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NewsBC Finishes 4th at Junior NationalsThis past weekend, the BC Junior Provincial team competed at the WBC Junior National Championship in Montreal, QC, a tournament hosted by the AQSFR. With the results being used for the seeding in next year’s Canada Games, the competition was fierce. Coming in ranked seventh, BC was matched up in pool play against #2 Ontario, #3 Saskatchewan and #6 Alberta.The first round robin game was against Saskatchewan, and was a close game that BC ended up winning by a score of 52 – 50. On Saturday, BC faced off against a formidable Ontario team that employed a full court press. Ontario came out with a 65 – 37 win. And in the game of pool play, BC played AB and wound up beating them by a score of 51 – 28. With the end of the round robin, BC finished second in their pool, and as such, made the playoffs with a semi-final against QC on the last day. It was a tough game, as Quebec also played a full court press on defence, and BC ended up on the losing side of a 73 – 29 score. In the other semi-final, Manitoba fell to Ontario 65 – 36. In the bronze medal game, BC tried their hand at the full court press, but Manitoba handled it well. In a close fought game, Manitoba edged BC 66 – 47.Congratulations to all the team members that were part of BC’s fourth place finish: Konrad Kelz, Natalie Imbeau, Nathan Bragg, Stephanie Park, Erin Higgins, Matthew Ficocelli, Derek Lundie, Erik Vliegenthart and Avril Harris. A special thanks to Assistant Coach Greg Park and Holly Tawse for helping make the weekend go smoothly. For the results and photos, visit Wheelchair Basketball Canada website.
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