Basketball season is underway for both the SWAC senior and junior teams. The first senior games were played on December 6. The Swift Current Junior Ardens started their season on a winning note by beating the visiting Gull Lake Lady Lions 60-34. The Ardens were led by Vanessa Clothier with 15 points while Brooklyn Choo-Foo and Kyla Morante both had 11. The Lady Lions had Leah Kozroski and Laura Fiddler with 11 each. The other girls’ game had Shaunavon host Herbert. The Silhouettes came away with a 53-26 victory. Hannah McNeil had 21 points while Emily Galey, Kortlynn Fuller and Courtney Bredahl all added 6. Montana Jacobson had 16 points for the Lady Laurels. Maple Creek had the bye in the first week.
The boys’ action saw the Shaunavon Shadows defeat the visiting Frontier Raiders 81-45. Nixen Voll led the way with 20 points while Kirkland Sutter added 18. The Raiders’ top scorers were Lawrence Loyola with 19 and Mark Cristoria with 11 points. Maple Creek Rebels and Swift Current Jr Colts also played. The game had to be called due to an injury in the third quarter. At that point, Maple Creek was granted the victory as they were leading 61-34. The top scorers for the Rebels were Arthur Fritzke with 25 and Justice Smith with 20. The Jr Colts had three players with 7 points – Tanner Scott, Einar Dela Cruz and Nolan Klein.
Junior scores from December 8 were as follows:
Gull Lady girls 13 @ Herbert 41
Swift Current gr 9 girls 68 @ Wymark 32
Swift Current gr 9 boys 79 @ Herbert 70
Upcoming games:
Tuesday, December 13 – seniors:
Gull Lake girls @ Maple Creek
Frontier boys @ Maple Creek
Shaunavon girls & boys @ Swift Current Jr Ardens and Colts
Thursday, December 15 – juniors:
Maple Creek girls & boys @ Swift Current Comp gr 9’s
Frontier boys & girls @ Herbert
Shaunavon girls @ Gull Lake
Tuesday, December 20 – seniors & juniors:
Maple Creek boys & girls @ Shaunavon
Swift Current Jr Ardens @ Herbert
Swift Current Jr Colts @ Frontier
Frontier junior boys & girls @ Maple Creek (make up games which were scheduled for Dec 8).
Please check with your local school as start times vary.