Varsity Cougars nab tournament title

TRURO, N.S. – It was a goldmedal performance for the Cobequid Cougars at the Mcdonalds Golden Arches high school girls volleyball tournament last week in Antigonish.

The CEC varsity team captured top honours with a 25-13, 25-20 win over Colonel Gray from Charlottetown in the final. It marked the ninth straight year CEC won the tournament, and avenged an earlier loss to Colonel Gray in round-robin play (25-27, 25-18, 13-15).

The JV Cougars finished third with a three-set win over SAERC in the bronze-medal match.

The varsity girls finished second in their pool with a 3-1 record. They had straight-set wins over Inverness (25-9, 2514) and Dr. J.H. Gillis #2 (25-11, 25-13), a tough three-set win over Riverview (25-16, 19-25, 15-9), and a close three-set loss to Colonel Gray. They defeated Northumberland 25-13, 25-19 in a quarter-final match and the CEC JV side 27-25, 25-8 in a semifinal.

The JV Cougars finished first in their pool with straight-set wins over Dr. J.H. Gillis #1, Sydney Academy, SAERC and Northumberland. They received a bye into the semifinal. They had the CEC #1 team on the ropes in the first set before falling in a close game.

Marlee Mcquillan was selected player of the match in the final, while Jenna Adams was the player of the match in the bronze-medal game. Hannah Huntley, Molly Marquis, and Ella Boudreau were named tournament all-stars, while Sydney Davidson received the Melissa Landry Memorial Award as the tournament MVP.

This weekend, both teams will travel to Sydney for the Sydney Academy Invitational Tournament.

CONTRIBUTED The CEC Cougars varsity girls volleyball team won the Golden Arches tournament in Antigonish. Members of the team are, front row, from left, head coach Bob Piers, Paige Crosby, Emma Shive, Erin Reeves, Hannah Huntley and Marlee Mcquillan. Second row, assistant coach Gilles Boudreau, Sydney Davidson, Abbie Archibald, Sarah Garrett, Molly Marquis, Ava Martin and assistant coach Suzanne Fougere.