Richmond Air Attack Gold thrived in familiar territory to capture the 12-team Division Two title at last weekend’s U18 Girls Provincial Volleyball Championships.
The Air Attack Gold capped an impressive run with a 2-0 (25-15, 25-16) over Synergy WC in the championship match, played at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The result avenged their only loss of the championships back in pool play.
Earlier, the girls had their hands full in the semi-finals, squeaking out a three set win (25-21, 16-25, 15-12) thriller over the Apex Xplosion. Air Attack had opened the playoff round by defeating Sky Cody (25-16, 25-16).
A 2-1 record in pool play included wins over the Apex Xplosion (25-15, 25-22) and Prince George Kodiaks (25-16, 25-19).
The Oval also hosted the U17 Division One Championships where Air Attack Gold finished fifth among 12 teams thanks to a three set win (20-25, 25-20, 15-10) over the Thunder. The girls were eliminated from gold medal contention after a 2-0 (25-20, 25-18) quarter-final loss to Seaside Surf.
