The Weyburn Comprehensive Eagles girls volleyball team won their home tournament this weekend.

The eight team round-robin tournament started on Friday. In the round-robin portion, the Eagles finished with a 12 -2 record. That was good enough to win their pool and move on to the playoffs.

In the semifinal, Weyburn defeated Balgonie in two straight games, 25-14 and 25-17. The wins put Weyburn up against an old nemesis - Yellow Grass has beaten Weyburn in the final of their own home tournament the last couple of years.

Weyburn won Set 1 of the final match by a score of 25-16. Yellow Grass responded with a very close 25-21 set. In the rubber set, Weyburn won the set and the match 15-12 for the gold medal.

The quality of play at the tournament ranged from excellent to mediocre, which helped the coaching staff.

"Everyone got to play this tournament and that is a good thing," said coach Blake Johnson. "I am pretty happy with the effort my players gave this weekend."

Johnson added: "When we are on a roll, we are alright."

"I think we played really well," said Tamara Steer, a Grade 11 team member. "I am proud of our team because we did not slump."

This was the team's first tournament win this season.

"We did not make any little mistakes this tournament," said Marla May, a Grade 12 team member. "Because of the new scoring system, every little mistake counts."

Despite the tournament win, the coach said there is room for improvement.

"We need to work on our consistency," said Johnson. "We are making mistakes because of inexperience. The most positive thing I saw this weekend was that our rookies played good volleyball," he said. "Even in the finals, we had people go in to play special situations. They did well."

Coach Johnson said this team can be successful at a provincial level.

"But, there is still lots of room for improvement," said the coach.