Rising to the challenge: Girls 1st Volleyball crowned VWA champions

Composure, Determination and Championship Glory

Our Girls 1st Volleyball Team took on Apex Volleyball Club in the Volleyball WA Junior League Champion of Champions, in a match that tested their resilience, composure and determination.

The opening set was an extremely challenging one, with the girls going down 21–4. It would have been easy to let the result affect their confidence, but this group showed exactly what Guildford grit is all about.

They regrouped, stayed composed and came out with a completely different mindset in the second set. The girls fought hard for every point, backed each other and turned the momentum around to take the second set 21–17.

With the confidence building, the girls carried that determination into the third set. They were leading 16–10 when time ran out, bringing the match to a close and capping off an incredible fightback.

And with that performance, our Girls 1st Volleyball Team were crowned the Volleyball WA Junior League Champion of Champions for the Year 11/12 Girls.

Congratulations to our girls on an outstanding achievement! This is a huge milestone for the team and a fantastic reward for the commitment, hard work and determination they have shown throughout the season.

More than the result, it was the way they responded to adversity that made this performance so impressive. To go down 21–4 in the opening set and then come back with such composure, belief and determination says so much about the character of this group.

It also gives us plenty to be excited about as the girls look ahead to the All Schools National Championships on the Gold Coast in December. We are incredibly proud of our Girls 1st Volleyball Team!

Head of Volleyball – Carly Walters