By Joel van der Veen

HOLDFAST — A second-place finish at conferences meant the Kenaston Kodiaks were headed to regional playoffs this weekend.

Kenaston was one of six teams competing at 1A senior girls volleyball conferences, held at Schell School in Holdfast on Nov. 5.

The girls went undefeated in pool play, winning two sets over Craik and two sets over the Imperial/Holdfast team.

Moving on to playoffs, the Kodiaks won two sets over Kawacatoose in their semi-final game, then lost two sets to Dinsmore in the final.

Amy Jamieson, who coached the Kodiaks this year with assistance from Kurtis Heath, said they have shown improvement since September.

“They’ve played a lot of good games,” she said. “As a team they’ve grown a lot.”

This is Jamieson’s fourth year coaching the senior girls and their third trip to regionals together.

The Kodiaks have played in half a dozen tournaments this year, including a win in Colonsay in early September and another in Rosthern in late October.

Jamieson said the girls so far haven’t made it beyond regionals, adding that this year, “I think we have a shot.”

She said the team would work to improve communication, fix some inconsistencies in their serving and keep their energy up on the court.

East regional playoffs were scheduled to take place in Rose Valley on Nov. 12.

Teams from Dinsmore, Colonsay, Quill Lake and Englefeld were to compete, in addition to Kenaston and the host team.

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