The Parkland Vipers U14 teams hosted a 12-team tournament over the weekend.

The Vipers Team 1 finished second in its pool, winning four of its five matches, with the only loss coming at the hands of the Westman Wave.

The Vipers began the playoffs with a quarterfinal match against Vipers Team 2, winning by scores of 25-13 and 25-9.

In the semifinals, Team 1 came up against the Swan Valley Smash and advanced to the final with a 25-17 and 25-16 win.

The final was a rematch with the Wave. This time around, the Vipers came out on top, 26-24 and 25-20 to win the tournament title.

Team 1 coach Blair Delamare was most proud of the way the team worked together throughout the tournament.

“Every single person had something positive that they added to the team,” she said. “They really put it together and worked together as a team this weekend.”

The Vipers, Delamare added, improved over the course of the weekend, noting they beat the Wave in the final after losing to them in the round-robin.

“We got a second chance to play them in the final and we learned from our mistakes in the first game and then put it all together for the final,” she said.

The team has improved since the start of the season, Delamare said, adding they played at the 14U level last year as 13-year-olds.

“We had some struggles, but it was definitely a learning experience. They’re right where they need to be. There’s always room for improvement, but they’re doing really good,” she said.

Team 1 won the consolation in its previous tournament, which did not sit well with the girls.

“They didn’t like that. So they worked much harder this weekend and proved that they can be in the finals and even win it. So that was great,” Delamare said.

The Vipers will be in Winnipeg this weekend for a tournament hosted by the Bisons.

Team 2 finished third in its pool after the round-robin, winning two matches, splitting two and losing one.

After the loss to Team 1 in the quarterfinals, Team 2 dropped a match to the Spurs, 20-25 and 9-25.

This left Team 2 to play for seventh place against the Cats Gold 13U team, with the Vipers coming out on top.