U18 Ignite captures silver at provincial event

The Steel City Ignite women's U18 volleyball team recently competed in the Ontario Volleyball Championship that wrapped up over the weekend in Waterloo, Ont.

The team captured silver in the three-day tournemant.

The team, which entered the event ranked third among 28 teams in Division 3, went 3-3 in round robin play, with victories over the Waterloo Tigers, Orillia Suns and the Grimsby Viper Force and recorded losses to the Superior Northern Wolves Gold, Rockland Servivors, Georgian Cubs Kodiak in the 58-team event.

The Ignite’s record had them playing in the Tier 2 playoffs on day three where they defeated the St. Thomas Express Dynamite (25-7, 25-14) and the Superior North Wolves (Blue) to advance to the semifinal.

In semifinal play. Steel City advanced past the Oakville Thunder Deluge in a very tight match (23-22, 25-17) to reach the final, where they lost to the Peterborough Thunder in straight sets (15-25, 21-25) and settled for the silver medal.  The Orillia Suns placed third in the division.

Looking to build on the success of this season, the club will be holding tryouts over the summer.