Basketball season has begun

Times Reporter

 

The Strathmore High School, SHS, senior girls basketball team was at SAIT on the weekend of Dec. 4-5 for their first tournament and games of the season. There were 32 teams playing at SAIT from all over Alberta and B.C. and SHS played in the Emerald division. 

“Our first game was against David Thompson School from Invermere.  We won 59-34.  Irina Liakhar was named the game all-star,” said coach Dion Galandy.   

The second game was against Winston Churchill from Lethbridge. The girls lost the game 34-66. Stella Lopez was named the all-star of that game. 

“Our last game was against Bishop Carroll from Calgary.  We won 48-30.  Megan Bradley was named the game all-star.  As a result, we placed 3rd place in our division,” said Galandy. 

The girls were back on the court as of Dec. 6, this time playing in Okotoks. It was a tough game for the team who played against Foothills Composite. They were trailing behind for the first three quarters of the game and made a comeback in the fourth quarter winning the game 53-50. 

“It was a gutsy come from behind win for the girls,” said Galandy. 

The Spartans will be playing again this weekend, this time on their home court when they host the Christmas Classic Tournament Dec. 10-11.