Classic performances
Cougars, Coyotes pound way to high school volleyball titles
The College Heights Cougars put together an unbeaten weekend and were rewarded with a championship at the PGYVC Kodiak Classic.
At the season-opening senior boys and senior girls high school volleyball tournament, held last Friday and Saturday, the Cougars went 5-0 in pool play and 7-0 overall. In Saturday’s playoff matches at the College of New Caledonia, they beat the Duchess Park Condors in the semifinals and then took down the D.P. Todd Trojans in the final.
Tournament MVP Dayton O’Neill led College Heights to the title. Fellow Cougars Zach Ohori and Matt Shand were selected as all-stars.
Six teams competed in the boys division.
In the girls division at the Kodiak Classic, the Dawson Creek Coyotes defeated the Cougars in the championship final. The match went to three sets and the Coyotes prevailed 15-13 in the third. Dawson Creek’s Julia Evans was named MVP while teammates Aidan Armitage and Gabby Capelle got the nod as all-stars. Justine Guillet and Brooke Eberherr of the Cougars were also picked as all-stars, as were Cassidy Malgunas (PGSS) and Macyn Unger (Duchess Park junior A).
The girls division featured nine teams.
The junior version of the Kodiak Classic is slated for Sept. 28-29. Karynn Hampe of the Duchess Park Condors tips the ball past a pair of College Heights Cougars blockers on Saturday at CNC. The Cougars won this semifinal but fell to the Dawson Creek Coyotes in the championship match.