2022 HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED
Dec07

2022 HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED

AAA PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

They finally got their chance to host and they didn’t disappoint.

The Kelowna Secondary School Owls have captured their second consecutive BCSS ‘AAA’ Boys Volleyball Provincial Championship.

Last year, KSS was supposed to host the championship, but because of November 2021’s catastrophic atmospheric river event, it was moved to the Lower Mainland. Despite having to fly out at the last minute to compete, they won their first title in 68 years.

On Saturday, they repeated as champs.

“It was great because of the way things worked out last year, the last couple years with COVID, weather and everything. So, it’s really sweet to do it at home,” said head coach Mike Sodaro.

He says the hometown crowds helped spur the team on.

KSS 2022 AAA GOLD BACK-TO-BACK

KSS 2022 AAA GOLD BACK-TO-BACK

“Kelowna did amazing coming out to support us. It was nice to have it almost packed. It was great.”

The Owls faced Claremont Secondary School from the Victoria area in the final. The scores were 26-24, 25-18, 27-25 and 25-14.

“Everyone was good on our team so practices were very competitive. When we’re practising at that level I think it makes it a little bit easier to play at that level all year because every day at practice you’re competing against the best,” Sodaro explains.

The Owls didn’t lose a match all season. Sodaro has high hopes for next year’s team.

“I’ve got nine guys coming back so we’ll be competitive and strong. We’re looking forward to making another run at it and see what happens once we get to provincials.”

(KSS Owls win second consecutive ‘AAA’ Boys Volleyball Provincial Championship – Sports – Castanet.net)

KSS wins gold and celebrates on the court! PHOTO: Arnar Bernhardsson

KSS wins gold and celebrates on the court! PHOTO: Arnar Bernhardsson

AAA

GOLD KELOWNA
SILVER CLAREMONT
BRONZE ELGIN PARK
4TH OAK BAY
5TH McMATH
6TH
STEVESON-LONDON
7TH KITSILANO
8TH
DAVID THOMPSON
9TH SAHALI
10TH MT. BAKER
11TH MOSCROP
12TH DELTA
13TH OKM
14TH
BURNABY CENTRAL
15TH YALE
16TH
NORTH PEACE

MOST SPORTSMANLIKE TEAM: MT. BAKER

 

MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: WALKER SODARO KELOWNA

Walker Sodaro wins MVP for 2022 AAA Provincials.

Walker Sodaro wins MVP for 2022 AAA Provincials.

MOST OUTSTANDING LIBERO: KADEN NELSON STEVESTON-LONDON

AAA MOST OUTSTANDING LIBERO: KADEN NELSON STEVESTON-LONDON

AAA MOST OUTSTANDING LIBERO: KADEN NELSON STEVESTON-LONDON

 

FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS

KIAN BOSS KELOWNA NASH SEMENIUK KELOWNA OWEN MCPARLAND BENN CARR ELGIN PARK ZACK SAGODI CLAREMONT JUSTIN PENG CLAREMONT

2022 AAA First Team All-stars
KIAN BOSS- KELOWNA, NASH SEMENIUK – KELOWNA, OWEN MCPARLAND- KELOWNA, BENN CARR-ELGIN PARK
ZACK SAGODI-CLAREMONT,JUSTIN PENG-CLAREMONT

  • KIAN BOSS KELOWNA
  • NASH SEMENIUK KELOWNA
  • OWEN MCPARLAND, KELOWNA
  • BENN CARR ELGIN PARK
  • ZACK SAGODI CLAREMONT
  • JUSTIN PENG CLAREMONT

SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS

AAA 2nd Team ALL-STARKasper Giesbrecht Oak BayLynden Infanti Kelowna Alex Coppard Claremont Tyler Tran Mc Math Dominic Sodaro Kelowna

AAA 2nd Team ALL-STAR
Kasper Giesbrecht Oak Bay, Lynden Infanti Kelowna, Alex Coppard Claremont, Tyler Tran Mc Math, Dominic Sodaro Kelowna

  • NIKO ROBLES David Thompson
  • ISAAC JAMES STEVESTON-LONDON
  • ETHAN CHANG MCMATH
  • FRASER SCOTT MONCRIEFF OAK BAY
  • TYLER VALUCK KELOWNA
  • ANDY CARR ELGIN PARK

