NEWS RELEASE
ORILLIA SUNS VOLLEYBALL CLUB
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This past weekend, the Orillia Suns Galaxy U12 girls’ volleyball team competed at the Ontario Volleyball Association Provincial Championships in Waterloo.
Ranked first in Division 2, the team had a very successful weekend with 46 teams participating at the U12 Girls level.
On Saturday, the team finished with an even record in preliminaries, defeating teams from Ancaster and Kitchener/Waterloo while losing competitive matches against Milton and Durham.
On Sunday, the playoff round began. The Suns Galaxy defeated West Nipissing in the quarter-final game (25-12, 23-25, 15-8).
In the semi-final game, the Suns faced the North Bay Lakers. Down 21-10 in the first set, the team played with incredible determination and came back to win 25-23. After losing a close second set 18-25, the girls again came back from a 14-10 deficit to defeat the Lakers 16-14 in the tie breaker.
In the finals, the Suns Galaxy played Markham Unity, eventually losing a close first set 20-25 and the second 10-25.
As a result, the Suns Galaxy captured the silver medal for Division 2, Tier 2.
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