Senior girls get revenge

Times Reporter   

 

The Strathmore High School (SHS) senior girls volleyball squad is onto their second league final in two years, having beat Strathcona Tweedsmuir on Nov. 4 by three sets: 25-21, 25-21, 25-16. Strathmore had lost to them in last year’s final, and as well on Sept. 25 of this year, 3-1.

“We played very well, our errors were way down,” said coach Randy Moncks, of his senior girls. “We just tried to work on their confidence, and their belief that they can play with anybody.”

Strathmore’s last championship came in 2006, as they have normally been knocked in the semi finals in recent years.

“I think they just realized they can play. That’s my intent, is to make them believe that they can do it,” Moncks said. “We served tough, and we kept their big girl off the floor. We just kept on pounding up in the front line; they gave us free balls this time, and we capitalized.”

On Nov. 7, the senior girls will travel to Holy Trinity for the league final; SHS’s last loss was a game against Holy Trinity on Oct. 21. The Strathmore Spartans are 5-2 on the season, while Holy Trinity has not lost a match all year.

“Holy Trinity has three solid players, Tweedsmuir has one weapon,” Moncks said. “We’re going to have to play our best, and keep the ball away from their really solid middle.”

The SHS junior girls coincidentally lost to Strathcona Tweedsmuir in their semi final on Nov. 4: 25-16, 25-15, 25-21. The juniors were 3-3 on the season, while Strathcona Tweedsmuir won all six of their games, and are still undefeated.