Cats survive Storm en route to Kootenay Volleyball title
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The Mount Sentinel Wildcats tuned up for the provincial tournament later this month by capturing the Kootenay Zone Volleyball title with a three-set win over Selkirk Storm of Kimberley Saturday at the Selkirk College gymnasium in Castlegar.
Mount Sentinel won the five-set match 25-19, 25-23, 25-20.
The Cats now prepare to host the B.C. High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships November 28-December 1 at Selkirk.
“We were “average” — serving, typically our biggest weapon, was inconsistent all weekend,” explained Sentinel coach Joe Moreira.
“Kudos to Selkirk for pushing us in a match that meant more to us (they had already qualified for provincial) than it might have them. I think we may have got caught being a little too confident.”
The surprise of the tourney was the Salmo Falcons, which upset teams to grab the second Kootenay seed.
After losing 3-0 to Sentinel, the Falcons shocked Fernie (3-1) 25-21, 25-13, 5-25, 26-24.
The result dropped Fernie into fourth spot and a wild-card game against Vernon Christian.
Nakusp and Kaslo’s J.V. Humphries finished tied for fifth with Grand Forks seventh, Elkford eighth, Sparwood ninth and Fernie Academy tenth.
The Cats are currently ranked third in A girls provincial poll behind Kelowna Christian and Immaculata, also of Kelowna.
