The 14U Vipers participated in their first Sask Cup of the season in Saskatoon on the weekend of Feb. 10-11. The team: Rylee Himmelspeck (Carlyle), Yveian Orpiano (Stoughton), Alex Jensen (Carnduff), Kyla Lees (Arcola), Madi Harkness (Arcola), Katie Milbrandt (Estevan), Kiara Bates (Arcola), Jami Harkness (Arcola), Taylor Raynard (Lampman), Lauren Kobitz (Estevan), Kailey Dube (Lampman), and Shalanne Cutler (Arcola).
The girls went undefeated the first day winning against QCVC 25-16 and 25-22. They then took on the PA Toppers which the girls won in two sets as well with scores of 25-19 and 27-25. Their final round robin game was a success against Yorkton as well with a 25-17 and 25-11 win.
In their crossover match to see if they would be playing in Tier 1 or Tier 2, they competed against Humboldt. The girls were determined to succeed and won 25-8 and 25-11.
The next day brought Tier 1 playoff action with the Vipers taking on a team from Swift Current. The girls competed and were able to win two sets taking them to the semi-final against JCVC Crush. The girls won the first set, but lost the second battling hard in a 13-15 loss. Headed off to the bronze medal round they came out on fire in the first set, but lost momentum and the next two sets.
The team went from an unranked start to finishing fourth out of 31 teams. The next action for the girls is March 10-11 at Sask Cup 2.
