January 19, 2008 - For a second
straight weekend, the 16U CAPS traveled west along the 401, this time
stopping at Trenton for the OVA 17U Challenge Cup - Zone C.
The CAPS entered the tournament as the second seed, with the goal of
achieving a first place finish and moving up to 17U Tier 2 OVA
competition.
The CAPS started the morning strong with
straight set wins against SDG Spartiates (25-12, 25-20).
The winning continued throughout pool play with a second match victory
against the Ganaraska Wolves (25-17, 25-20) and a third match
victory against the Ottawa Kangaroos 16U (25-19, 25-22).
At the end of pool play, the CAPS were exactly where they needed to
be, in first place in Pool "B".
On the other court, the "A" pool
results at the end of pool play were somewhat surprising. In the
final match of pool play, the 4th seed host, Astros de Marc Garneau,
upset the first seed Ottawa Maverick Black Jacks in three sets, moving
the Black Jacks to second and leaving Attack Red in 4th place.
This set up a quarter-final match between the CAPS and Durham
Attack Red. The CAPS' winning momentum continued and the
CAPS took the match in two sets (25-19, 26-24).
After a one match break, the CAPS returned
to the court for a semi-final match against the Ottawa Maverick
Black Jacks. The first set went much the same way as all of
the sets earlier in the day, with the CAPS winning 25-21. But
the Black Jacks were determined to find their way back to Tier 2 and
battled hard to take the second, 25-14. So, with first-place on
the line, the girls entered their first deciding set of the day.
The Black Jacks came out strong and, at the half, led 8-4. The
CAPS rallied but fell short, ultimately losing the third set
12-15.
So, knowing that the ultimate goal of a
first-place finish was not to be, the CAPS played their final match of
the day against the 16U Kangaroos. The Kangaroos won the
first set 26-24, but the CAPS would not let disappointment get the
better of them and rallied to win the next two sets (25-22, 15-6),
achieving a third place bronze medal finish.
Watch for the 16U CAPS to come out swinging
at the OVA 17U Bugarski Cup zone tournament in February, with
one more chance at a Tier 2 placement for 17U Provincial
Championships. Thanks Linden and Bruno for your efforts and to
the CAPS 16U parents who cheered loud and proud. Go
CAPS!!!!!!!
