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    Trojans Zone Champs

                    Girls’ dominance of volleyball may be coming to an end

Posted By Matt Day

For five straight years the Niagara District Secondary School senior girls' volleyball team has celebrated a Zone 4 championship win, the past three years without a loss.

Unfortunately, their rule on the court may be coming to an end after their latest championship win at home Tuesday with NDSS expecting to close its doors for good in June.

"It was really cool to prove to this community that a small-town school can achieve such great success. At least it's a nice way to finish."

NDSS wrapped up their season finishing 10-0 and securing a birth in the Zone 4 championship at a home game against Heritage Christian Secondary School. The Trojans came out strong winning the first set easily, then struggled in the second set.

Veteran player Julia Friesen said losing that set was the wake-up call the team needed.

"It gave us a reality check. We knew we wouldn't have every game handed to us and we came out the next two sets with some big scoring runs which helped us get the win."

The following sets were close, with the fourth and deciding set going to extra scoring before NDSS put it away with a 28-26 win and advancing to the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association finals for the fifth straight year.

Riediger said this win was especially important not only since it was District's final year, but because of the amount of reshuffling the team had to do after losing a solid core of players from last year's team.

He called up two Grade 9 students to fill empty roster spots and was pleasantly surprised with how they handled the pressure.

"At times this year, we have been as strong as ever, but we also have times where we aren't as consistent," said Riediger.

"We had our ups and downs more so this year than others, but if we're playing at the level I know these girls can play then we can compete with the big schools."

Kristen Dortono is one of those Grade 9 students who Riediger called up and said at first she felt nervous playing at a higher level but as the season went on she became more comfortable with the level of play.

"It was intimidating for sure. I came into high school thinking I would be playing on a junior team, but this opportunity came up and I was fine with it after a couple of games."

The team will be hoping to return to the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Association championships and improving on a quarter-final lost last year. If they advance to the Ontario championships, they will have to travel via plane to Kenora.

As for Friesen, she said she will be leaving her Grade 12 year with more than just athletic achievements from her tenure on the team.

"My coaches have helped me grow so much, not only as a player, but as a person and for that I am really honoured to have had them."

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