Lorette sweeps AAA basketball zones
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Zone 13 basketball banners were claimed last week, but local teams still have work to do if they hope to reach their respective provincial championships
In the AAA ranks, the Lorette Scorpions came out on top in both the boys and girls competitions.
The girls team defeated the Ste Anne Lynx 42-29 to claim the banner, while the boys team took down Nivervillew 92-48. Both matches were hosted in Lorette Feb. 26.
The girls team is headed to Virden this weekend to play in a provincial qualifier, while the boys team is off to Winkler.
It was another sweep in the AA ranks, with the Gabrielle-Roy Les Roys picking up both banners. The Ile des Chenes-based school’s boys team beat Grunthal’s Green Valley School 89-68, with the girls taking out Powerview 64-26.
Les Roys are hosting a boys and girls provincial qualifier March 8, in hopes of advancing to the AA finals in Flin Flon.
Wanipigow defeated Whitemouth in an all northern match-up for the Zone 13 A banner. On the girls side, Sprague’s Ross L Gray Raiders were dominant, defeating Pinawa and Wanipigow by a combined 136-19 en route to the banner. They’re in Pine Creek to try and qualify for their provincials.
Zone 13 is hosting the A/AA and AAA junior varsity boys provincial basketball championships, with Ross L Gray taking the A/AA tournament and Niverville welcoming the AAA teams. Those tournaments are set to tip off March 13-15.
