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Volleyball has lon8 been a compelil ive and fun-filled sport played by many of C.C.!.'s male alhleles. In lhe !ale 1940's. lhe boys spenl Tuesday ni8hls playin8 inlerform 8ames and by Lhe 1950's. players for lhe &nior '!'earn were chosen afler lhe inlerform season. The 1951-52 learn did exceptionally well when Lhey won lhe Ceor8ian Bay Championships and the O ntario 'B' & hool Championships. Durin8 Lhe 1957-58 season. bolh Lhe Junior and & nior '!'earns played in a toumamenl in OriUia. The only win by either Learn was when our Juniors defeated Lhe & niors. /\s part of lhe Ceor8ian Bay &condary & hool Association (CM6/\) startin8 in the 1960's. the boys were only allowed Lhe opportuni- ty to play in one tournament per season for the foUowin8 decade. C.C.!. hosted its' first tournament in 1965 and unfortunately. Lhe & niors were defeated in Lhe finals. '!'he Juniors faced a similar problem in the nexl year. In the 1967-68 season. lhe Juniors
brou8hl home the Championship while the & niors repeated hislory and were a8ain defeated in the ftnal round.
The decade oflhe 1970's brou8hl Lhe ad- dition of a third team Lo Lhe sport. Initially lhe Learns were lermed lhe 'Juniors·. 'ln- Lermediales'andlhe'& niors·.bulaflerone year. it was chan8ed lo the 'Mid8els'. lhe 'Juniors· and the '& niors·. /\lso during this decade. zone play-offs and a CM6/\ Cham- pionship Tournament were added. '!'he new Intermediate Team of 1969-70 had a clever member. Qick McCutcheon. who commented on their final 8ame a8ainst Barrie Central in the CBloumamenl. "We could have trounc- ed them. but by that time. we were just out to have a8ood lime and I lhink Lhal Lhis was accomplished.·· 'l'o lhe boys on the learns. winnin8 wasn't everythin8. /\n enjoyment of Lhe sport was lop priority. This allilude was evidenl over the nexl few years. /\1Lhou8h a 8real many victories were not always forth-
comin8. bolh players and coaches pul much dedication and lime inlo Lheir efforts By 1973-74. lhe Mid8el Team and l he Junior and &nior Teams of 1976-77 qualified as con- lenders in Lhe CM6/\ tournament. Once Lhe momentum picked up. lhere was no stopp- in8 lhem and soon the Juniors achieved an amazin8 record of 3 CB championships in 5 years - in 1977. 1980 and 1981. Throughout lhe '80's. C.C.I's Volleyball learns have re8ularly finished well in season play. oflen makin8 il lo bolh zone and CB ftnals '!'he Juniors a8ain broughl home Lhe Ceor8ian Bay lrophy home in 1986. '!'he Mid8el Boy's 80L lhe 1990·s off lo an excellent slart. /\fler they fou8hl lon8 and hard Lhrou8hout lhe season. lhey loo won Lhe CB for Coll- in8wood CoUe8iale. This is an indication l hal lhe men of C.C.I. will continue Lhe 8real lradilion of bein8 volleyball champions
- Christine Wilson
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