Beavers land TVRA Junior V-ball title

Defeat the West Elgin Wildcats three games to one for South-East crown

November 24, 2021

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Dorchester Beavers, TVRA South-East junior boys' volleyball champions are, from left - Zach Dos Santos, Darwin Moradel, Brett Humphries, Bryson Pettit, Evan Stevens; back row - coach Jim Dos Santos, Chris Hardeman, Greyson Turner, Jacob Delaney, Terry Kumer, Sam Willsie, Grant Hallman, Carson Thomas, coach Ryan Pettit, Gavino Oresta. The Beavers finish with a 6-0 match record this season.

By Rob J. Ross

DORCHESTER, Ont. - The Dorchester Beavers are undefeated champions.

The Beavers completed a 6-0 season, by winning the Thames Valley Regional Athletics South-East junior boys' volleyball final, defeating the West Elgin Wildcats, three games to one, 25-22, 25-8, 23-25, 25-21.

"It feels really great. It was really nice to play in front of fans," said Evan Stevens, Dorchester's setter. "We've worked really hard at practice and we played great today. I think all the passing we have done has paid off. The good passing gives us a chance to set it up to one of our hitters, instead of throwing it over the net out of desperation. Our passes almost always gave us an opportunity for a spike."

The Beavers won all five matches during the regular season, while dropping just two games, on their way finishing first in the East Division.

"We always made sure we worked as a team to get three hits. Getting three hits sets us up for a more powerful hit as oppose to a free ball," Stevens said. "Our coaches were really encouraging. I think the fact that we always had control of our passes and they were consistently on target, gave us the chance too get a quality hit every serve."

The senior Beavers placed third in the East with a 3-2 record and won their third place South-East cross over match, in three games, against the Central Elgin Titans.