Two Clearwater Secondary School students, Annie Whelen and Emily Giesbrecht, recently helped the Zone 2 (Thompson-Okanagan) girls U15 volleyball team compete in a provincial tournament in Burnaby.
Giesbrecht took part in the tourney even though she had a broken finger.
The girls took part in try-outs for the team last May, reported Marie Giesbrecht, Emily's mother.
They made the cut, along with two from Kamloops, four from Vernon and four from Kelowna.
That was followed by driving to Kelowna for six weekends of training.
One of their coaches, Fane Triggs of Kelowna Secondary School, remembered coaching former CSS student Chris Meehan several years ago. Meehan went on to play for six years with the Canadian national volleyball team.
After their intensive training, the Zone 2 team took part in a provincial tournament held in the Harry Jerome Sports Centre in Burnaby the weekend before last.
They ended up sixth out of the eight teams competing. All the teams were competitive, and Zone 2 won one set against one of the teams in the final.
“Both girls had fun,” said Marie Giesbrecht. “They played with other girls of their calibre and got some good quality coaching. They learned lots.”