The North Bay Youth Volleyball Club, Lakers 16U Boys competed at the Ontario Volleyball Association Burgarski Cup March 23rd.
The one-day tournament was held in Oshawa with nine teams competing.
The Lakers finished first in their pool, winning against Northern Chill from Sudbury (25-19, 22-25, 15-13) and Durham Attack Voltage (25-20, 12-25, 15-13).
The team then played another hometown team, the Durham Rebels Giants, winning in three sets (25-12, 20-25 and 15-11) to move on to the semifinals against Thundercats Legacy where they again took it to three sets (25-19, 16-25, 15-11) to advance to the gold medal game.
The final saw the North Bay Lakers going up against Durham Attach Voltage, in a rematch from pool play earlier in the day. The boys remained strong and played extremely well, splitting the first two sets (23-25, 25-15). However, the Voltage team battled point for point wining the third and final set (15-17). North Bay 16U boys proudly wore their silver medals.
Team members include: Back: Gibson Northrup, Jesse Winrow, Brayden Blake, James Daniel, Desmond Plumstead, Charlie Stemp, Tyler Hampel and Evan Morin. Front: Assistant Coach Jeff Tipler, Ben Franz, Head Coach Jeremy Booth
