Samantha Hoogstins (left) of the South Kamloops Wildcats battles with Alli Buck of the Holy Cross Crusaders during a game at Tessa’s Tournament at Holy Cross high school on Feb. 8. Twenty senior, junior and Grade 8 girls high school teams participated. The Crusaders, currently ranked second in the province in the Senior AAA category, defeated eighth-ranked South Kamloops 53-43, sixth-ranked Oak Bay Breakers 63-52 and the Wellington Wildcats 60-46.
The tournament is named to honour former Crusader Tessa Beauchamp, who lost a battle to cancer in 2012.
