14U Adrenaline Finishes 13th in BC

The first and only road trip for the 14U Adrenaline was to the Provincial Championships in Kelowna. Placing 6th at the Regional Championships, Adrenaline entered the provincial tournament with high hopes to rank near the top.

The first day, the girls knew they were up against a difficult pool with Force, White Rock, and Thunder White. The day started off against Force, a team having played together since elementary school. Having never seen this team before, the girls had a slow start with a 25-15 loss. Unfortunately, the girls couldn’t keep up with the Force team, as they seemed unstoppable with one huge server. Next, Adrenaline went on to play a competitive White Rock team. Shaking off the first match, the girls were able set up for bumps, sets and spikes, however falling 25-18 in both sets in a well fought match. With our last game against our cross town rivals, Thunder White, the girls knew that this would be the game they needed to win, for all the previous tournaments in which they had lost to Thunder in three sets. Adrenaline started off strong keeping up with Thunder point for point, until our opponents started on a run. The girls trailed for a bit but the supportive cheers from the bench and the bleachers gave the girls that extra momentum to finish off a nail biting first set, 26-24. In the second set, the girls stayed calm and collected, making perfect passes and getting serves over. They set the pace of the second set using the momentum from the first set and never looked back defeating Thunder White 25-13. Apex Adrenaline finished Day 1 placing third in their pool setting up their next day in Division 1 Tier 2.

On the second day of matches, the 14U Adrenaline started off strong playing a tall Kelowna Kraze team. The girls dominated in the first set of the day, setting up a strong offense and taking the set 25-12. Kelowna Kraze came back and kept up with Adrenaline with the intent of winning the next set. However, the girls stuck to their game plan, setting up with perfect passes and putting up big blocks against some tall opponents. The girls defeated Kelowna in the second set 25-20 and went on to play Big Kahuna in the semi-finals. The teams fought hard and were neck in neck, but the girls weren’t giving up as they gave one final push to take the first set 25-23. From then on, Adrenaline stayed on top of their defense and was able to execute an unbeatable offense to win the second set and earning themselves a seat in the finals. The final game of the tournament and with all the hard work and skills learnt by the Adrenaline girls, they faced a tough Action team that gave them a run for their money. Staying focused on their game, setting up for spikes and blocking from all sides but what really kept the team strong was their consistent defense by staying on their toes and diving towards the ground to keep rallies going. It was a tight match throughout, but Adrenaline was able to defeat Action (25-18, 25-23) for the hard earned title of first place in Division 1, Tier 2. The girls were undefeated for the day and they celebrated an amazing finish at the Provincial Championships placing 13th overall.

Sadly, this was the final tournament for Apex Adrenaline. It was an excellent season and the team has worked hard throughout the past few months and has shown much improvement since the beginning of the season. The girls, both individually and as a team, have grown in strength, leadership, and skills. Each girl has great potential to excel as they progress in their volleyball careers. We want to thank all the parents for their endless support at practices and tournaments. We want to wish the Apex Adrenaline girls all the best in their future endeavours.

Johann, Kevin, Audrey