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Regional Volleyball Championship

Both the CFB Halifax men’s and women’s volleyball teams competed at the CAF Atlantic Regional Championship, held from March 12-15 at Saint Mary’s University.
MS PETER FREW, FIS

Mariners men win Regional Volleyball gold

By Ryan Melanson,
Trident Staff

The CFB Halifax Mariners took on 14 Wing Greenwood in the men’s final, earning a victory and the title of Regional Champions.
AVR RENZO RUIZ HASS, FIS

The CAF Atlantic Regional Volleyball Championship was held from March 12-15 and hosted by PSP at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, with teams from CFB Halifax, 14 Wing Greenwood and 5 CDSB Gagetown competing on the women’s side, while the men’s championship was a two-team battle between CFB Halifax and Greenwood.

The Halifax men bested the Greenwood team, which included pickups from Gagetown, over two straight games, with scores of 3-1 (17-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18) and 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 27-25) to take the men’s gold medal and earn the right to represent the Atlantic region at CAF Nationals.

While the Halifax women placed first in the three-team round robin and earned a bye to the finals, they fell to 14 Wing in the final match, earning the silver medal.

The CAF National Volleyball Championship will be held from April 13-17 in Borden, with Coach and team Captain SLt Scott Wood leading the Atlantic team from CFB Halifax, along with Assistant Coach Cpl Jonathan Mosher and Assistant Captain PO1 Dylan Harrold.