NPSS Senior Girls conquer zone playoffs, advance to B.C. provincials

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — North Peace Secondary School’s (NPSS) Senior Girls’ Volleyball team is heading to ‘AAAA’ B.C. Provincials after being victorious in Zone playoffs on the weekend.

The Grizzlies faced Williams Lake’s Lake City Secondary and Prince George Secondary School (PGSS) in round-robin matches on Friday, November 15th.  

Finishing that portion of the playoffs undefeated earned the girls a spot in the finals, where they faced the Polars of PGSS once again.

Grizzlies’ head coach Alexandra Olsen said PGSS’s performance in the early goings of the contest was “gritty,” adding that her squad had to “fight for every point” with the ticket to Provincials on the line.

PGSS cruised through the first two sets by scores of 25-17 and 25-20, but in the third set, NPSS’s ability to contain the Polars’ left side caused the momentum of the match to swiftly go the Grizzlies’ way.

After taking the third set by a score of 25-20, the girls won the following two sets by scores of 25-23 and 15-11.

Kenzie Steiner, playing in her last playoffs before heading to the University of the Fraser Valley, was named MVP of zone playoffs.  

She was joined on the All-Star team by teammates Lillian Moore and Addison Stone.

Meanwhile, the Grizzlies’ Senior Boys team fell short in their bid to head to provincials, falling to PGSS in the zone playoff finals.

The Grizzlies’ Senior Boys coach told Energeticcity.ca that although they came up short, his squad “looks forward” to battling for the right to head there again in 2025.