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Kasper Giesbrecht Oak Bay
  • Lynden Infanti Kelowna
  • Alex Coppard Claremont
  • Tyler Tran Mc Math
  • Dominic Sodaro Kelowna

 

AA PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

LCS AA GOLD 2022

LCS AA GOLD 2022

 

AA

GOLD Langley Christian
SILVER MEI
BRONZE Duchess Park
4TH Abbotsford Christian
5TH South Kamloops
6TH Pacific Christian
7TH Cariboo Hill
8TH Pacific Academy
9TH Richmond Christian
10TH Gladstone
11TH College Heights
12TH Victoria High
13TH Lambrick Park
14TH Kootenay River
15TH Sutherland
16TH Hazelton

MOST SPORTSMANLIKE TEAM: MT. BAKER

AA ALL STARS

MOP- Williem Van Huizen(11) Langley Christian
MOL- Elijah Lindburg(16) Langley Christian

First Team

  • Zack Hofer(10) Lside Langley Christian
  • Ben Brandsma(9)L side MEI
  • Noah Friesen(10) L side MEI
  • Isaak Lank(1) R-sdie Duchess Park
  • Hudson Brandsma(10) L side Abbotsford Christian
  • Alex Howard(20) L side South Kamloops

Second Team

  • Brett Kester(5) setter Duchess Park
  • Finn Brandsma(9) R-side Abbotsford Christian
  • Josh de Bruyn (5) setter Pacific Christian
  • Joris Mika Knoll(13) L side Cariboo Hill
  • Jared Sikma(13) L side Abbotsford Christian
  • Anthony Muller(3) R-side Langley Christian

Honourable Mention

  • Jeremy Weaver(7) L side Duchess Park
  • Liam Richards(8) L-side Pacific Christian
  • Cohen Peters(11) Setter Pacific Academy
  • Joshua Laing (15) R side Richmond Christian
  • Tory Ardell(8) R side MEI
  • Gavin MacGregor (16) Setter South Kamloops

 

 

A PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Vancouver Christian the moment they win the A provincial championship. Photo by Todd Blumel

Vancouver Christian the moment they win the A provincial championship. Photo by Todd Blumel

The host team, Duncan Christian School placed 13th in the Provincial Boys ‘A’ Volleyball Championship this past weekend, winning four of seven matches.

The tournament, which featured the top 16 ‘A’ tier schools from across the province, was held at both the DCS and Frances Kelsey gyms, with the bulk of the games happening at DCS.

“Provincials was a great experience and the only way it was possible was because of the wonderful staff working hard to make it the best it could be,” co-captain Zack Neudorf said.

DCS began the event on Dec. 1 by defeating White Rock Christian (25-19, 25-19) to open their tournament.

From there, the host school fell to Bulkley Valley Christian School 16-25, 25-20, 13-15) before beating Fernie Secondary 25-20, 25-18) to earn second place in their pool heading into the championship bracket.

VCS wins GOLD 'A'

VCS wins GOLD ‘A’. PHOTO: Todd Blumel

Their first game of the championship draw had them up against Cedars Christian School on Friday morning, Dec. 2.

DCS fell 25-18, 25-15, 25-17.

Later that day they faced, St. Ann’s and lost again, 18-25, 20-25.

On Saturday morning, Dec. 3, DCS had a rematch against Fernie and for the second time, DCS prevailed, (25-12, 25-21, 15-12). The win meant the home team moved on to play École Jules Vern for 13th/14th place. DCS won (25-21, 25-22) to take 13th overall in the 16-team tournament.

“Hosting the provincial championship has been a real community builder,” said DCS athletic director Tom Veenstra. “It’s been great to work with athletic director Adam Johnston from Frances Kelsey. Adam was keen right from the get go to get his school involved and support the tournament. The staff and students at Kelsey provided a top-notch second host site.”

The championship final featured Vancouver Christian versus Cedars Christian of Prince George.

Vancouver took the provincial ‘A’ title in an exciting game match that took four sets to decide.

