A total of four teams from the southwest were attending SHSAA provincial boys volleyball over the weekend, with three of those teams coming away with medals. 

At the 1A level, both Leader & Vanguard travelled to Broadview to play at Chief Kahkewistahaw School.

Vanguard had a strong start going 3-0 in the first day of play but dropped the last game of pool play on Saturday to finish second in Pool A at 3-1.

They had wins over Chief Kahk 2-0, Cudworth 2-0 and Edam 2-0, with Cutknife handing them their only loss (2-0).

Meanwhile Leader placed third in pool B with a record of 2-2.

They had wins over Middle Lake 2-0 and Neilburg 2-1 but were beat by Mossbank 2-0 and Annaheim 2-0.

It was an all southwest match up in the quarter final with Vanguard taking on Leader.

The Valkrys were victorious by scores of 25-20, 23-25, 15-12.

The Valkrys then moved on to the semi final where they faced Edam.

Once again Vanguard won by scores of 25-22, 25-19, which punched their ticket to the gold medal championship against Kahkewistahaw.

It was a close battle with the host edging Vanguard 23-25, 26-24, 15-9.

The Fox Valley Legends claimed 2A bronze over the weekend

The Fox Valley Legends were competing in the 2A boys classification.

The provincial championship got off to a rough start as unforeseen circumstances caused trouble prior to the championship getting underway.

There was a massive power outage in the Medstead area which caused many of the Friday matches to be delayed and moved to other towns.

However, once play started, the Legends got on a roll finishing first in Pool B with a record of 4-0.

They posted wins over Rocanville 2-0, Montmartre 2-0, Canoe Lake 2-0 and Medstead 2-1.

The quarter final saw Fox Valley beat Manor 25-21, 25-17.

Their lone loss of the tournament came in the semi final when they dropped the match to Island Lake 2-1, putting them in the bronze medal match against their regional rivals Kincaid/Ecole Mathieu.

The Legends captured the bronze by scores of 25-21, 25-17.

The Shaunavon Shadows won 4A silver at provincials (Photo Credit: Vicki Moore)

The third medal of the weekend came from Shaunavon Shadows who were competing at 4A boys in Biggar.

The Shadows finished 1st in Pool A with a record of 3-1.

They had wins over La Loche 2-0, Birch Hills 2-0 and Saskatoon Christian 2-1, while losing to Outlook 2-0.

In the quarter finals, the Shadows beat Fort Qu'Appelle in a close three set match 17-25, 25-19, 15-13.

The semi final saw Shaunavon beat Saskatoon Christian for a second time 26-24, 25-21.

In the gold medal game, Shaunavon came up against Nipawin and lost 25-12, 25-14.

With the boys provincial tournaments now in the books, the high school volleyball season has come to an end.