Two of 麻豆精选鈥檚 best junior boys basketball teams will duke it out with the best 32 teams in the province at the upcoming provincials at the Langley Events Centre starting Feb. 23.
The Okanagan Mission Huskies and the 麻豆精选 Owls will represent the Okanagan at the annual championships. Both teams have had stellar seasons and rank within the top 10 best teams with the Huskies being ranked fifth, and the Owls being ranked 10th among the 32 teams.
The Huskies will play R.E. Mountain (Langley), while the Owls play Lord Tweedsmuir (Surrey).
It鈥檚 the 50th edition of the annual tournament, with 80 games within four days.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the beginning of March madness for us,鈥� said media manager Gary Ahuja of the Langley Events Centre. 鈥淔irst, it鈥檚 junior boys, then the girls鈥� provincials, and finally the senior boys. It鈥檚 152 teams playing 324 games over 12 days.鈥�
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Ahuja said that the basketball loving fans, some not involved with any attending schools, still come to the tournaments and fill up the 2000 capacity centre gym for the junior basketball finals, and fill the 5200 capacity arena bowl for the senior basketball finals.
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