The bleachers were jam-packed with enthusiastic supporters,” Veenstra noted. “The atmosphere was electric… Like a university finals match!” (story available at: Host DCS 13th at boys ‘A’ volleyball provincials – Cowichan Valley Citizen)

Cedar Christian grade 12 Dylan Buehler hitting against the VCS block. Photo: Todd Blumel

Cedar Christian grade 12 Dylan Buehler hitting against the VCS block. Photo: Todd Blumel

Vancouver Christian power hitter Calvin Hsu(#15) hitting a right side ball against Cedar Christian in the 'A' Provincial Final. Photo: Todd Blumel

Vancouver Christian power hitter Calvin Hsu(#15) hitting a right side ball against Cedar Christian in the ‘A’ Provincial Final. Photo: Todd Blumel

A
GOLD Vancouver Christian
SILVER Cedars Christian
BRONZE Unity Christian
4TH Credo Christian
5TH Nanaimo Christian
6TH Bulkley Valley Christian
7TH Vernon Christian
8TH Brockton School
9TH Brookes Westshore
10TH Kelowna Christian
11TH St Ann’s Academy
12TH Maple Ridge Christian
13TH Duncan Christian
14TH École Jules Vern
15TH Fernie Secondary
16TH White Rock Christian

Most Sportsmanlike Team- Maple Ridge Christian

A Provincial All-Stars

Most Valuable Player- Vancouver Christian, Brennan Wicke

Most Outstanding Libero- Vancouver Christian, Ethan Soon

1st Team All-Stars

  • Bulkley Valley Christian, David Loki
  • Vancouver Christian, Calvin Hsu
  • Cedars Christian, John Jeong
  • Nanaimo Christian, Calvin Vanderkooi
  • Cedars Christian, Sam Nelson
  • Unity Christian, Jay Smiens

2nd Team All-Stars

  • Cedars Christian, Dylan Beuhler
  • Vernon Christian, Asher Hovius
  • Brockton School, Noah Kezin
  • Unity Christian, Mason Bowman
  • Credo Christian, Dylan Grim
  • Vernon Christian, Jack Johnson

 

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FINAL SEEDINGS for BC High School Boys Volleyball Championships
Nov23

FINAL SEEDINGS for BC High School Boys Volleyball Championships

Definitely a number of upsets in the regional play-offs that have seen some changes in the final seedings heading into the Provincial Championships coming up. Good luck to everyone.

Seedings:

A

Pool A
Vancouver Christian
Cedars Christan
Unity Christian
Ecole Jules Verne
Pool B
Brockton School
Nanaimo Christian
Kelowna Christian
Credo Christian
Pool C
St. Ann’s Academy
Vernon Christian
Maple Ridge Christian
Brookes Westshore
Pool D
Duncan Christian
Fernie
Bullkley Valley Christian
White Rock Christian

AA:

Pool A
Duchess
Langley Christian
Abbotsford Christian
MEI
Pool B
South Kam
College Heights
Pacific Christian
Pacific Academy
Pool C
Vic High
Gladstone
Cariboo Hill
Richmond Christian
Pool D
Lambrick Park
Sutherland
Kootenay River
Hazelton

AAA:

Pool A
Kelowna
McMath
Claremont
Sahali
Pool B
Kitsilano
Elgin Park
Oak Bay
Delta
Pool C
Mt Baker
Steveston-London
OK MIssion
Moscrop
Pool D
North Peace
Yale
Burnaby Central
David Thompson
McMath in a recent match. PROVIDED BY @mcmathvolleyball

#Elgin Park vs McMath in a zone Championship Finals.  McMath wins in 3 sets. PROVIDED BY Hien Tran @mcmathvolleyball

RANKINGS

 

 

Recent Match with a full crowd at MEI.

Recent Match with a full crowd at MEI.

