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Dylan Granger sees the best in every situation he finds himself in, and his attitude is already taking him a long way.
The Wawanesa product, in his fourth season with the Brandon Volleyball Club, is doing whatever it takes to help his team succeed for the next few months, then moving on to his post-secondary debut at Assiniboine College this fall.
“It’s great knowing I get to keep going,” Granger said at BVC practice on Tuesday. “It’s going to be a great group. I’ve done some practising with them and it’s been really fun so far.
Dylan Granger passes a ball during BVC 18U boys practice on Tuesday. The Wawanesa product is heading to Assiniboine College for the 2026-27 MCAC men’s volleyball season. (Thomas Friesen/The Brandon Sun)
“If I can get my passing down and a consistent serve, I should be pretty lethal coming in here next season.”
Granger has played three very different roles on three teams this season. The six-foot-five outside hitter was a varsity boys A provincial all-star after helping the Wawanesa Warriors to a third-place finish for the second time in three years.
He went straight into basketball season, captaining the Warriors to nearly their best-ever finish as they lost a narrow semifinal to the Wanipigow Stingers.
Granger still left with hardware, as the players’ choice winner, an award voted on by all players in the championship.
“It’s great to know there’s people who like what I’m doing,” Granger said. “At basketball, there were lots of coaches coming up to me and talking about how I was really respectful to the refs, the players see me as an equal and they’re all good players, so it means a lot.”
In the meantime, Granger has been playing with Westman’s best assembly of volleyball talent, featuring Brandon University commit Gabe Beaudin from Dauphin and a deep roster that can roll out almost any possible combination of players it has, and still be competitive.
Granger may not play as much during tournaments as he’s used to, but he loves it.
“It’s definitely a big difference from playing every minute of high school,” Granger said. “We’ve got 13 really great guys on this team, versus our eight guys who will sometimes show up to one morning practice a week.”
Granger’s commitment will only ramp up this fall, as he joins head coach Dan Ashfield’s Cougars program while studying agribusiness with the intent of taking over his family grain farm, about 20 minutes south of Wawanesa.
His connection to the program dates back a few years, as AC assistant coach Paul Friesen was the Wawanesa boys bench boss when he started his high school career, before Rejean Mathys took over a couple of years ago.
“Getting lots of playing time and experience with good coaches helped a lot,” Granger said.
BVC is hosting its 16U, 17U and 18U boys’ tournaments this weekend, starting with the 16Us on Friday and Saturday.
The 17U and 18U boys play Saturday and Sunday.
BVC takes on 204 Gold, Aztecs and Weyburn Khaos in pool play at the Healthy Living Centre on Saturday.
The final is on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
» tfriesen@brandonsun.com