11/06/2011 - Keyano College Huskies defeated The King’s University College Eagles this past Friday 26-24, 25-21 and 21-13 behind the 10 kills performance of 6-foot-3 right side Matthew Hebert and 6-foot-4 left side Justin Allcock assisted with five kills, three service aces and one block.

Will Gelderman had 15 kills for the Eagles.

On Saturday it was the Allcock show with an incredible 21 kills and three blocks in a five-game match that went Huskies way 25-22, 25-18, 17-25, 23-25 and 15-11.

Tiago Oliveira has four blocked shots for the Huskies.

Eagles Jacob Skepple had 17 kills.

“Justin played a major role in our two road wins this weekend against the Kings College Eagles,” said Huskies coach Trent Mason.  “Justin gave us an opportunity to win each night with consistent passing, aggressive serving and offensive efficiency.”

Huskies Justin Allcock had 21 kills yesterday vs. Eagles.

Photo by Erwin Kuhr

by Trevor Howlett, Fort McMurray TODAY

11/04/2011 - Both Keyano volleyball teams are on the road this weekend to take on the King's College Eagles in ACAC action.

The women's team are looking for their first win of the season after going 0-4 the last two weekends, but they may have a hard time against the Eagles.

"They are a top team from last year, they finished at the top of the league in the regular season and they returned all of their players except one on the outside," said coach Sean Seywright.

"I expect a consistent performance from them and some dynamic attacking. We put in a game plan to try to put them at some disadvantages or just force them out of where they are comfortable."

With the challenge ahead of them, Seywright is simply looking for improved play from last weekend.

Fort McMurray TODAY Athlete of the week

By Trevor Howlett

Matthew Hebert knows the value of hard work.

In addition to putting on a clinic at the Friday and Saturday volleyball game between the Keyano Huskies and the Lethbridge College Kodiaks, Hebert also worked a 12-hour shift at Shell on Friday and also worked in the morning on Saturday before leading the team with 13 kills in the second match.

"He's a professional. He works out at site and still comes in to play and practice," said Huskies coach Trent Mason.

"His determination and commitment to the team is huge. He rides a bus an hour out of town and an hour back and then comes to practice. He has that veteran presence in showing the young guys what it means to be committed."

Despite working full-time during the season, the second-year right side with the Huskies is currently fourth in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference in kills per set with 3.6 and has 47 kills so far this year.

Hebert missed last season but is ready to return to full-time play again this season.

The Manitoba native says the Keyano volleyball program is "really strong" and that he is proud to play for them.

For Hebert, volleyball is a great sport because it's intense and the players have to play as a team.

"I like the intensity, hitting the ball and blocking — those are my favourite things," he described. ]"It's a good team sport. Everyone has to be playing together, you can't win with just one player."

Although Hebert is only in his second year, Mason believes Hebert's experience on the court has helped many of the younger players.

"He is very vocal and does a great job in helping our young guys out," said Mason.

"He keeps them talking and it helps everybody."

Rookie middle Tiago Oliveira said he feels Hebert's attitude is his greatest asset to the team.

"He always has a positive attitude and he's always striving for everyone to do their best," Oliveira said.

"It's really good to see someone looking out for everyone else to play their best, it makes your team better."

Hebert and the rest of the Keyano College Huskies will travel to Edmonton this weekend to play a pair of matches against the King's University College Eagles on Friday and Saturday.

The two teams have identical 2-2 records, so there should be some tight games. The Huskies play at 8 p.m Friday and 3 p.m Saturday at the King's Gym.

Age: 20

10/29/2011 - In an evenly matched contest today, the Keyano College Huskies men’s volleyball team defeated the visiting Lethbridge Kodiaks 25-23, 25-22 and 26-24 in an Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference match played at the Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre.

“It is an expectation that when teams come to town that we should win some games,” said Huskies head coach Trent Mason. “We saw that how some of our first year middles this weekend did tremendous.

“We still have to improve on our consistency where we are giving away three or four points at a time. The best part of these close games is that they will go a long way as it shows we can come back when down and also close out the games."

Huskies Matthew Hebert led the attack with 13 kills while Justin Allcock added 10.

Also contributing a big game was Erik Kuhr with several key kills and a team high four blocks.

“My dad came up after the game and told me I haven’t played that good in two years,” said Kuhr. “The coach gave me a lot of confidence to go out there and be aggressive and play my game.”

Huskies hit the road next weekend to play the Kings Eagles.

Big game for Huskies Erik Kuhr