RESULTS FROM THE WEEK:

VS2S 3A: they played two pools of three, with a 1-2 crossover. Tupper lost one RR match, 1-2 to NS#1 Sentinel. Tupper plays Kitsilano tonight in one semi, and Sentinel plays David Thompson in the other semi.
(2 berths)
SF 3A: they have a back-door bronze format for their bracket. McMath def Steveston-London 3-2 in one semi (20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 15-7), and Elgin beat Seaquam 3-1 in the other.
(4 berths)

 

FRASER NORTH
Undefeated Burnaby North gets swept 3-0 in Semi Finals of the Zones. They are out officially.
Moscrop and Burnaby Central has advanced to the BC’s
Finals Thursday

VS2S “A” Zone Championships: 1st VCS, 2nd EJV, 3rd BS, 4th LGCA
EJV beat BS in the semis 25-22, 26-24.

VS2S 3A: Kits #1 in VS2S
Kits 3 – DT 2

VI AAA: Claremont def Oak Bay 3-2 for first/second

VS2S AA: Gladstone def Windermere for first, Sutherland def Bodwell for third.

VI AA: PCS def Vic High in final, Lambrick finishes third, defeating Gulf Islands in the bronze.

NC: A – Cedars wins zone
AA – Duchess def CHSS 3-1 in the final.
DPSS and CHSS will be zone representatives
AAA – NPSS defeats PGSS in the final 3-1.

AA Okanagan Valley Championships- South Kam defeats Kal in the final 3-1

AA Fraser Valley Championships- Langley Christian defeats ACS in Gold Match. MEI finishes 3rd

 

2022 South Fraser AAA Boys Championship

2022 South Fraser AAA Boys Championship

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Week 9 Rankings & Berths for High School Boys Volleyball
Nov15

Week 9 Rankings & Berths for High School Boys Volleyball

Lots of movement after the last inter-zone tournament at TRU this past weekend.

Wildcard Berthing is still being figured out but here is where things are at the moment:

Still some questions…as in others may be added if zones don’t send a rep (more likely at AAA)

WILDCARD BERTHING DECIDED TO DATE:

A:  Eastern Valley, Vancouver Sea to Sky x 2
AA:  EV x 2, and still debating the third (need more info)
AAA:  VI, SF, VS2S, and still voting on the last one

RANKINGS

A:

Rank This Week Last Week
1 Vancouver Christian (VS2S) 1
2 Brockton School (VS2S) 2
3 Unity Christian (EV) 3
4 Cedars Christian (NC) 4
5 Nanaimo Christian (VI) 5
6 Kelowna Christian (TOK) 7
7 Credo Christian (EV) 8
8 Immaculata (TOK) 6
9 Vernon Christian (TOK) 9
10 Secondaire Jules Verne (VS2S) 15
11 Deer Lake School (FN) 18
12 Maple Ridge (FN) 13
13 Brookes Westshore (VI) 12
14 Fernie Secondary(KT) 17
15 Bulkley Valley (NW) 14
16 White Rock Christian (SF) 16

AA:

Rank This Week Last Week
1 MEI (EV) 3
2 Duchess Park (NC) 1
3 Langley Chr. (EV) 2
4 Abbotsford Chr. (EV) 4
5 South Kamloops (TOK) 5
6 Kalamalka (TOK) 6
7 DP Todd (NC) 13
8 College Heights(NC) 8
9 Vernon (TOK) 7
10 Victoria (VI) 12
11 Pacific Academy (SF) 9
12 Pacific Chr. (VI) 10
13 Surrey Chr. (SF) 11
14 Lambrick Park (VI) 20
15 Westsyde (TOK) 14
16 Mark Isfeld (VI) 15

AAA:

Rank this Week Last Week
1 Kelowna (TOK) 1
2 McMath (SF) 2
3 Claremont (VI) 3
4 Sir Charles Tupper (VS2S) 6
5 Sahali (TOK) 9
6 Oak Bay (VI) 4
7 Delta (SF) 5
8 Seaquam (SF) 8
9 OKM (TOK) 13
10 Elgin Park (SF) 7
11 Steveston London (SF) 10
12 Mt Baker (KT) 12
13 Kitsilano (VS2S) 11
14 PenHi (TOK)
15 PGSS (NC) 17
16 Burnaby North (FN) 14
18 Eric Hamber (VS2S) 15
17 Mt Boucherie (TOK)
19 RE Mountain (EV) 16
20 Churchill (VS2S) 18
Oak Bay's Caleb Bergman hitting a ball vs Claremont. PHOTO: Gordon Rufh

Oak Bay’s Caleb Bergman hitting a ball vs Claremont. PHOTO: Gordon Rufh

SOME RESULTS FROM THE WEEK

TRU TOURNAMENT RESULTS: SEE DRAW

Island AAA:
On Wednesday, Claremont def. Oak Bay 2-1 in a close match for the Lower Island title.
Island AA:
Lower islands: Lambrick beat both PCS and Victoria High to win. Victoria second, PCS third.

