Manitoba Teams Post an 8-4 Record at Nationals

KAMLOOPS, BC - Both of Manitoba's 15U Provincial Teams fared very well at last week's National Championships held in Kamloops, BC.  The girls program, coached by Suki Chhoeun and Kelli Sinnock ended with a strong 4-2 overall record and a 4th place finish and the male program, under the leadership of Scott Kirkpatrick and Spiros Kavadas also posted an overall 4-2 record and a 5th place finish.  The annual event features the top 200 15U players from across Canada and will be staged in Manitoba in August 2010 and 2011. Individually, the Manitoba Girls team was recognized with a First Team All-Star Award in Taneesha Greaves.  On the boys front, Kristjan Lamont was recognized as a Second Team All-Star.  Basketball Manitoba would like to thank the coaching staff, players and parents for a fantastic season and for representing Manitoba very well!  For a full wrap up on all the games including links to view archived video of each game and the full Manitoba rosters...



Ontario girl’s team defeated BC Blue 43-36 to capture its 5th
consecutive U15 National Championship. Onario’s boy’s team also met BC
Blue in the finals and came away with a dominating 87-60 victory to
secure the championship title for the second year in a row.



Alberta boys and girls rounded out the awards by capturing the
bronze medals at the National Championships. Alberta boys defeated
Saskatchewan 64-51 to secure their spot on the podium, while the
Alberta girls team came away with a 66-52 win over Manitoba.



“It’s been great partnering with Canada Basketball to host this
tournament for the second year in a row” said Ken Olynyk, Tournament
Chair. “It was wonderful seeing some of the best young players in
Canada playing here in Kamloops.”



Below is a list of the tournament award winners:




U15 Boys

MVP:

Duane Notice, Ontario




First Team All-Stars:

Henry Tan, Ontario


Braxston Bunce, BC Blue


Mitch Goodwin, BC Blue


Connor Foreman, Alberta


Xavier Kosolofski, Saskatchewan




Second Team All-Stars:

Cameron Smythe, BC Red


Antonio Simmonds, Nova Scotia


Kristjan Lamont, Manitoba

Kyle Peterson, Alberta


Daniel Nwosu, Ontario




U15 Girls


MVP:

Danielle Boiago, Ontario




First Team All-Stars:

Emma Wolfram, BC Blue


Shaylisha Colley, Ontario


Montana Romeril, Alberta


Taneesha Greaves, Manitoba

Alisha Roberts, BC Blue




Second Team All-Stars:

Jordan MacLean, Alberta


Natalie Carkner, BC Red


Deserae Hogberg, Saskatchewan


Zana Cassidy, Nova Scotia


Dakota Whyte, Ontario

Boys Schedule & Results

TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
11:15		Ontario		Alberta	124-50	G2 - RECAP
11:15		British Columbia Blue		Saskatchewan	68-56	G1 - RECAP
3:45		Nova Scotia		British Columbia Red	69-75	G1 - RECAP
3:45		Newfoundland		Manitoba	68-90	G2 - RECAP
6:00		Saskatchewan		Ontario	67-107	G2 - RECAP
8:15		Manitoba		Nova Scotia	89-79	G2 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
9:00		Ontario		British Columbia Blue	82-73	G1 - RECAP
9:00		Saskatchewan		Alberta	71-82	G2 - RECAP
1:30		Nova Scotia		Newfoundland	75-94	G1 - RECAP
1:30		Manitoba		British Columbia Red	55-60	G2 - RECAP
6:00		Alberta		British Columbia Blue	66-78	G1 - RECAP
8:15		British Columbia Red		Newfoundland	74-60	G1 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
1:30		Saskatchewan		BC Red	105-97	G2 - RECAP
3:45		Alberta		Manitoba	67-60	G2 - RECAP
6:00		BC Blue		Newfoundland	82-64	G2 - RECAP
8:15		Ontario		Nova Scotia	93-73	G2 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
1:30		Nova Scotia		BC Red	63-71	G1 - RECAP
3:45		Manitoba		Newfoundland	64-55	G1 - RECAP
6:00		Ontario		Saskatchewan	101-65	G1 - RECAP
8:15		Alberta		BC Blue	63-73	G1 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
9:00		Nova Scotia		Newfoundland	82-54	G2 - RECAP
11:15		BC Red		Manitoba	48-61	G1 - RECAP
3:45		Alberta		Saskatchewan	64-51	G1 - RECAP
8:15		Ontario		BC Blue	-	G1 - RECAP

