After months of selection camps, tryouts and hard work, BC Wheelchair Basketball’s top provincial junior aged athletes have been named for the upcoming 2024 BC Games.
Since the 2023 BC Winter Games in Vernon, the players and coaches have been participating in a variety of tournaments, skills camps, and weekly club events within their regions to prepare for this winter’s 2024 BC Games. The short timeline between BC Winter games is due to the re-scheduling of the 2022 planned games into 2023. Historically the BC Winter Games are held every two (2) years.
BC Wheelchair Basketball is happy to announce our 2024 BC Winter Games athletes travelling to Lhtako Quesnel in February:
Selected Players – Representing Zones 2, 3, 4/5, 6, 7/8
Heidi Boland, Pender Island Kim Boland, Pender Island
Hattie Booth, Pender Island Shelby Borschawa, Prince George
Dustin Borschawa, Prince George Lily Brook, Salmon Arm
Colton Carrita, Prince George Justin Carrita, Prince George
Hannah de Carvalho, Port Moody Charlotte Chan, Richmond
Hamza Elburai, Richmond Daniel Granger, Abbottsford
Malcolm Hunter, Prince George Shinta Kikuchi, Pender Island
Bronwyn Le Gresley, Prince George Keaton MacEachern, Chilliwack
Maraika McConchie, Pender Island Cole Palmer*, Telkwa
Dallas Pauloski, Surrey Ian Peter, Langford
Samuel Peters, West Kelowna Lachlan Sandford, Mission
Greg Smart, Maple Ridge Julia Townsend, Delta
Brandon Twaites, Pitt Meadows Lucas Van Herk, Chilliwack
Louie Wang*, Vancouver Shae Watson, Kalenden
Elena Wiens, Abbottsford
*denotes alternate
“The BC Winter Games provides a valuable competitive opportunity for athletes as the progress along the Podium Pathway,” states Adam Front, BCWBS Junior Program Head Coach. “For some athletes, this will be a first step in their transition to high-performance and for others, this will be a competitive memory that not everyone gets to experience. But for all, this will be a celebration of accomplishment as our athletes get to represent their zone with the spirit of fair play with a connection to their sporting community and the great city of Quesnel. I am excited for the opportunity to coach at my first BC Winter Games and to visit the city of Quesnel with this talented group.”
Joining this tremendous group of athletes will be a seasoned group of coaches with experience at the international, national, and regional levels.
BCWBS is fortunate to have such a dedicated group of athletes, volunteers, and coaches to make the BC Games program such a success for everyone.
Coaches
Megan Smith, Victoria Nicholas Van Bakel, Pender Island
Joel Aukema, Langley Matt Norris, Langley
Adam Frost, New Westminster Kevin MacEachern, Chilliwack
Ben Garrett, Abbottsford Marni Abbott, Vancouver
Rob Stiles, Prince George Chantal Stiles, Prince George
Good luck to all the teams on what should be a great BC Winter Games.
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