One of the biggest high school basketball tournaments in the province is coming to 麻豆精选 this weekend.
The 48th annual Interior Savings Western Canada Basketball Tournament will be played at 麻豆精选 Secondary School (KSS) from Thursday, Feb. 2 to Saturday, Feb. 4.
The eight team tournament features: 麻豆精选 Secondary School, Vancouver College (Vancouver), Sir Winston Churchill SS (Vancouver), Semiahmoo SS (Surrey), Oak Bay HS (Victoria), Ross Sheppard HS (Edmonton), John Taylor Collegiate HS (Winnipeg), and St. Paul鈥檚 HS (Winnipeg).
In the latest provincial rankings, Semiahmoo is ranked number one in B.C., with Vancouver College in second and Oak Bay in third. KSS is ranked eighth while Sir Winston Churchill is ninth.
On Thursday night, a dunk contest will take place while a three-point contest will occur Friday night.
The KSS women鈥檚 team will be playing exhibition games at 11 a.m. each of the three days to kick off the action.
Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS) Adaptive Adventures, a 麻豆精选 non-profit has teamed up with Interior Savings for the event. Throughout the tournament, for every three-pointer KSS makes, Interior Savings will donate $50 to CRIS.
The tournament tips off at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday when Sir Winston Churchill takes on Oak Bay.
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