‘B’ Cobras take third at home tournament

By Rob Vogt
The Willow Creek Composite High School junior high “B” girls volleyball team took third last week in their home tournament.
The Cobras hosted five teams in a tournament on Friday, Oct. 4.
In round-robin play, they split with F.P. Walshe of Fort Macleod, losing 25-13 then rebounding to win 25-19.
The Cobras also split with Crowsnest Consolidated High School of the Crowsnest Pass, winning 25-16 then losing 25-16.
The results put Claresholm in second place in Pool A, and a quarter-final match against the Matthew Halton High School Hawks of Pincher Creek.
The Cobras won that quarter-final match, advancing to the semi-finals against J.T. Foster of Nanton, who finished first in Pool B.
Nanton won that match in straight sets by scores of 25-9 and 25-9.
The Cobras still had an opportunity at finishing third, if they defeated Crowsnest Consolidated in the third-place game.
The Cobras won the first set by a score of 25-19, but the Pandas re-grouped to win the second set by a score of 25-22, to force a third and deciding set to 15 points.
The Cobras took control early and won 15-9 to win the match 2-1 and take third place.