The Dauphin Clippers varsity boys' volleyball team ended round-robin play at the provincial championships on Thursday.
They won two of their matches in straight sets while losing in a three-set match against Louis Riel.
The day started with a convincing straight sets, 25-9, 25-16 win over John Taylor. Dauphin then downed Niverville, 25-21 and 25-22. Going up against Louis Riel in their final match of round-robin play, the Clippers came up short. Set scores were 21-25, 25-23 and 11-15.
Thanks to their two straight-set wins over John Taylor and Niverville, Dauphin finished first in their pool. Dauphin will advance to the playoff portion of the event starting Friday afternoon.