Neelin defends AAA varsity boys title
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Aiden Moore has once again led the Neelin Spartans to gold.
The Grade 11 setter was named MVP after Neelin defeated Garden Valley 25-21, 25-20 in the final of the AAA varsity boys’ volleyball provincial championship on Saturday.
Spartans attackers Lucas Gamache and Sam Rempel earned all-star nods following the team’s unbeaten run, which included a three-set semifinal victory over Louis-Riel.
With the win, Neelin becomes the first-ever AAA boys’ team to win three golds in a row.
The Neelin girls finished third, beating Stonewall 2-1 in the bronze-medal match after being swept by Altona’s W.C. Miller in the semifinals.
Westgate beat Miller 2-1 in the final.
Neelin’s Katey Ward made the all-star team.
At the AA provincials in Russell, the Carberry Cougars beat the Goose Lake Raiders 18-25, 25-15, 16-14 in the gold-medal match, while the Elton Sabres beat the host Major Pratt Trojans 2-1 for bronze.
Warren beat Gabrielle-Roy 2-0 in the AA girls’ final.
In the A provincials in Brandon, the Glenboro Panthers boys defeated the Miami Marlins 28-26, 30-28 in the final, with Wawanesa knocking off Baldur-Cartwright in straight sets for bronze.
On the girls’ side, the host Rivers Rams fell 2-0 to the Morweena Raptors for gold.
Miami edged Gilbert Plains 2-1 in the third-place match.
See Tuesday’s paper for a full story on the Neelin boys.
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