Mitch Duthie led his Kelly Road Roadrunners to the championship Saturday at the senior boys annual PGSS Polar Classic.
The Roadrunners beat North Peace Secondary of Fort St. John in a best-of-five final 3-1 (26-28, 25-17, 25-21 and 25-12).
Duthie was named MVP for the tournament, while his teammate, Ben Cooke, was Kelly Road's all-star selection. North Peace named Jayden Roberts its all-star.
Both teams played marathon four-set semifinal matches before heading straight into the final.
The College Heights Cougars B team swept the Correlieu Secondary Clan of Quesnel 3-0 (25-16, 29-27, 26-24) for the bronze medal.
The Roadrunners received a bye to the quarterfinal after finishing on top of Pool A with a 2-0 record, with the Cougars (1-1) and Mackenzie (0-2).
Duchess Park Condors were 2-0 in Pool B, but dropped the crossover match Saturday morning to the Clan, putting them on the relegation side of the draw. The Condors finished sixth.
PGSS Polars were second at 1-1 and Chetwynd ended up third at 0-2.
The Polars ended the tournament in fifth place, while Chetwynd was eighth.
North Peace was 2-0 in Pool C, with the Clan at 1-1 and Cedars Christian Eagles (0-2).
Cedars Christian tied the Condors for sixth place, while Mackenzie ended up tied with Chetwynd.
The other all-star selections were: Nolan Hanson (CHSS); Cole Blizzard (Correlieu); Dylan Sandy (PGSS); Nathanael Pawluk (Duchess Park); Jeff Pudlas (Cedars); William Noftal (Mackenzie) and Randy Spoakley (Chetwynd).
SILVER FOR COUGARS
The College Heights Cougars A team finished second at the George Elliot Coyote Invitational senior boys volleyball tournament near Vernon on the weekend.
The Cougars played well with setter Warren Bachand and right-side hitter Austin Cromarty named to the all-star team.
In the round-robin play, the Cougars defeated Kelowna Secondary 22-25, 25-22 and 15-13 and Rutland Secondary 25-9, 25-17 and 25-12. In the quarterfinal, College Heights beat Okanagan Mission 25-13, 25-17 and 27-25. The semifinal went four sets, as the Cougars beat Mount Boucherie 25-18, 23-25, 25-15 and 25-21.
In the final, Mennonite Educational Institute Secondary of Abbotsford defeated the Cougars 23-25, 25-23 and 18-25.
