Spartans volleyball stuffed at zones

Tyler Lowey
Times Reporter

 

Both boys and girls senior volleyball seasons with the Strathmore High School Spartans ended over the weekend as they both lost in the South Central Zone tournament.
Playing at Brooks High School, the Sr. boys lost in the final to the Springbank Phoenix 2-0 (21-25, 21-25).
“It was disappointing to not achieve our goal of winning zones again this year,” said head coach Cole Hintz. “We played well and it wasn’t as much a matter of us losing as Springbank played at the level they needed to win.
“We played confident and composed, but Springbank found a level we haven’t seen from them all year. We were playing our best volleyball when it mattered but the result didn’t go our way.”
Rolling through the six round robin games undefeated, the Spartans pasted the W.H Croxford High School Cavaliers 2-0 (25-20, 25-20) in the semifinal.
The Sr. girls didn’t fare much better in Airdrie.
The Spartans were slated third coming out of the round robin with wins over the Highwood High School Mustangs 2-0 and the Olds High School Spartans 2-1. They dropped round robin matches to the host Bert Church High School Chargers 2-1 and to the Cochrane High School Cobras 2-1.
“The girls played some of their most consistent volleyball of the season, almost upsetting two ranked teams in the tournament,” said head coach Randy Moncks.
The Spartans crossed over to play the Brooks High School Buffalos and lost in straight sets.
“We struggled with our passing and had trouble running a consistent offence, eventually losing both sets,” said Moncks.
The junior boys wrapped up their season in their South Central Zone tourney at W.H. Croxford.
Finishing fifth, the Spartans downed Chestermere High School Lakers 2-0 and clipped the Cochrane Cobras 2-1, but lost to the Holy Trinity Academy Knights 2-1 and lost their crossover match to the Springbank Phoenix 2-1.