Area teams take home provincial basketball titles

The Middle Lake Avengers girls' basketball team is seen here. The girls won the 2A provincial championship at the Hoopla tournament in Regina, March 13-15. Back row, from left: Haley Olynuk, Alyssa Kirsch, Madison Griffin, Rayna Olynuk, Heather Martin, Ashley Demers, Grayson Berting, Sam Krentz, Coach Trevor Otsig. Middle row: Mackenzie Dobrohoczki, Jasmin Bautz, Shey-Lynne Brockman, Alysha Smith, Kethia Gies, Amy Martin, Heather Heidecker, Bailey Brockman. Front row: Sam Schreiner, Julie Baker.photo courtesy of anonymous

Here are the results for area basketball teams that competed at Hoopla last weekend in Regina:

1A Boys:
The Middle Lake Avengers dropped their opening game at Hoopla, a 93-72 loss to Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute. In the third place game Middle Lake lost a close one to Coronach, 68-59.

1A Girls:
The Middle Lake girls won the provincial championship by winning two close games. They opened things on March 14 with a 73-67 win over Regina Harvest City, moving them into the final against Kenaston. In a hard-fought game, Middle Lake came out on top, 57-52, to claim the Hoopla crown.

2A Boys:
St. Brieux finished third at Hoopla. They lost their opening game, 83-74, to Saskatoon Legacy Christian before defeating Birch Hills 77-72 in the third-place game.

2A Girls:
Two area teams faced off in the Hoopla final when Foam Lake defeated Wynyard, 66-56. Foam Lake, the eventual champions, reached the final by beating Langham 63-56, while Wynyard won their first game by 20, 75-55, over Shaunavon.