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Huron Heights boys, Ripley girls win regional volleyball tournament in Kincardine
By Liz Dadson

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Kincardine's Huron Heights boys volleyball team took the championship banner at the Southwest Regional tournament held at the new gymnasium in Kincardine Friday. With the team is coach Rick Van Pinxteren (back right) photo courtesy of Donna Fohkens



The Ripley girls volleyball team won the Southwest Regional championship. The girls hold the banner with their coaches Taylor Russell (back left) and Dave Quinn (back right).  photo courtesy of The Kincardine Independent




Jordy Surridge (R) of the Huron Heights Hawks returns a volley while her teammates watch, in a game against Hillcrest of Teeswater at the tournament

Local elementary school volleyball teams in Kincardine, Ripley, Lucknow and Teeswater, faced off at the Southwest Regional tournament held Friday at the new gymnasium in Kincardine.

In the finals, the Ripley girls downed Lucknow, 25-14 and 25-15, to take the championship. Lucknow took home the runner-up banner.

The Ripley team is in Wiarton Tuesday, Jan. 24, for the Bluewater finals.

Meanwhile, Huron Heights of Kincardine defeated Ripley in two very close games, with long rallies, 25-23 and 25-18, to take the championship banner, with Ripley as runner-up. This was the first time Huron Heights beat Ripley in almost 20 years.

Huron Heights is in Sauble Beach Tuesday, Jan. 24, for the Bluewater finals.

 

Ashley McConnell of KTTPS lines up a serve

Danica Wall gets ready to return the volley for KTTPS

Dhvanil Joshi of Huron Heights serves the ball in the game against Hillcrest

Hayley Sorbara of Huron Heights gets ready to serve the ball in the game against Hillcrest

Kate Robinson of Lucknow lets go with a serve

Rahul Deshpande of Huron Heights lines up a serve in the game against Hillcrest

Tori Hodgins of KTTPS sends the ball into Lucknow territory



Halley Byle of KTTPS serves the ball in a game against Lucknow



Rahul Deshpande (No. 44) blocks a Ripley shot
photo by Donna Fohkens



Huron Heights returns the shot in the game against Ripley
photo by Donna Fohkens



Jane Miller returns the volley


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