The captain of the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior girls basketball team recently played her final high school game.
Elecs forward, guard and post Tess Lindquist competed for the girls Saskatchewan South team in the Third Annual Daytona Homes Senior Classic basketball game at Regina’s Belfour Collegiate on Saturday. The Senior Classic brings together the top 10 Grade 12 male and female players from southern Saskatchewan for a final all-star showcase against the top 10 ballers from the north.
Lindquist, 17, scored four points while playing post for Team South in their 71-64 win over the north. She was selected to participate with the team through a province-wide coaches’ vote and was one of only three players from outside Regina or Moose Jaw to make the squad.
“It’s kind of fun to finish off your last high school game with different people," said Lindquist, "and just to learn so much more.”
Team South earned the win through not letting up, staying on task and focusing on running their own plays properly while also finishing on their shots, said Lindquist. She noted the game was back-and-forth in the early going with the teams locked in a tie halfway through, but the south stepped up in the second half to pull out the win.
Lindquist added the South-North game was different that what she has experienced with the Elecs in the way the players ran off each other, set more screens and were constantly moving. She said there were more set plays and faster ball movement making for a quicker flow to the game compared to high school ball.
“It was really fun,” said Lindquist, who has suited up for the Elecs senior girls team for the past four seasons. “You get to play with very awesome players and you just learn from them and get to know someone from a Regina team compared to (players) on my own team. They all have a different style, so it’s fun to play with different people.”
