raise money for the school volleyball program and also for the club volleyball program that we were hosting at the time,” said organizer and SHS volleyball coach Randy Moncks.

“So many people had gone on and played volleyball at a higher level and they were very competitive people. We thought we’ll bring them back and see if they would enjoy the alumni’s. It’s just gone on from then.”

Last year, due to a low turnout, the event was supposed to be moved to the fall. This year, though, Moncks said the 12 teams, with a teacher’s team, was an excellent turnout. 

Previously the players had been paired up by the year they graduated, but Moncks said as the teams get older they are mixing and matching within a few years. 

The Grad class of 2004, the Lucas Lozeron team, won the bragging rights this year, beating out the Duthie Clan. The oldest returning team was from the Grad class of ’78, and the tournament raised $850 for the Strathmore Volleyball Program.