It would only make sense for the Warren Wildcats to be celebrating a provincial volleyball championship at the end of November. It has now happened three straight years for a majority of the current varsity girls roster, who capped their run with a straight-sets win over the Gabrielle-Roy Les Roys on Saturday at Prairie Mountain High School in the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association’s 2025 Provincial AA Girls Volleyball Championship.
Both teams entered the final as top seeds out of their respective pools and carried undefeated records into the matchup. Warren, however, took control from the opening serve and powered to a 25-14, 25-16 victory to secure the title.
For head coach Tyler Oliver, the win marked a third championship in three seasons for him and for most of the players who captured back-to-back junior varsity titles before stepping into varsity dominance this fall.
“They wanted to make it a three-peat for them at provincials,” Oliver said Monday. “Right from the end of August, beginning of September, they had a goal in mind, and that was to not just qualify and make provincials, but to win it. That was right from the start — a very driven and motivated group to go get the job done.”
The Wildcats dropped only two sets all tournament, both in round-robin play. Warren finished 4-0 in Pool 1 with wins over the Green Valley Pirates (25-14, 25-17), Goose Lake Angels (23-25, 25-8, 15-3), Landmark 96ers (26-24, 25-12) and Rosenort Redhawks (25-19, 21-25, 15-11).
They kept rolling through the playoffs, defeating the Carberry Cougars in straight sets in the quarter-finals (27-16, 27-25) and the Hapnot Kopper Kweens in the semifinals (26-24, 25-11).
Their most dominant performance came in the championship match.
“Going into the final, I’m not sure I’ve coached a team that was so focused on the task at hand,” said Oliver. “They were so excited, so prepared both mentally and physically. There was not going to be anyone denying them what they wanted. They were absolutely outstanding — probably the best complete game I’ve had the opportunity to watch them play all season. They proved they were the best team in the province that day, for sure.”
Warren’s Torie Galbraith and Paige Seidel were named provincial all-stars, while Julia Oliver earned the tournament’s Most Valuable Player award. Galbraith, Seidel, Oliver and Mackenzie Boonstra had also been named game stars during round-robin play.
Seidel and Boonstra both battled back from injuries suffered in the tournament opener to return later in pool play. Galbraith also played through injury but remained in the lineup throughout the entire weekend.
“It just speaks volumes to their character, their work ethic and their desire to win and be a part of that team,” Oliver said. “It blows my mind what they’re capable of doing — those four girls, all of them for that matter.”
The four will all be eligible to return in 2026 as Grade 12 athletes, where they will chase a remarkable fourth straight provincial title. The Wildcats will graduate only two players this year: Camryn Oliver and Kiera Shutz.
Camryn Oliver will represent the Wildcats one final time at the Volleyball Manitoba A/AA/AAA Graduating All-Star Game and Banquet this Friday in Winnipeg.
