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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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UBC OKANAGAN HEAT player Rachelle Briscoe
Heat women split at VIU
The first-place UBC Okanagan Heat rebounded from an opening night loss to earn a weekend split with the VIU Mariners in BCCAA women’s basketball action. On Friday, the hotshooting Mariners kept the Heat off balance and posted an 81-61 victory. Roz Huber paced the Heat with 15 points, three rebounds and three assists, while Meghan McGill had nine points and four boards. On Saturday, a muchimproved effort from the rHeat who scored 27 points in the fourth quarter for a 78-75 win. Madison Kaneda led UBCO down the stretch and finished with 16 points, four rebounds and two assists. Roz Huber scored 18 points and added six boards while Ashley Briker scored 10 points as the Heat used an up-tempo game to subdue
dives on a loose ball during a B.C. Colleges’ Athletic Association basketball action Saturday at Vancouver Island University.
the Mariners. “This win shows that if we continue to play our style of up tempo in your face basketball we are going to be successful against any team,” said Heat assistant coach Kim Whelpton. The Heat (8-1) will return to home court this weekend as they host Langara Friday and Saturday.
HEAT MEN The UBCO Heat were the victims of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the VIU Mariners in BCCAA men’s play over the weekend in Nanaimo. On Friday, VIU jumped out to a 10-0 lead just two minutes in, then hung on the remainder of the way for an 85-75 win. Fourth-year guard Dave Joseph had 18 points to lead the Heat, while Kelowna Secondary product Ryan Fahandeg netted 17 points. Dave Mackay was
Skiing the Trees a beast on the glass as he hauled in 15 rebounds. On Saturday night, more of the same as the Heat fell behind 11-2 early and went on to lose 86-
63. UBCO struggled from the field, shooting just 34 per cent. First-year point guard Dan Briscoe was steady
in running the offense and led the Heat with 13 points. The Heat (6-3) will host Langara Friday and Saturday.
Knights girls No. 1 in B.C. basketball
t t For the first time in school history, the Kelowna Christian Knights are the No. 1 team in B.C. high school girls A basketball. The Knights rose to the top of the heap with a 63-60 win Saturday over Abbotsford Christian to capture the Meltdown Under the K senior girls tournament in Keremeos. Kirsten Wiebe led the Knights with 26 points, including four three-pointers in the first half. Cammi Taron added 20 points and Jessica Marees had 14 in the championship game,
while Samantha Baldwin provided solid rebounding and defense in the late going. In the first two games of the tournament, Candace Tripke scored 19 points in each outing as KCS defeated Osoyoos 72-20 and Princeton 4941. In the Wiebe and Tripke were named to the tournament’s first all-star team.
B.C. CATHOLIC BOYS The Immaculata Mustangs posted a 2-and-2 record at the B.C. Catholic Schools boys basketball championship in Surrey.
Immaculata opened with a 58-56 win over St. Thomas Aquanas. Top scorers were Dario Gini and Kyle Drosdovech with 14 points each, while Liam Fitzpatrick added 11. In Game 2, the Mustangs faced a AAA opponent in Vancouver College and went down 83-44 as Drosdovech scored 13 points. In the their game, John Mlikotic scored 27 points in a losing cause as Notre Dame beat the Mustangs 72-53. In their final game, Immaculata took care
▼ HIGH SCHOOL
OKM Huskies win Top Dog The Okanagan Mission Huskies made the most of home court advantage to win the 2010 edition of the Top Dog Senior Boys Basketball Classic. The host Huskies defeated the Kelowna Owls AA team 84-75 in the championship final on Saturday at OKM. Gabe Murray paced the Huskies offense with 18 points, Jack Sadlowski
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added 15 points, and Nate Radford had 13. Curtis Mayne scored 16 points for the Owls in a losing cause, while Jared Patterson added 15. It was a big win for the Huskies, who are in the process of rebuilding their senior boys program after some lean and difficult years. “It’s been tough the last while for boys basketball at OKM, we ended
last year with only five players,” said Huskies coach Mark Sadlowski. “We’re up to 14 players this year, so we’re headed in the right direction. We’re sort of trying to rebuild and get boys interested in the game again,” Sadlowski said. The Huskies defeated the Mt. Boucherie AA boys team and Grand Forks on the way to the final.
of St. Ann’s, the No. 2 ranked A team, 54-33. The top scorer was John Mlikotic with 20 points, while Brandon Jacobs and Kyle Drosdovech had eight points each.
KSS JR. BOYS The KSS junior boys basketball team was 2-and-1 at a four team round robin tournament at MEI in Abbotsford on the weekend. Alex Reid and Neven Knezevic were named
to the tournament all star team. Reid scored 14 and Knezevic had 12 in a 4440 win over MEI while Reid scored a dozen points and Nolan Handley added 10 in a 72-31 win over Robert Bateman. KSS suffered its only loss to Abbotsford Christian, losing 62-42. The junior boys are hosting a home tournament this weekend at KSS.
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