Richard Froese
South Peace News
The High Prairie E.W. Pratt Chargers finished first in the High Prairie School Division senior high women’s volleyball divisional championship tournament Nov. 2 in High Prairie.
The Lady Chargers defeated the Pratt JV team 25-14, 25-20 in an exciting final of the seven-team tournament played at Pratt, Prairie River Junior High and St. Andrew’s schools.
Pratt defeated the Wabasca Mistassiniy Mustangs in the semifinals to advance to the final.
In their pool, the Lady Chargers defeated Slave Lake Christian Academy and the Kinuso Knights.
The tournament was also a warm-up for the Lady Chargers who host the Northwest 2A Zone women’s volleyball championship tournament Nov. 15-16.
The JV team went undefeated in pool play when they beat the crosstown St. Andrew’s Saints, the Slave Lake St. Francis Falcons and the Wabasca Mistassiniy Mustangs.
The Pratt Lady Chargers had a strong season, athletic director Larkin Stokes says. They won a tournament in Whitecourt and finished second in Drayton Valley. Pratt lost in the bronze-medal game at a tournament in Fairview and won the B side at a tournament in Sexsmith.
The JV Lady Chargers team “has had a great season”, Stokes adds.
They lost in the bronze medal game at a tournament in Grimshaw and wrap up the season with a tournament in Whitecourt.
Pratt Lady Chargers thank TC Energy for supporting the school, Stokes notes.
