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Volleyball has lradilionally been a popular sport for Birls al C.C.!. ll was played purely in lhe 1930's as an intramural sport.
By lhe 1940's. a C.O.&.&.A. (Central O ntario &condary & hool Association) learn was formed lo compete a8ainsl olher schools in Lhe Ccor8ian Bay Dislricl. oo many Birls were willin8 lo par- Licipale Lhal a house lea8ue was formed for those players who were not able lo be on lhe C.O.&.&.A. learn.
Durins Lhe 195<Ys. Lhe Birls were limited lo play- in8 in one tournament per season. This always oc- curred in November and involved severa.l schools. C.C.!. hosted many ofLhese tournaments and Lhe learn played consislenlly. The & niors won Lhe championship in 1954 and 1955
By Lhe 60's. Lhe sport had Brown and lhe Birls
started Lravellin8 re8ularly Lo other schools for matches and exhibition Barnes. In tournament play. Lhe learns fared well. oflen placin8 second or third. sometimes comin8 within very few points of lakin8 Lhe championship. By Lhe end of lhe decade. lhe G .B.&.& A was established. allow- in8 Lhe Birls Lo play re8ular season Barnes and tournaments a8ainsl other schools and Lhe top learns would 80 on lo zone and. hopefully. area play-offs.
The 70's looked like il would be a promisin8 decade on Lhe volleyba.Il court. The learns from lhe early seventies played well Lhrou8houl Lhe year. only lo lose in Lhe final Barnes. Allhou8h Lhe learns oflhe mid-decade did nol do quite as well. their spirit and effort never diminished. Durin8 Lhe '74-75 year. the &nior learn was pla8ued wilh in-
juries and a lack of participation prevented lhem from finishin8 lhe season. In "76 a Midselleamwas added Lo the roster. The luck chan8ed in 1977-78 when all three levels made il lo Lhe zone finals and lhe Mid8els wenl on lo Lhe GB finals. Unfor- tunately. lhey losl in lhe semi-fina.ls. bullhey suc- ceeded in revivin8 Birl's volleyba.ll at C.C.I.
Success in Lhe 80's nuctualed. C.C.I. fared well in re5ular season play. bul oflen came up short in zone and GB play-offs. Enthusiasm and a sense of fair play mark Lhe 5irl"s volleyball players of C.C.!. who conltnue Lhe tradition of nicknam- in8 each other. lravellin8 Lo out-of-town 5ames and cheerin8 on their fellow learn-males.
- Christine Wilson
C•M Volleyball
Girls' Volleyball