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Avery, like her father, knew of neither TRU nor the Tournament Capital before moving here, but has grown to love the city and her WolfPack teammates. The Uxbridge secondary graduate is also enjoying a breakout season, playing fulltime at middle after spending much of her first two campaigns positionally nomadic. “To have that confidence from my coach makes a big difference,” Avery said. Three of the WolfPack’s top offensive contributors from 2017-2018 did not return to the fold this season, leaving a void that has been filled by previously-less-relied-on players such as Avery. “At times, when that kind of opportunity presents itself, it can go both ways,” Grimm said. “It can maybe be too much and they don’t succeed. But this group has been good as far as running with it and doing the best they can.” Avery stands six feet and is often pitted against taller foils.
STEVE POTTLE “I think the middle position, generally, is going a little bit more undersized in the men’s and women’s games, just because the offences are so fast,” Grimm said. “It’s more important to be quick than big now. Of course, if you’re quick and big, it’s an advantage.” With 92 points in 14 matches, Avery sits third in WolfPack scoring, trailing only big-gun outside hitters Olga Savenchuk (223.5 points) and Kendra Finch (163 points). Avery had 81.5 points in 20 matches last season.
“If we’d had all the key pieces [from last season], I think we would have had a pretty superstar team,” said Avery, whose WolfPack (6-8) are tied for sixth in Canada West standings. “I think that we’ve done a lot better — not that we expected ourselves to do poorly — but we have a really strong dynamic within the group this year, more so than other years. Nobody wants to be the star.” Steve’s work at TRU is challenging. “My role at York was primary insurance,” he said. “Here, I have health and safety, security, risk, insurance … it’s a much broader enterprise, which is kind of cool, stuff I would never have gotten at York. It’s just too big of a school.” So far, he’s avoided stepping on Avery’s toes, thus avoiding jeopardizing his own health and safety. “I still get the odd call — ‘Hey, can I come by and do laundry?’ Steve said. “This place is awesome. Kamloops has been great.”
ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW Two of the nation’s top-ranked teams will clash in men’s Canada West volleyball action following the conclusion of the women’s matches at the TCC on Friday and Saturday, with first serve slated for 6:45 p.m. both nights. Mount Royal (9-3) is ranked fifth among U Sports men’s volleyball teams, while TRU (7-3) is ranked ninth. WolfPack setter Anton Napolitano is pictured. The women get underway at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. TRU is 6-8, while Mount Royal is 7-7.
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