J.V. Tigers girls win Teulon tournament

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Published on Thursday, February 26, 2015

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

The Neepawa Tigers were the top team at the Saints Junior Varsity Girls Open, held Feb. 20-21 in Teulon. The girls junior varsity team found itself matched up against some of the province’s best basketball teams at this event.

NACI’s opening game saw them facing Calvin Christian, based out of Winnipeg. The Tigers were able to cruise to a 79-48 victory.

In the semi-final, NACI would find itself matched up with the host team, the Teulon Saints. The Tigers were able to end the game with a victory, as they topped Teulon by a score of 50-39 . 

For the championship game, Neepawa would play the Boissevain Broncos, on of the best junior varsity teams in western Manitoba. At the end of regulation however it was Neepawa who would come out on top , outpacing Boissevain by a score of 67-64.