The Terry Fox Ravens AAAA girls’ volleyball team will head into the playoffs with a perfect 6-0 record.
The club defeated Gleneagle last week in three straight sets (25-8, 25-17, 25-21) to hang on to their perfect season and the top spot in the district.
Right behind the Ravens is rival Port Coquitlam school the Riverside Rapids, which defeated Pinetree last week 3-0 (25-13, 25-7, 25-11) and is now currently in second place in the district.
Both teams will compete in the annual Red Serge Classic, the senior girls volleyball tournament, which gets underway at Riverside secondary this weekend.
The Rapids and the Ravens will get a chance to square off against top clubs from across the Lower Mainland, including AAAA No. 2 ranked club Handsworth secondary and AAA No. 1 ranked club Brooks secondary.
Games begin on Friday at 12:45 with the championship final set for 5:45 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Heritage Woods Kodiaks finished up the regular season with a 3-0 win over Pinetree secondary for a third-place showing in the standings.
Gleneagle finished fourth with a 4-3 record on the season.
This weekend will be the 17th Red Serge Classic, which is organized by the Coquitlam RCMP.
Mounties kick off the tournament with a march, followed by several keynote addresses from top officers and several speakers.
The ten best teams in AAAA, AAA and AA women’s volleyball participate in the event. Aside from the Rapids, Ravens, Handsworth and Brooks, teams will also include Earl Marriott, Kelowna, Lord Tweedsmuir, Langley Christian Pacific Academy and Sa-Hali secondary of Kamloops.
KODIAK KLASSIC
Tri-City high school basketball squads will be testing their skills against some regional competition during the annual Kodiaks Klassic basketball tournament at Heritage Woods secondary later this month.
The tourney will feature clubs from around the province, including Oak Bay secondary, Kelowna secondary and Yale secondary, along with local clubs the Terry Fox Ravens, the Port Moody Blues and the hosting Heritage Woods Kodiaks.
The first tip off is between Vancouver College and Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 8:30 a.m. Port Moody plays its first game against Kitsilano at the same time, while Terry Fox will play Oak Bay at noon and Heritage Woods will take on Kelowna at 1:45.
Depending on how the initial games go, more matches are scheduled on Friday before the championship game on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8:45 p.m.
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