With a new head coach, a new captain and a new core, the Oak Bay High senior girls basketball team is settled and ready for this weekB次元官网网址檚 start to league play in the South Island high school basketball season.
Back in a head coaching role for the first time since he retired in 2014 is former Mount Douglas senior girls coach Rick Griffin. ItB次元官网网址檚 a long story, but the school counsellor returned to part-time work a couple of years ago. And when you have someone with 35 years teaching experience and much of that spent coaching on the court, athletic directors like Richie Fast will notice (and he did).
Point Guard shows up with colours on her new high tops.
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ItB次元官网网址檚 been a great start, as the team won all four games in its bracket of the annual Christmas Tournament this past weekend. They beat Samuel Robertson Tech (Maple Ridge) 79-53, North Delta 76-30, then edged the highly ranked Pitt Meadows Marauders 58-56 in the semifinal before taking down Eric Hamber 90-65.
Add that to the Nov. 29 tournament win, 62-60, over the defending AAA Island champions Nanaimo District Secondary School.
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Many wins this weekend for our Sr Girls basketball team but more importantly amazing bonding with our Ottawa billets and each other! Congrats and keep it up.
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The Grade 12 forward moved from point guard to the wing this year to accommodate a lack of overall height on the team.
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Grade 11 student Julia Preston will start at point guard with Spanish international Celina Lopez and Michel will move to forward to do whatever the team needs, including battling for rebounds.
One way to stymie the other team is the Zuva method.
On Saturday, Zuva Turner-Tan sunk nine three-pointers.
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This week the Bays will head to Ottawa for the second half of their Experiences Canada exchange with players from St. Mother Theresa. Throughout the Christmas Tournament, Oak Bay was cheered on by their visiting billets from St. Mother Theresa in Ottawa.
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The Bays will enjoy a break after next week until the season restarts on Jan. 7.
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