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The Kodiaks had full advantage of home courts recently as they hosted the Senior girls Volleyball Conferences at Creighton Community School. Putting their advantage to use, the Kodiaks came out on top over Tisdale, Nipawin and Melfort during the first-ever Conferences hosted in town. According to coach Ryan Trumbley, the girls played well all weekend Ð giving them a win they deserved. "They were solid," said Trumbley "They were very smart." Going undefeated with a 6-0 record, the Kodiaks beat out Nipawin, Tisdale and Melfort. Going into the weekend, the Kodiaks were expecting Melfort to be their biggest competition Ð but as it turned out, neither of the teams were able to score more than 15 points on the Kodiaks. "But Tisdale gave us the hardest game," said Trumbley. Still working their hardest, the coach said it would have been easy for the team to get distracted from the packed gym or lose concentration. "I was very impressed with the girls," he said. "They showed a lot of composure while playing." Over the course of the day, the Kodiaks "were able to pick apart other team's defense," said Trumbley. Using that as a strength, the team was also able to play strong defense themselves. The top two teams from Conferences moved forward to Regionals. Joining Creighton was Nipawin. Regionals, which were held this past weekend, was a different story for the Kodiaks. Though they played well, the team was up against some of the best teams in the province. Walking away with a 1-2 record, the team placed third in Regionals this year Ð one spot away from moving on to Provincials. Playing against Birch Hills and Humboldt in their pool, the Kodiaks went 1-1 in round robin play. Humboldt moved on to play in the finals with Lanigan Ð both who are highly ranked in the province. Taking claim at the first and third place teams in Saskatchewan, the Kodiaks still had a good weekend. Like any other new location there were some things to get used to Ð such as the low ceilings. The Kodiaks, according to Trumbley, had some trouble getting used to the low lower ceiling Ð causing them to lose a few points. But over all, Trumbley says it was still a good weekend. "We lost to the first and third ranked teams in the province, there is no shame in that,' he said. The kodiaks ended their season with an 88-22 record, five tournament wins and three second place finishes. As well, the Kodiaks earned the title of Conference Champions and placed third in Regionals.
