The 辫谤辞惫颈苍肠别乌鸦传媒檚 top-ranked team and the defending champs will both have home cooking on their side for the 2016 edition of the championship this weekend in Kelowna.
The Kelowna Christian Knights and Immaculata Mustangs will co-host the 16-team provincial tourney which tips of Thursday morning at the two local schools.
A third Kelowna school, Abderdeen Hall, will also be in conntetion for a B.C. title.
The top-seeded Knights, winners of the Okanagan title earlier this month, will be among the favourites over the three-day event, but head coach Dave Bingham said his team is taking nothing for granted.
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The Knights are led by senior co-captains Jessica Regehr and Marika Harris, setter Tenley Csolle and Kara Stasiewich.
KCS is grouped in pool play with the second-ranked White Rock, No. 3 Aderdeen Hall, and the fourth-ranked Mustangs.
Immaculata, which won back-to-back B.C. titles in 2014 and 2015, are in an underdog role this time around.
Head coach Kasandra Palmer said what the 2016 Mustangs may give up in pure volleyball talent, they make up for in character and attitude.
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The Mustangs will be led into battle by seniors Kate Johnson, Lexi Bruschinsky and Ashlyn Day.
This will be 笔补濒尘别谤乌鸦传媒檚 last provincial tournament as 惭耻蝉迟补苍驳蝉乌鸦传媒� head coach. She will step down at 蝉别补蝉辞苍乌鸦传媒檚 end to spend more time with her young family.
The championship final is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Immaculata.
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Ranked No. 1 all season, the KSS Owls are the favourites heading into this 飞别别办乌鸦传媒檚 finals in Langley.
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KSS won the silver medal in both 2013 and 2014.
The Mt. Boucherie Bears are ranked sixth and will play in a pool with Dover Bay, Reynolds and Seaquam.
The final goes Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre.
Meanwhile, the George Elliott Coyotes are ranked fifth in the AA competition, also being contested in Langley.
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The Kelowna Owls are ranked No. 6 heading into the B.C. 4A girls championship beginning Thursday at Handsworth and West Vancouver Secondary.
The Okanagan Valley champion Owls are grouped in a pool with South Delta, West Vancouver and Lord Tweedsmuir.
The gold medal final will be played Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Handsworth.
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The Okanagan Mission Huskies are playing host to the beginning Thursday.
OKM is in a power pool with Brooks, Crofton House and Clayton Heights.
Vernon Seaton is the top-ranked team from the Okanagan.
The gold medal match is set for 4:45 p.m. on Saturday.
