The winners of last week's city elementary school volleyball championship believe teamwork and practice were the reasons for their success.
"We had lots of good practices," said McKenzie Welke, co-captain of the MC Knoll Knights boys team. "We had a lot of skill on our team this year."
Carson Welke, the other co-captain and McKenzie's twin brother agreed. "We worked really hard in practices and in the games," he said.
Both boys plan to continue their volleyball career in high school next year at Yorkton Regional. MC Knoll boys coach Ryan Jordan thinks they could go beyond that. He said they could both be top-notch university players citing their dedication and leadership skills.
Jordan had a little bit of a different take on his team's undefeated season.
"Likely the best part about them is just how they come together, it was such a great group of guys," he said. "They're very supportive out there. Obviously volleyball is a game of the fewest mistakes wins and to be supportive of each other and how they stay positive out there takes them a long way to being victorious."
Jordan likes his school's chances again next year. He said most of the team was made up of Grade 7 students and he is looking forward to having them back in 2013.
The MC Knoll girls were also champions, eking out a slim victory over St. Paul's that went right down to the final serve.
Head coach Donna Phillipi also cited teamwork for her team's victory.
"The student's are learning to work together and as one of the fans stated, 'they're competitive, but at the same time they're supportive of each other's learning process'," she said.
Interest in volleyball is at an all time high. At MC Knoll, 36 girls signed up to play so the school had to put together three teams.
