The Vernon Vandals won the silver medal in the National U15 Girls Club Volleyball Championships in Calgary last weekend.
Coached by Hannan Von Hahn and Katie Allen, the Vandals bowed 2-0 (25-9, 25-21) to Kneehill FC of Three Hills, Alta. in the gold-medal match Monday at the University of Calgary.
The Vandals, down to eight girls, outlasted the North Shore Stars Flare of Vancouver 2-1 (21-25, 25-23, 16-14) in the semifinals after starting the day with a 2-1 victory (14-25, 25-17, 15-11) over the Winnipeg Plainsmen.
In Sunday playoff action, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper was watching his U15 son play, the Vandals swept the Burnaby Focus Impact, Cochrane Jaguars of Alberta and the Burnaby Focus Express.
In Saturday matches, the Vandals lost in straight games to the Edmonton Fog Fury and Surrey Rain City Strikers, and in three games to the Pilots.
The Vandals are: Megan Benischek, Kaely Johnson, Samantha Hofsink, Roza Kaliashnikoff, Bryanna Riguedell, Janelle Petersen, Kayla Finnie, Kelsey Tkachuk and Jamie Botterill.
