Sports Shorts March 2, 2016

2016 SWJHAA Girls Basketball Champions: St. Michael's Jr. A Girls Dragons

St. Michael's Jr. A Girls Dragons came home from the 2016 SWJHAA Basketball Championhips with the banner.

The Crowsnest Pass/Pincher Creek Bantam Huskies have successfully made it into the second round of playoffs,which will take place on Saturday March 5 at 12:30 at the Coleman Complex against Cochrane.

St. Michael's student Mathias Gelber was honoured as Best Cross Country Runner in Alberta for the 2015 season in the Boys 10-11 years category at the Crowsnest Pass Track & Field Club Provincial Awards.

St. Michael's student Ronan Gelber was honoured  as Best Cross Country Runner in Alberta for the 2015 season in the Peewee Boys category (10-11 years).at the Crowsnest Pass Track & Field Club Provincial Awards.

Livingstone's Jr. A Boys Sabres defeated St. Michael's Dragons on the evening of February 24. Local teams will be playing in the  Zone Tournament on March 3/4 in Hill Spring.

The 1A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament is fast approaching.  It will be hosted by Livingstone School at Matthew Halton High School.  Volunteers are needed,  contact Nancy Brush at nbrush00@gmail.com

JV Girls Hawks vs WCCHS Cobras

Pincher Creek's JV Hawks Girls basketball team hosted Claresholm's WCCHS Cobras on Monday evening February 29 at the MHHS gym.  The Cobras won that encounter 45-31, but not after a valiant effort by the Hawks, who had a much stronger second half, even outscoring the Cobras by five points in the final quarter.

The Pincher Creek Novice Chinooks won game 1 of their playoffs 11-5 against the CNP Thunder last weekend. Scoring 4 goals for the Chinooks were Walker Anderson and Daxz Vance, closely followed by teammate Cashe Kropinak with 3 goals.  Game 2 will be held this Saturday March 5 at the MCC Arena in Pincher Creek, beginning at 11:00 am.

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