U15 Girls Take Home Gold at National Championships!

The U15 Girls come back from down 14 at the half to beat Team Ontario for Gold!
August 13, 2018

Vancouver, B.C. - Congratulations to the Team BC U15 Girls Provincial Team who won Gold at the National Championships this past weekend.

The U15 girls defeated Team Ontario 65-56 in the final in Fredericton, New Brunswick. In the final, Izzy Forsyth and Tara Wallack led Team BC with 13 points. At the half, it was Team Ontario who held a 32-18 lead, but Team BC did not give up and would score a number of baskets in the paint to charge back into the game on their way the come from behind National Championship victory.

The U17 Girls also had a successful tournament as they finished 3rd after defeating Team Alberta 65-62 in the bronze medal game. On the boys side the U17 Team finished 4th while the U15 Team finished 5th.

National Championship Tournament All-Stars

U17 Girls

Kennedy Dickie - First Team

Deanna Tuchscherer - Second Team

U15 Girls

Izzy Forsyth - Tournament MVP

Tara Wallack - First Team

Deja Lee - First Team

Marijke Duralia - Second Team

U17 Boys

Diego Maffia - First Team

Victor Radocaj - Second Team

U15 Boys

Cam Slaymaker - Second Team