A tournament that included 48 teams and 166 scheduled games played on six courts and backed by 30 years of history is something many teams look forward to each year and this time around was no exception.
The annual Maidstone Mega Volley tournament, which often includes a school dance, souvenirs and hours of competitive volleyball games began Thursday and ended Saturday evening for the dozens of senior teams.
Thursday, Neilburg, Maidstone, Edam, St. Walburg, Lashburn, Glaslyn, Wilkie, Medstead, Cut Knife, Hillmond 2, Onion Lake and Loon Lake took to the courts on the boys' side while Maidstone 2, Wilkie, Edam, Glaslyn, Turtleford, St. Walburg, Lashburn, Cut Knife, Neilburg, Macklin, Onion Lake and Lloydminster played on the girls' side.
Friday the tournament continued with 24 new teams in action, as Hillmond 1, Hafford, Turtleford, Pierceland, Leoville, Goodsoil, Invermay, Muenster, Englefeld, Leader and Sturgis entered the tournament on the boys' side and Maidstone 1, Spiritwood, Goodsoil, Paradise Hill, Hafford, Maymont, Peirceland, Look Lake, Martensville, Outlook, Canwood and Asquith girls' teams played three games each.
Saturday, all 48 teams were in action, which began at 8 a.m. and wrapped up after 8 p.m. with Cut Knife emerging as the winners on the girls' side and Leader winning the boys' division.
Before committee members and students in Maidstone clean up the gymnasium and hockey arena where the games were played they will host the Maidstone Junior Mega Volley Tournament this weekend and do it all over again with the same number of teams and games to be played.
