Three North Okanagan teams will finish top-four at their respective provincial high school volleyball championships Saturday, Nov. 30.
And two more can finish in the top-five.
Starting in the North Okanagan...
B.C. BOYS AA
The host Kalamalka Lakers will try to win the bronze medal on their home court at 12 p.m.
The Lakers put up a strong effort but fell in straight sets to the No.1-ranked Langley Christian Lightning, 25-23, 28-26, 25-16, in a Friday afternoon semifinal at Kal Secondary.
The Lightning go into the final Saturday at 2 p.m. undefeated. The only team to win a game against them in the tourney thus far is the Lakers, who did it in Power Pool play on opening day Wednesday.
Kal will take on the MEI Eagles for the bronze medal. The Eagles lost the Battle of Abbotsford in the other semifinal Friday, falling 25-19, 25-23, 17-25, 25-23, to the Abbotsford Christian Knights.
The Knights are making their second consecutive appearance in the gold-medal game. They lost in 2023 to the South Kamloops Titans.
The Lightning won bronze a year ago.
B.C. GIRLS AA
The Kalamalka Lakers face the Holy Cross Crusaders of Surrey in a semifinal match Saturday at 10 a.m. at the provincials at Mill Bay, on Vancouver Island.
The Okanagan champion Lakers, who have dropped only one game in five matches so far, made their way to the final four Friday, sweeping both the Fernie Falcons (Round of 16) and the host school, Brentwood College, in the quaters.
The other semifinal will see the Abbotsford Christian Knights take on the Notre Dame Jugglers of Vancouver.
The two winners meet for gold at 4 p.m. Saturday, while the two losers will contest the bronze medal game at 2 p.m.
B.C GIRLS AAA
The Okanagan champs have again made it to the final four in West Vancouver.
The Seaton Sonics will face the Crofton House Falcons of Vancouver at 10 a.m. Saturday in a provincial semifinal, while the host and defending B.C. champion Sentinel Spartans of West Vancouver meet the Duchess Park Condors of Prince George in the other semi.
The Sonics defeated Crofton House 2-1 in Power Pool play on opening day Thursday.
Seaton – which won bronze in the same tournament a year ago – advanced to the semis by sweeping their best-of-five playoff matches Friday, defeating the David Thompson Lakers of Invermere in the Round of 16, and the College Heights Cougars of Prince George in the quarterfinals.
The Condors prevented the Vernon Panthers from winning a medal for the second straight year, beating the Cats 3-1 in the quarterfinals.
The Panthers opened the playoffs Friday by sweeping the Garibaldi Rebels of Maple Ridge in the Round of 16.
Vernon will take on the Little Flower Academy Angels of Vancouver Saturday at 8:30 a.m., as both teams are now in the fifth-to-eighth-place bracket. Little Flower defeated Vernon 2-0 in Power Pool play Thursday.
Sentinel knocked off the Panthers in last year's championship final.
B.C. GIRLS A
The Vernon Christian School Royals will try to finish fifth in Nanaimo.
The Okanagan champion Royals, who went 0-3 on opening day, defeated the Lake Cowichan Lakers 3-0 in the Round of 16 Friday morning, 25-22, 25-17, 25-14.
VCS – making their provincial tourney debut – advanced to the quarterfinals where they continued rolling, taking the first game against the Cedars Christian Eagles of Prince George 25-23. The Eagles, however, would not take it easy on the tournament first-timers, sweeping the next three from Vernon Christian, 25-19, 25-17, 25-11.
The Royals will play the Sparwood Spartans Saturday at 8 a.m.
UPDATE: Vernon Christian beat Sparwood 2-1 in the best-of-three contest. The Royals will take on the Southpointe Academy Titans of Delta for fifth place at 11 a.m.
