The 2 #1 ranked teams in the city faced off for the Vancouver Juvenile Boys Championship May 22. It pitted the East division’s #1 ranked and home team Templeton against the West’s #1 team in Magee. Templeton had defeated East #3 David Thompson 3-0 in the semi-final, while Magee outlasted East #2 Van Tech 3-1 in a very close match in the other semi. Both #1 teams fought tooth and nail for every point, with Templeton taking the first set, but Magee storming back to take the second. The third and fourth sets were also very highly contested, with Apex’s Marcus Piehl (Magee) and David McSkimming (Templeton) leading their teams. Magee took the third set by a deuce, and finally the fourth in extra points, winning the championship.

Van Tech’s Edward Huang, Marvin Lagura, Timmy Luo, and Oscar Gonzales defeated David Thompson (with Patrick Acosta and Jacky Au) 3-0 for th bronze.

Vancouver Juvenile Boys Final Standings

1. Magee (Marcus Piehl)
2. Templeton (David McSkimming; assistant coach Kevin Nguyen)
3. Van Tech (Edward Huang, Marvin Lagura, Timmy Luo, and Oscar Gonzales; coaches Ken Li, Aaron Lock, Andrew Ng)
4. David Thompson (Patrick Acosta and Jacky Au)
5. Churchill
6. Eric Hamber (Edmond Eng)
T7. Killarney (Ryan Banek and Benny Lin)/Tupper