After going undefeated in league play the Norwell Senior Girls volleyball team defeated Westside from Orangeville in straight sets.
The senior team completed its season Feb. 23 at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association meet in Owen Sound. In round robin pool play Norwell defeated Owen Sound’s Westhill and Delhi but then dropped a game to Lourdes, the Guelph city finalist. That put Norwell second in its pool and it crossed over against hosts and Bluewater Champions Owen Sound CVI.
Norwell won the first set, lost the second by two, and won the third set to get to the final against Southwood, of Cambridge. With a trip to OFSAA in Dryden on the line Norwell lost the first set 25-18 but came out stronger in both the second and third, losing both by two points. That left the team with its second year in a row settling for a hard fought silver medal in the 19-school regional event.
The junior team, after finishing second in league play, traveled to Erin and upset the Raiders to capture the district championship.
The juniors travelled to Owen Sound following the senior tourney to compete at CWOSSA. The team defeated the hosts and Simcoe but fell to Lourdes in the last game of pool play. The 2-1 record was enough to qualify for the playoffs.
In the semi-final, the team started strong and handed Paris its first set loss of the day. But the team could not put away the eventual champions as Paris rallied and keep the momentum going to sweep the final for its second straight CWOSSA championship.
