The Kindersley Composite School junior boys basketball team earned gold medals in Unity last weekend. As a whole, the travel team and league teams (2), have not lost a game this season. Shown here, in front, from left to right: Clarence Maligya, John Orion, Prince Pacis, Steven Mei, Jacob Ortman and Eli Ortman. Back row: Ralph Marcos, Sean Ducay, Rowelle Pestano, Zach Wildman, Declan Smith and coach Angy Johnson. Missing is coach Taylor Retterath.
Kevin McBain
of The Clarion
The Kindersley junior Kobras girls team went undefeated on the weekend to win their tournament. Shown in front is Mei Maki. Centre: Syphonna Leipert, Kayden Gavelin, Kaylee Allin, Brooke Otto and Natalie Fleming. Back row: coaches Megan Donald and Kate Kelly, Kolbi Belitski, Lyn Damasco, Tambir Kaur, Jillian Torrens and coach Shayla Olafson.
The Kindersley junior boys and girls basketball teams ruled the roost last weekend.
On the girls side, the Junior Kobras and Elizabeth Lions hosted a six-team tournament this past weekend and the two teams ended up meeting in the finals.
The older Junior Kobras ended up winning this one by a lopsided score, but members of the Lions showed some great ability and have greatly improved over the season.
Other teams competing in the tournament were from Outlook, Kerrobert, Luseland and Rosetown.
The next tournament for the Kobras will be in Rosetown on Feb. 3.
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Junior boys
The Kindersley Composite School junior boys have been dominant this season.
There are 21 Grade 9 boys playing this year and they have been divided into two equal teams for league play and their home tournament, which they hosted two weekends ago.
Neither team has lost a game in league and they finished first and second in their home tournament played a couple of weekends ago, playing in the A final against each other, with a final result of 66-64.
The Junior Kobras also have a tournament team of 11 players that have played in two tournaments so far in Davidson (four teams) and last weekend in Unity (eight teams). They ended up going undefeated in both tournaments and earned gold medals.
Angy Johnson, who coaches with Taylor Retterath, said that the boys have been playing well.
“The boys are very excellent athletes, many of them at multiple sports,” she said.
The next challenge for the tournament team will be in Swift Current Feb. 9 and 10, then it is on to districts Feb. 14.
Senior boys
The KCS senior boys team played in Asquith last weekend and finished second.
“I was impressed,” said coach Jason Hankewich. “They probably played their best game of the season in the final.”
He said they played Aberdeen and Asquith and “crushed” them both. They then came up against a team from Middle Lake, who Hankewich understands haven’t lost a game all season.
“The boys played very well and were leading at the end of the first quarter,” he said. “They played with them the entire game, but in the end we lost by about 15. But the boys came off the court happy with the way they played.
“They are definitely getting better as they go along,” adds Hankewich. “I think they will make a very good run at a spot in the provincial championships this year.”
This weekend, they will compete at an eight-team tournament at Saskatoon Legacy.
Senior girls
The senior girls have been on a bit of a break and will see their next action on Tuesday in Rosetown, followed by tournaments in Macklin on Feb. 2 and 3 and in Leader on Feb. 9 and 10.
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