The last season’s Division 2 Champions, Vancouver Cable Cars defended their provincial title this season, beating the Classics 82-74, in a hard fought championship match last Sunday (March 8.)
BCWBS hosted the 2015 BC-CWBL Division 2 Finals on March 7 & 8. The tournament was held at Douglas College in New Westminster on Saturday, and at Trinity Western University in Langley on Sunday. Seven teams from across BC including one from Washington USA got together to compete the finals matches of the Division 2 league this season.
Tournament favorites, Classics and Cable Cars secured the first place in each pool after the round robins. Last year’s runner up and young force Gold Rush faced Classics which included a few veteran players at the semi- final. Although Gold Rush came back from 18 points down to 4 points, the Classics finished strong by beating Gold Rush 83-64. Classics faced Cable Cars who beat Tacoma in the semi-final at the Championship game. Cable Cars had a head-start finishing the first period 18-15. Classics stayed right behind Cable Cars through entire game, however, never was able to fill the gap they had in the 1st half. The game concluded 82-74 with the Cable Cars’ championship victory.
Gold Rush had a solid game against Tacoma in the third place game, winning 60-48. Kamloops secured the 5th place by beating their rival Victoria in a nail biter with the scores of 50-49. Many of the games this weekend, even in the round robins were close and very exciting, entertaining our spectators.
Congratulations to the Vancouver Cable Cars and the tournament All-Stars, MVP, and the league awards winners. Congratulations also go to all the players and team supporters for another great season.
<Final Standings>
1. Vancouver Cable Cars
2. Classics
3. Gold Rush
4. Tacom Titans
5. Kamloops Bulldawgs
6. Victoria Chargers
7. Okanagan Thunder
<Tournament All-Stars>
Shira Standfield (1.5) – Classics
Matt Gee (1.5) – Cable Cars
Ross MacDonald (4.0) - Classics
Simon Cass (4.5) – Victoria
Alphonsus To (4.5) – Cable Cars
<Tournament MVP>
Jack Kosterman (4.5) – Gold Rush
<League Awards>
Rookie of the Year – Ryleigh Bissenden (Victoria)
Most Improved Player – Tanner Jung (Gold Rush)
Best Defensive Player – Zack Keefe (Tacoma)
Best Teammate – Joel Ewert (Gold Rush)
Leadership Award – Bryan Shore (Okanagan)
True Sport Award – Riley Martin (Okanagan)
<Game Results>
Teams:
Pool A – Kamloops Bulldawgs, Classics, Tacoma Titans
Pool B – Gold Rush, Victoria Chargers, Vancouver Cable Cars, Okanagan Thunder
Round Robin Games
Game 1: Tacoma vs Kamloops 44-42
Game 2: Victoria vs Okanagan 58-53
Game 3: Tacoma vs Classic 44-63
Game 4: Gold Rush vs Cable Cars 51-60
Game 5: Kamloops vs Classics 29-56
Game 6: Victoria vs Cable Cars 50-56
Game 7: Gold Rush vs Okanagan 68-47
Game 8: Gold Rush vs Victoria 60-48
Game 9: Cable Cars vs Okanagan 50-41
Championship Round
Fifth Place Game: Kamloops v Victoria 50-49
Semi Final 1: Classics vs Gold Rush 83-69
Semi Final 2: Cable Cars vs Tacoma 71-44
Third Place Game: Tacoma vs Gold Rush 47-74
Championship Game: Classics vs Cable Cars 74-82
THANK YOUs:
We would like to thank Hosting BC, the Province of BC and ViaSport for their support of this event.
We would also like to thank our sponsors, Advanced Mobility, Douglas College, and Panago Pizza for their continuous support.
Our thanks also go to our partners - Trinity Western University, and Executive Plaza Hotel,
As well to our supporters – Accent Inns, Boston Pizza New Westminster, Market Place IGA Langley, Old Spaghetti Factory, Positive Haven South Fraser, The Original Cakerie, Safeway New Westminster, Starbucks Columbia Street New Westminster, Waffle House New Westminster, Vancouver Career College, WAVE Coffee House Columbia Street
Last but not at least, we would like to thank all the hard working volunteers for contributing their time and effort to our event.
Photos by Gerry Kripps. You can find more photos from the event here.
