Lions start senior girls’ volleyball season with victory

GUELPH — The St. James Lions opened the District 10 high school senior girls’ volleyball season Tuesday by knocking off the Ross Royals 3-1 at Ross.

Both were champions of sorts in a pandemic shortened 2021-2022 season, Ross taking the league title with a win in the championship final March 29 and St. James winning the consolation final the same day with a win over Lourdes.

That entire season was held over a three-week period in March, wrapping up about a month after the season usually finishes.

Ignoring that short season, the Guelph CVI Green Gaels are the three-time defending champions as they won championship matches in 2018 to 2020 inclusive. The 2020-2021 season was wiped out by the pandemic.

Tuesday, the Lions turned the Royals aside by winning won 25-23, 21-25, 25-13, 25-21.

Centennial 3 Centre Wellington 0

Centennial won 25-9, 25-15, 25-19.

Guelph CVI 3 Lourdes 0

GCVI won 25-13, 26-24, 25-13.

Bishop Macdonell 3 Orangeville 2

Bishop Mac won 28-26, 25-13, 21-25, 22-25, 15-2.

Junior Girls’ Volleyball

Centre Wellington 3 Centennial 0

Centre Wellington won 25-20, 25-16, 27-25.

Guelph CVI 3 Lourdes 0

GCVI won 25-10, 25-13, 26-24.

Ross 3 St. James 1

Ross won 25-19, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22.

Bishop Macdonell 3 Orangeville 1

Bishop Mac won 25-16, 11-25, 25-19, 25-23.

• Guelph Sports Journal