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COVL heats up for finals

Empire Spikes Back… Again takes Golden Ball
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Bonnie Griffiths, left, presents the Golden Ball for best overall results to The Empire Spikes Back… Again — Darian Achurch, Mike Minckler, Dave Stewart and Joeleen Achurch — at the conclusion of the COVL season In the front is Sierra Achurch, and missing from the photo is Cheryl Tromp. (Submitted)

After coping with several rainy and grey Wednesday nights, the Cowichan Outdoor Volleyball League wrapped up the 2017 season on a hot and sunny evening on the Brentwood College School fields late last month.

“It has been tough this year for sure,” veteran player Colin Hutchinson remarked. “We have been lucky in the past to almost always have sunny Wednesdays but this year was a bit cooler. However, we were able to get all our games in except for one week.”

COVL organizer and player Darian Achurch was pleased with the way the teams battled through the unfortunate weather all spring. A record 40 teams competed for trophies in eight divisions, maxing out the 16 courts reserved for the league.

“We can’t really grow any more,” Achurch noted. “Unless we change venues and buy more nets, 40 teams is just perfect for our local league.”

Achurch’s own team, the Empire Spikes Back… Again, claimed the Golden Ball as the overall season winner.

Other award winners:

Super Elite Trophy (Super Elite Division) – NJKT

Elite Cup (Elite Division) – Baby Blockers

El-Compo Awardo (Elite/Competitive Division) – That’s What She Set

Silver Stein (Competitive Division) – We The North

Top Set Trophy (Intermediate/Competitive Division) – Hit-Faced

Bronze Tip (Intermediate Division) – Kiss My Pass

Foug Dawg Trophy (Intermediate/Recreational Division) – Net Results

Wrecker’s Rec (Recreational Division) – Notorious DIG

Rusty Dig Award (Attendance and Improvement) – Net Results and Some Spike It Hot



Kevin Rothbauer

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