PEISAA intermediate AA volleyball titles on the line this weekend

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — East Wiltshire Intermediate School will be the site of this year’s P.E.I. School Athletic Association intermediate AA volleyball championships this weekend.

The five-time defending champions, Stonepark Tigers, Queen Charlotte Coyotes, Kensington Torchettes and Summerside Intermediate School Owls will battle for the girls’ title.
Defending-champion Queen Charlotte, East Wiltshire Warriors, Summerside Intermediate and Birchwood Cobras will compete for the boys’ crown.
The semifinals will be played Friday and the medal games will take place Saturday. Following are the schedules:
Friday
2 p.m. – Boys: Birchwood vs. East Wiltshire.
3:45 p.m. – Girls: Stonepark vs. Kensington.
5:30 p.m. – Boys: Summerside Intermediate vs. Queen Charlotte.
7:15 p.m. – Girls: Summerside Intermediate vs. Queen Charlotte.
Saturday
10 a.m. – Boys: Bronze-medal match.
11:45 a.m. – Girls: Bronze-medal match.
1:30 p.m. – Boys: Gold-medal match.
3:15 p.m. – Girls: Gold-medal match.

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Team Capsules
A look at the teams competing in the PEISAA intermediate AA volleyball championships at East Wiltshire Intermediate School in Cornwall:
Girls
Queen Charlotte Coyotes
Coach – Michelle MacDonald (first year).
Regular season – 8-1 (first place in East).
How they qualified for provincials – defeated Evangeline 3-0.
Number of provincial titles – two.
Provincial titles – 1993, 2009.
Provincial participation – Have participated in nine of the last 10 provincials.

Stonepark Tigers
Coach – Larry Young (25th year).
Regular season – 3-6 (third place in East).
How they qualified for provincials – defeated Birchwood 3-0.
Number of provincial titles – nine.
Provincial titles – 1976, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
Provincial participation – won the last five provincial championships and participated in the last seven years.

Kensington Torchettes
Coach – Brianna MacKay-Bernard (fourth year).
Regular season – 9-0 (first place in West).
How they qualified for provincials – defeated M.E. Callaghan 3-0.
Number of provincial titles – 10 (PEISAA record).
Provincial titles – 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2010.
Provincial participation – Have participated in the last six provincial championships.

Summerside Owls
Coach – Tracy Gillis (second year).
Regular season – 5-4 (second place in West).
How they qualified for provincials – defeated Evangeline 3-0.
Number of provincial titles – two.
Provincial titles – 1993, 2009
Provincial participation – Have participated in the last three provincials.

Boys
East Wiltshire Warriors
Coach – Cathy Butler (sixth year).
Regular season – 9-1 (first place).
How they qualified for provincials – finished in first place.
Number of provincial titles – one.
Provincial title – 2002.
Provincial participation – Have participated in the last six provincial championships.

Queen Charlotte Coyotes
Coach – Jacob Smith, Adam Terrio, Nick Somers (eighth year).
Regular season – 7-3 (second place).
How they qualified for provincials – finished in second place.
Number of provincial titles – three.
Provincial titles – 1994, 1998, 2018.
Provincial participation – defending champions and have played in six of the last seven provincial championships.

Summerside Owls
Coach – Mikaela Girard and Logan Vanderveldon (second year).
Regular season – 7-3 (third place).
How they qualified for provincials – defeated Stonepark 3-0.
Number of provincial titles – seven.
Provincial titles – 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016.
Provincial participation – Have participated in 13 of the last 14 provincials.

Birchwood Cobras
Coach – Scott MacKay (second year).
Regular season – 3-7 (fifth place).
How they qualified for provincials – defeated M.E. Callaghan 3-0.
Number of provincial titles – one.
Provincial title – 1991.
Provincial participation – have participated in the last two provincials.