Summerside Boys

Submitted by Bill Bishop ('70)

Back in the late 1960's ('67. '68 & '69) the Mount A men's varsity volleyball team won the Atlantic university championship and went on to the Canadian university championships each of those years.

A number of the players on those teams came from Summerside. Last night we had a reunion dinner of sorts out here in Long River. Pictured above: The "Summerside Boys" - from left to right - Bryan Scully '69/'70; Mike Sheen '70; Owen MacCausland '71; Gerry Hopkirk '67; Bill Bishop '70 and Scott Linkletter '70.

Needless to say there were a few stories told and by the end of the evening I think we agreed to enter a team in the Canadian senior championships - not!

I believe the first Canadian intercollegiate volleyball championships were held in Calgary in 1967 as part of various centennial celebrations across Canada that year. In 1969 Mount A hosted the Canadian championships. At that time the trophy that was presented to the winner had no "name". Somehow Mount A "donated" the trophy and it became known as the "Tantramar Trophy". Even though Mount A has been out of men's varsity volleyball since 1976 (may be wrong by a year) the Trophy has been presented annually to the Canadian champions.