The Sacred Heart Saints senior boys volleyball team traveled to Langenburg on Sept. 24 to attend the annual Screamin' Eagles invitational tournament, said Saints coach Curtis Moen.
In attendance were Langenburg, Rocanville, Melville Comprehensive School (MCS), Norquay and Sacred Heart. The Saints team fought hard throughout the round robin and as a result, went undefeated with an 8-0 record.
In the semi-final, MCS was defeated, taking third place, while Sacred Heart moved on to play Langenburg for the gold medal. Langenburg proved to be a tough opponent for the Saints, says Moen. "They kept the momentum from the semi-final winning the first set 18-25. Sacred Heart re-grouped taking the second set 26-24 and then took the gold, winning 25-14," Moen says.
He added that it was a pretty good end result for only their second tournament of this season. Moen also noted that the team won the gold with a very short, depleted bench.
"This was the Saints' second tournament of the year and it was great to bring home the gold. We only had half our roster taking seven players to the tournament which included only three Gr. 12's. The athletes saw tons of court time which allowed everyone a chance to improve throughout the competition."
Preston Liebrecht led the team with his strong power hitting, while Dylan Johnson and Justin Shumay shut down the opposition with their outstanding blocking at the net. Both Jaedon Pellatt and Logan Coutts both showed improvements leading the team in passing" says Moen. The next tournament for the team will be in Swift Current on Sept. 30-Oct.1.
