Basketball players from three local elementary schools met on the court to slam-dunk their way to coveted trophies at the inter-school basketball championships Feb. 19-20.
Horse Lake Elementary School hosted the girls’ Grades 6 tournament on Feb. 19 during which 100 Mile House Elementary earned the championship with four straight wins and no losses.
According to coach Peter Leslie, it’s an accomplishment the school hasn’t attained in at least 20 years.
“If you look on the trophy, for the last 20 years, our name isn’t on it.”
Second place went Mile 108 and Horse Lake finished third.
Horse Lake hosted the Grade 7 girls’ tournament the next day and Mile 108 came away the victor and Horse Lake and 100 Mile tied for second place.
The boys played their tournaments at Mile 108, with the Grade 6 teams competing on Feb. 19, and Grade 7 on Feb. 20.
Mile 108 won both contests, while Horse Lake placed second and 100 Mile finished third in each.
Teacher Steve Almond coaches the Mile 108 boys and says good sportsmanship and a fine show of skills were evident at both their tournaments.
“The action was good and it looked like basketball. That’s what our goal is. All of the games had close scores.”
Almond says this season has seen his boys learn basic basketball skills, including flow of the game, defensive strategy, moving the ball and game sense, which he’d like to see them continue to use when they reach high school.
