THE VANIER TOWHEES senior girls volleyball team won their third straight Vancouver Island championship last week. The talented squad is now preparing for the 2013 B.C. AAAA provincial championships

Vanier girls win third straight Island championship

Talented Towhees are off the B.C. AAA volleyball tourney this week in Penticton

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