The Lindsay Thurber Raiders took top honours in the girls division of the Hunting Hills senior high volleyball tournament Saturday, downing Edmonton Strathcona 3-2 in the gold-medal final.
The Raiders, who earlier downed Lethbridge Chinook 25-10, 25-21, 25-16 in a semifinal, prevailed 15-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 15-6 in the championship match.
Charles Spencer of Grande Prairie defeated Chinook 25-19, 25-17 in the girls bronze match.
The Notre Dame Cougars were bronze-medal winners on the boys side, defeating Lindsay Thurber 25-13, 25-18 in the third-place match. Edmonton Harry Ainlay won gold with a 23-25, 25-20, 25-17 victory over Chinook.
Thurber fell 24-26, 21-25, 23-25 to Ainlay in one semifinal and Notre Dame lost 22-25, 24-26, 25-23, 18-25 to Chinook in the other.
Other scores:
Girls quarterfinals — Lindsay Thurber def. Calgary Bishop Grandin 25-16, 25-15; Strathcona def. Harry Ainlay 25-23, 22-25, 16-14; Charles Spencer def. Notre Dame 25-22, 25-22; Chinook def. Calgary Bishop Carroll 25-15, 25-22.
Boys quarter-finals — Lindsay Thurber def. Edmonton Archbishop MacDonald 25-22, 25-16; Harry Ainlay def. Charles Spencer 25-19, 25-13; Notre Dame def. Hunting Hills 25-19, 18-25, 15-11; Chinook def. Edmonton Bishop O’Leary 25-14, 25-15.
Girls pool play (Red Deer teams) — Strathcona def. Hunting Hills 25-15, 25-18; Lindsay Thurber def. Notre Dame 25-21, 26-24; Charles Spencer def. Hunting Hills 23-25, 25-18, 15-5; Harry Ainlay def. Notre Dame 25-20, 25-23; Lindsay Thurber def. Chinook 25-11, 25-19; Hunting Hills def. Archbishop MacDonald 25-16, 25-17; Strathcona def. Hunting Hills 25-19, 25-21; Notre Dame def. Chinook 21-25, 25-20, 15-7; Lindsay Thurber def. Bishop Grandin 25-15, 25-15; Notre Dame def. Bishop Grandin 25-19, 25-17; Bishop Carroll def. Hunting Hills 25-19, 25-21; Lindsay Thurber def. Harry Ainlay 18-25, 25-20, 16-14.
Boys pool play (Red Deer teams) — Hunting Hills def. Archbishop O’Leary 21-25,25-13, 15-7; Notre Dame def. Lindsay Thurber 25-27, 26-24, 15-12; Chinook def. Lindsay Thurber 25-15, 13-25, 15-13; Archbishop MacDonald def. Hunting Hills 25-19, 14-25, 15-11; Notre Dame def. Harry Ainlay 27-25, 12-25, 17-15; Harry Ainlay def. Lindsay Thurber 25-23, 25-17; Hunting Hills def. Calgary St. Mary’s 25-18, 22-25, 15-11; Notre Dame def. Charles Spencer 25-18, 20-25, 15-9; Lindsay Thurber def. Charles Spencer 25-17, 25-20; Hunting Hills def. Bishop Grandin 25-23, 25-17; Chinook def. Notre Dame 26-24, 25-13.