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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-02-04, Page 9Wednesday, February 4, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 9 Ripley Ravens are Bluewater District Volleyball Champions Girls and Boys Volleyball Teams Both take Districts Submitted GIRLS VOLLEYBALL The Ripley Girls' Volley- ball Team were Bluewater Volleyball Champions at the District Tournament held at Sauble Beach on January 22nd. The Ripley Girls won the 2015 BESC Championship Banner in an exciting tie-breaker game allowing them to win back-to-back district championships. Ripley's first opponent was Highpoint from Dund- alk. Ripley got off to a slow start losing both games by scores of 25-21 and 26-24. Ripley was able to regroup and come back strong against Bayview of Owen Sound winning 25-12 and 25-6. In the last set in round robin play Ripley defeated Hepworth 25-9 and 25-16 earning the Ravens a spot in the semi-final. In the semi-final, Ripley would play undefeated Northport of Port Elgin coached by one of Ripley's all-time favourite teachers, Mr. Lehockzy. Ripley's powerful and accurate serving proved to be too much for their opponents as the Ravens won two games straight 25-17 and 25-14. The Ravens now advanced to the champi- onship final for a rematch with their first opponent Highpoint. Ripley continued their strong serving and excel- lent passing in the final, but fell short losing game one 25-23. In the second game the Ravens bounced back with a convincing 25-13 victory forcing a tie- breaker game. Ripley dug in deep with excellent serve receive and com- bined with superb hitting and blocking won the tie- breaker 16-14. Way to go Ravens! BOYS VOLLEYBALL The boys' volleyball team participated in the Bluewater Championships on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Peninsula Shores, Wiarton. Their first game in the round robin format was against Mildmay. They soundly defeated their opponents by a score of 25-12 in both games of the match. Their second match was against Beaver Valley, a team they had met early in the season at the OSCVI tournament. After trailing by 8 points early in the first game, the boys dug in and defeated Beaver Valley by a nail biting 27-26 victory, before easily taking the second game 25-11. The last match of round robin play was against the home team Peninsula Shores. Once again the Rip- ley squad's talent proved too much for their oppo- nents as they won both games 25-16 and 25-13. Placing first in their pool allowed them to challenge the second place team in the Pool B, in a best 2 out 3 match. Once again the Rip- ley boys' put together a sound game of passing, spiking and blocking at the net to claim both games from Derby 25-16 and 25-10. The finals proved to be a lengthy match against old rivals, Northport. The Ravens worked hard as a team and claimed the first game 25-20, before losing the second game by an identical score. This forced a third game to 15. Deter- mination and strong play led the Ripley boys to a 15-10 victory and the title of Bluewater Champions. This group of players have had an outstanding season. They attended 4 tournaments: OSCVI Invi- tational, Walkerton River - hawks Invitational, our own Southwest Regionals and the Bluewater Cham- pionship and claimed all 4 championships. Well done team! Miss Grubb and assistant coach Shaun McCarthy are proud of your hard work in prepar- ing for these tournaments, as well as your sportsman- ship and team play. Iucknowsentinel.com Submitted RHCS Girls Volleyball Ripley Raven Girls captured Bluewater District Volleyball Champions title at Sauble Beach on January 22, 2015. Front from left: Tori, Larissa, Madison, Serena, Emma, Maddy, Abby, Magen. Back from left: Mr. Cassidy, Sarah,Aysha,Ashley, Desirae, Mr. Quinn and Kennydi. Planning an event? Don't forget to advertise! The [ucknow Sentinel 519-528-2822 Submitted RHCS Boys Volleyball Ripley Raven Boys competed at the volleyball tournament held in Wiarton for Bluewater District. Back from left: Alex Roppel, Shayne McCarthy, Cam Lamont, Carson Watson, Luke Richardson, Malcolm McLennan, Kyle Henkenhaf, Wes Ellis. Front from left: Carson Rutledge, Darren Newman, Tanner Reid, Malcolm MacLennan, James Greenwood, Cole Snobelen. Absent from photo: Graeme Robinson, Shaun McCarthy (assistant coach). January 22, 2015.