Close to 80 players were vying for Team BC jobs.
Three from Prince George were among the successful candidates.
Despite the quantity and quality of their rivals, Jordan Foot, Sam Yurkowski and Matt Starzyk have earned spots in Volleyball BC's 17-and-under and 16-and-under provincial program. All three are currently training in Kamloops and will play for one of two versions of Team BC at the Western Elite Championships, July 27-29 in Winnipeg.
Foot, Yurkowski and Starzyk were high school volleyball stars this past season and are also members of the Prince George Youth Volleyball Club.
"For us to have three guys [in the Team BC program] is great," said PGYVC president Dan Drezet, who was part of a selection committee that included Team BC program leader Charles Parkinson and Thompson Rivers University head coach Pat Hennelly. "I thought it was a pretty good showing from our club. There were a couple other guys who were right in the mix as well but we had to look at taking some 16-U guys so unfortunately they got caught in the numbers game."
The final selection camp was held last weekend in Kamloops.
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