Girls Schedule & Results

TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	GYM - RECAP	STATS	VIDEO
9:00		Ontario		Alberta	85-52	G2 - RECAP
9:00		British Columbia Blue		Nova Scotia	75-42	G1 - RECAP
1:30		Manitoba		British Columbia Red	45-35	G1 - RECAP
1:30		Newfoundland		Saskatchewan	36-58	G2 - RECAP
6:00		Nova Scotia		Ontario	35-91	G1 - RECAP
8:15		Saskatchewan		Manitoba	38-58	G1 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
11:15		Ontario		British Columbia Blue	82-54	G1 - RECAP
11:15		Nova Scotia		Alberta	47-72	G2 - RECAP
3:45		Manitoba		Newfoundland	51-48	G1 - RECAP
3:45		Saskatchewan		British Columbia Red	53-48	G2 - RECAP
6:00		Alberta		British Columbia Blue	40-77	G2 - RECAP
8:15		British Columbia Red		Newfoundland	76-42	G2 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
1:30		Nova Scotia		Manitoba	52-64	G1 - RECAP
3:45		Alberta		Saskatchewan	67-55	G1 - RECAP
6:00		BC Blue		BC Red	67-50	G1 - RECAP
8:15		Ontario		Newfoundland	75-20	G1 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
1:30		Newfoundland		Nova Scotia	44-78	G2 - RECAP
3:45		Saskatchewan		BC Red	51-53	G2 - RECAP
6:00		Ontario		Manitoba	77-45	G2 - RECAP
8:15		Alberta		BC Blue	57-70	G2 - RECAP
TIME		HOME		AWAY	SCORE	LOCATION	STATS	VIDEO
9:00		Newfoundland		Saskatchewan	30-94	G1 - RECAP
11:15		Nova Scotia		BC Red	61-50	G2 - RECAP
1:30		Alberta		Manitoba	66-52	G1 - RECAP
6:00		Ontario		BC Blue	-	G1 - RECAP

Check out the pictures and biographies from all 48 members of the
Manitoba Provincial Team program!  These athletes will be representing
the province this summer around Canada and this feature will allow you
to get to know them a bit better.


To access the section, you can go to the Provincial Team Player Biographies section or click on the randomly generated thumbnail picture of the athletes found on the right of all pages.


For more information on the Manitoba Provincial Team Program, CLICK HERE .

GO TEAM 'TOBA!

Manitoba Girls 15U              Name School & Hometown Height Brittany Wiebe Crocus Plains Secondary, Brandon, MB 5’7” Christina Posthumus Robert Andrews Jr. High, E St. Paul, MB 6’2” Emily Loewen Robert Andrews Jr. High, E St. Paul, MB 6’2” Jeni-Lyn Monton Golden Gate Jr. High, Winnipeg, MB 5’4” Kara Falkowski General Byng Jr. High, Winnipeg, MB 5’10” Kerri Kuzbyt Sisler High School, Winnipeg, MB 5’5” Kierra Coomber Sargent Park School, Winnipeg, MB 5’9” Madison Kinzel Linden Christian Sch, Winnipeg, MB 5’8” Megan Noonan Arthur A Leach School, Winnipeg, MB 5’5” Paige Bevan St. Norbert Collegiate, La Salle, MB 5’11” Isabella Selk Winnipeg, MB Taneesha Greaves Glenlawn Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 5’6” Head Coach: Sokrorn Chhoeun   Winnipeg Asst Coach: Kelli Sinnock           Winnipeg  Manitoba Boys 15U     Name School & Hometown Height Boris Zimbakov Ness Middle School, Winnipeg, MB 6’3” Desmond Sackey Sturgeon Hts Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 5’10” Graeme Bligh St. Paul’s High School, Winnipeg, MB 6’5” Ivan Griffiths Windsor Park Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 5’9” Joe Voth Pinawa Secondary, Pinawa, MB 6’3” Jordan Kelly Transcona Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 6’1” Kristjan Lamont Kelvin High School, Winnipeg, MB 6’5” Nathan Warburton Carman Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 6’5” Patrick Mart Sturgeon Hts Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 6’0” Rodel Aaron Kelvin High School, Winnipeg, MB 6’0”   Stanley Bateman Nelson McIntyre Coll., Winnipeg, MB 5’11” Tyree Gordon Sisler High School, Winnipeg, MB 5’7” Head Coach: Scott Kirkpatrick      Winnipeg Asst Coach: Spiros Kavadas          Winnipeg

Over 300 players attended
the open Provincial Team tryouts in mid-April. For more information on the
program, go to the Manitoba
Provincial Team Program section on the Basketball Manitoba website.