Okanagan

West: South Kam beat Westsyde 3-1 to win
North: Kal beat Vernon 3-1 to win. Fulton beat Seaton 3-0 for third
South: Princess Margaret beat Summerland 3-1 to win
Central: George Elliot is the only team

OKANAGAN ‘A’ Final Season zone results:

West- St. Anns 1st, Kamloops Christian 2nd
Central- Kelowna Christian 1st, Immaculata 2nd
North- Vernon Christian 1st, Revelstoke 2nd, King’s Christian 3rd, Charles Bloom 4th
South- Princeton 1st

 

North Island ‘A’

DCS beat the Lakers (25-13, 19-25, 15-7)
NCS beat Cedar (25-12, 25-13)
DCS beat Cedar (25-14, 25-17)
NCS beat the Lakers (25-8, 25-8)

Lakers won (18-25, 25-23, 15-11) over Cedar in the 3rd/4th place game
NCS won (25-15, 25-15) over DCS in the 1st/2nd place game

South Island ‘A’

1 Brookes
2 St. Andrew’s
3 Brodeur went on to win the challenge match vs. Cedar

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Week 8 Rankings High School Boys Volleyball
Nov09

Week 8 Rankings High School Boys Volleyball

Not much movement this week. Last big tournament next weekend at TRU, before zone championships. 32 teams from multiple zones, in all three tiers.

Seeding Committee will meet Monday, Nov 14 to determine the at-large berths to the provincial championships.
Extended rankings this week to include teams that are in a position to earn a berth based on one per zone or zone population.
A:
Rank This Week Rank Last Week
1 Vancouver Christian (VS2S) 1
2 Brockton School (VS2S) 2
3 Unity Christian (EV) 3
4 Cedars Christian (NC) 4
5 Nanaimo Christian (VI) 5
6 Immaculata (TOK) 6
7 Kelowna Christian (TOK) 7
8 Credo Christian (EV) 8
9 Vernon Christian (TOK) 9
10 Duncan Christian (VI) 10
11 St. Andrew’s (VI) 12
12 Brookes Westshore (VI) 11
13 Maple Ridge (FN) 14
14 Bulkley Valley (NW) 13
15 Secondaire Jules Verne (VS2S) NR
16 White Rock Christian (SF) 15
17 Fernie Secondary(KT) NR
18 Deer Lake School (FN) NR
19 Secondaire Gabrielle Roy (FN) NR
20 Lion’s Gate Christian (VS2S)
AA:
Rank This Week Rank Last Week
1 Duchess Park (NC) 1
2 Langley Chr. (EV) 2
3 MEI (EV) 3
4 Abbotsford Chr. (EV) 4
5 South Kamloops (TOK) 5
6 Kalamalka (TOK) 6
7 Vernon (TOK) 7
8 College Heights(NC) 8
9 Pacific Academy (SF) 9
10 Pacific Chr. (VI) 10
11 Surrey Chr. (SF) 12
12 DP Todd (NC) 11
13 Victoria (VI) 13
14 Westsyde (TOK) 15
15 Mark Isfeld (VI) 14
16 Langley Fund (EV) 16
17 Seaton (TOK) 18
18 Richmond Chr. (SF) 17
19 Windermere (VS2S) 19
20 Lambrick Park (VI) 20
21 Alpha (FN)
22 Kootenay River (KT)

AAA:

