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Girls Major Bantam A Win
Silver!
The
Goulbourn Stingers Major Bantam A Girls basketball team won
silver medals at the recent Eastern Ontario Basketball
Association Tournament. The weekend of March 25th and 26th
saw eight teams in Division 3 meet in Smiths Falls to play
some great basketball and declare a division winner.
The
Goulbourn Stingers met Le Dragons de Hull in their first
game. It was a tough game with Goulbourn scoring in the
final minutes of the match to win the game 46 to 44.
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Appearing in the accompanying photo are:
Back Row – L to R:
Barry Cutler; Lisa O’Connor; Rebecca Cutler;
Kaitlyn Young; Jamie Barclay; Lindsay Kavanagh;
Courtney Lawton; Angela Armstrong; Jocelyn Cutler
Front Row – L to
R: Sara MacKellor; Vanessa Hodge; Danielle
McCaughey; Emily O’Connor; Katherine Martin; Lindsay
Welch
Missing from team photo: Brooke Timmins
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In
their second match, the Goulbourn Stingers played the Smiths
Falls Storm. Through solid offensive as well as defensive
play, they won this game 28 to 18.
The
Stingers’ third game on Saturday was against Naismith ranked
as the top seed in the division. The Goulbourn team had
never met this team before and needed a win to advance to
the gold medal game on Sunday. Naismith came out strong and
took an early lead. The Goulbourn Stingers refused to be
intimidated and with tremendous team effort scored a win of
49 to 27. This third win gave them their chance for a gold
medal.
On
Sunday afternoon, the Goulbourn Stingers met their rival,
the Russell Rockets. We had met the Rockets many times over
the season and the Stingers were anxious to show their
strength as a team. The Stingers came out strong scoring an
early lead. Unfortunately, foul trouble in the first quarter
proved difficult for the Goulbourn team to overcome. The
Russell Rockets were able to capitalize on foul shots and
take the lead. The Goulbourn Stingers fought to regain
control but were unsuccessful in regaining the lead leaving
the Rockets to win this gold medal match with a score of 39
to 31. The Goulbourn Stingers accepted the silver medal for
their efforts over the weekend.
Angela Armstrong of the Goulbourn Stingers was selected as
MVP for the gold medal game.
The
Goulbourn Stingers Major Bantam A team is coached by Barry
Cutler, Lisa O’Connor and Jocelyn Cutler with Brenda Cutler
as team manager.
The
Goulbourn Stingers Major Bantam A team is a newly formed
team with many girls never having played competitive
basketball. The girls were extremely proud of their efforts
on the weekend and how far they have progressed over the
season. The team is looking forward to the provincials in
April to top off a great season!
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