Royals seeded 4th
in B.C. vollevball

Bob Mackin
News Reporter

THE Handsworth Royals hope to withdraw a
. provincial championship this weekend in Westbank.

" The senior AAA girls volleyball team is going to the interior
city to puticipate in the B.C. championships for the ninth straight

, year. Fort St. John’s North Peace, which will be aiming for a third

onsecutive tide, is also playing in the tournament tor the ninth
time in a row.
. . The Royals won their last championship in 1993 with a five-

~ game thriller againse North: Peace. The nvo teams could be on a

collision course for another meeting for all the marbles.

“+. J» “Et would be nice to sce them again,” said Handsworth co-
: “coach Neif Saikus.

The Royals are seeded fourth among the 16 teams. Ballenas
(Parksville), Mount Boucherie (Kelowna) and North Peace are
ranked ahead of Handsworth: °
' . The Royals, msking their 12th appearance in 13 years, also
won the provincial ade: ‘in 1988. ‘They were. silver medallists in

1989 and 1994...

“~The team is 36:16 so far this season and defeated North Shore
rival Sentinel Spartans at-Burnaby North 2-1 on Nov. 20 for the
Vancouver and District championship.

:They got there as the North Shore's top seed after beating the -

est Vancouver Highlanders 3-1 at home Nov. il in n the local

“» Lindsay Bailey, Chir. Poliquin and Jessi Martin were among —
the’ Royal strongest players in local and regional play. Bailey and
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