‘We have the heart’: Nain volleyball team plays up two divisions [Video]

The Nain volleyball team is celebrating coming in third and making history after playing two divisions higher than where they qualified.

The Jens Haven Memorial School boys volleyball team was one of 13 schools that played in the December AAAA provincials tournament.

They were the smallest team. 

“It was the best provincials we’ve ever been to and I loved every game,” said Gilbert Obed, who is in Grade 12. 

“We may not have the height, but we have the heart.”

The Nain teenagers may have placed third, but the pride from their community made it feel like first.

Volleyball provincials are broken into divisions based on school population so tournaments can be fair. 

The smallest schools with less than 30 students play in A, slightly larger schools with 31 to 75 students play in AA, schools with up to 249 students play in AAA, while schools with greater than 250 students play in AAAA. 

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