Cougars open season with tournament victory
The Cobequid Cougars Team Blue opened its Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation Division 1 volleyball season in golden fashion, defeating Par-en-bas of Tusket in two highly contested sets (25-23, 26-24) at the annual Cougar Classic.
The Cougars went undefeated in the round robin with wins over Three Oaks ( 2521, 25- 23), Westisle ( 25- 11, 2517), West Kings ( 25- 16, 25- 18) and Colonel Gray ( 25- 6, 2520) before outlasting Bluefield in the semifinal in straight sets (25-19, 25-20).
Leading the way for Team Blue was Thomas Vickers (79 per cent passing, four ace serves, 32 kills), libero Isaac Macnaughton (20 perfect passes), Sean Gallie (70 per cent passing), Noah Boudreau (55 per cent offensive serving), Adam Mceachren (17 kills), and setters Austin Atkinson and Aiden Fitzpatrick, sharing 94 assists.
CEC Team Orange, made up of primarily Grade 10 players, played five very competitive matches, losing to Dartmouth (21-25, 27-25, 9-15), Horton (2125, 25- 19, 13- 15), Bluefield (22-25, 12-25), Par-en-bas (1925, 20-25), and Colonel Gray (19- Aiden Fitzpatrick, left, and Adam Mceachren of the Cobequid Cougars block at the net during action against the Colonel Gray Colonels during the annual Cougar Classic high school boys volleyball tournament Saturday. CEC went undefeated to capture the title.
25, 25-20, 12-15).
Leading Team Orange was Nick White (four ace serves, 55 assists),
Nicolas Sante (50 per cent offensive serving, 17 kills), and Jacob Macgregor (56 per cent passing).
This weekend, the Cougars travel to the Valley for the annual Horton Invitational.