ESTEVAN - For the second straight year, the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys and girls volleyball teams have won the Co-op Challenge against their rivals, the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles.
And for the second straight year, the Elecs won all four matches in the series.
The second half of the annual showdown between the Highway 39 rivals was Wednesday night at the Estevan Comprehensive School's gymnasium. The senior girls won the first match 3-2 (25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 19-25 and 15-9) while the senior boys captured the second 3-1 (25-21, 25-18, 17-25 and 25-9) in front of a large crowd of supporters. Many Weyburn fans travelled to Estevan for the contests.
The team with the most sets won takes the Co-op Challenge, and ECS held a 12-4 edge, as the senior boys won 3-0 and the senior girls won 3-1 on Oct. 4 in Weyburn.
When the senior girls won the third set Wednesday night, it clinched the Co-op Challenge for Estevan.
In terms of total points, ECS won 362-294 over the course of four matches.
ECS also used Wednesday night's games as an opportunity to support the Estevan Salvation Army's food bank. Non-perishable items and monetary donations were accepted, with call cash donations matched by the Southern Plains Co-op.
The next edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
