LAKELAND - The Cold Lake High School Royals girls volleyball squad fought their way to the top spot at the 36-team Wow Pow volleyball tournament in Lac La Biche over the weekend. On the boy's side, it was Athabasca's Edwin Parr High School team that were the 2023 Wow Pow champs.
The volleyball tournament, hosted by the J. A. Williams Sharks, has been running since 1974.
This year's event brought 18 boys teams and 18 girls teams from across northern Alberta. Teams from communities including Fort McMurray, Bonnyville, Ashmont, Plamondon, Cold Lake, Elk Point, Two Hills, Redwater and Athabasca took part.
The boys and girls team of the host team Sharks were knocked out in the semifinals.
The two days of court action started om Friday afternoon, running teams through more than 100 matches leading up to Saturday's championship round.