Rank This Week Rank Last Week
1 Kelowna (TOK) 1
2 McMath (SF) 2
3 Claremont (VI) 3
4 Oak Bay (VI) 4
5 Delta (SF) 6
6 Sir Charles Tupper (VS2S) 5
7 Elgin Park (SF) 7
8 Seaquam (SF) 8
9 Sahali (TOK) 9
10 Steveston London (SF) 10
11 Kitsilano (VS2S) 11
12 Mt Baker (KT) 12
13 OKM (TOK) 13
14 Burnaby North (FN) 15
15 Eric Hamber (VS2S) 14
16 RE Mountain (EV) 16
17 PGSS (NC) 18
18 Churchill (VS2S) 17
19 Fraser Heights (SF) 20
20 David Thompson (VS2S) 19
22 Moscrop (FN)

WEEKLY REPORTED RESULTS:

Island AAA:
On Wednesday, Claremont def. Oak Bay 2-1 in a close match for the Lower Island title.
Island AA:
lower islands: Lambrick beat both PCS and Victoria High to win. Victoria second, PCS third.

PROVINCIAL BERTHING:

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Week 7 BC High School Boys Volleyball Rankings
Nov02

Week 7 BC High School Boys Volleyball Rankings

Two weeks to go before we determine which zones will receive wild card berths to the Provincials, and three weeks to Zone Championships.

The Delta Tournament featured ten teams in the top 15 in either AAA or AA:  1. McMath, 2. Oak Bay  3. Claremont  4. Delta
Thompson Rivers Tournament is next weekend, the last exhibition inter-zone tournament before zone playoffs, with 32 teams participating.
This week, we have listed the top 16, plus those teams close in points to #16.
A:
total rank points Rank This Week Last Week
120 1 Vancouver Christian (VS2S) 1
114 2 Brockton School (VS2S) 2
107 3 Unity Christian (EV) 3
103 4 Cedars Christian (NC) 4
96 5 Nanaimo Christian (VI) 5
90 6 Immaculata (TOK) 6
84 7 Kelowna Christian (TOK) 7
78 8 Credo Christian (EV) 8
72 9 Vernon Christian (TOK) 9
66 10 Duncan Christian (VI) 10
60 11 Brookes Westshore (VI) 11
54 12 St. Andrew’s (VI) 12
48 13 Bulkley Valley (NW) 13
42 14 Maple Ridge (FN) 14
35 15 White Rock Christian (SF) 15
5 16 Fernie Secondary(KT) 17
AA:
total rank points Rank This Week Last Week
120 1 Duchess Park (NC) 1
114 2 Langley Chr. (EV) 2
108 3 MEI (EV) 3
102 4 Abbotsford Chr. (EV) 4
96 5 South Kamloops (TOK) 5
90 6 Kalamalka (TOK) 6
82 7 Vernon (TOK) 7
80 8 College Heights(NC) 8
69 9 Pacific Academy (SF) 9
63 10 Pacific Chr. (VI) 10
56 11 DP Todd (NC) 11
51 12 Surrey Chr. (SF) 12
46 13 Victoria (VI) 15
42 14 Mark Isfeld (VI) 13
37 15 Westsyde (TOK) 14
24 16 Langley Fund (EV) 16
23 17 Richmond Chr. (SF) 17
22 18 Seaton (TOK) 18
AAA:
total rank points Rank This Week Last Week
160 1 Kelowna (TOK) 1
152 2 McMath (SF) 2
143 3 Claremont (VI) 3
135 4 Oak Bay (VI) 7
123 5 Sir Charles Tupper (VS2S) 4
121 6 Delta (SF) 5
116 7 Elgin Park (SF) 6
100 8 Seaquam (SF) 8
93 9 Sahali (TOK) 9
85 10 Steveston London (SF) 11
79 11 Kitsilano (VS2S) 10
70 12 Mt Baker (KT) 15
66 13 OKM (TOK) 12
54 14 Eric Hamber (VS2S) 13
49 15 Burnaby North (FN) 17
36 16 RE Mountain (EV) 14
24 17 Churchill (VS2S) NR
23 18 PGSS (NC) 19
22 19 David Thompson (VS2S) 16
18 20 Fraser Heights (SF) 20
Grade 12 KSS setter Walker Sodaro winning a battle at the net. Photo: BOTW

Grade 12 KSS setter Walker Sodaro getting the ball through the block. Photo: BOTW

DELTA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Delta tournament results

deltatournament2022

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