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SWJHAA champs: 2013/14 Junior A Sabres baskeball team
Rear (left to right): Quinlan Connelly-Engel, Mathias Vanderplaas, Brady Douglas, Johnathon Erickson, Levi Sekella, Justyn Connelly-Engel, Cole Schweb, Debbie Erickson, Paul Erickson. Front: Keith Desrochers and Logan Kaack
Dana Connelly, Contributor
Livingstone's Junior Boys A Sabres won the South Western Junior High Athletic Association (SWJHAA) league championship in the post-season tournament in Kainai over the weekend.
The Sabres got a 'bye' as they finished at the top of the league. They played the Crowsnest Pass Panthers on Friday night, earning a decisive win to meet St. Michael's Dragons in the final on Saturday March 1. The Dragons and Sabres have been very evenly matched throughout the season with each beating the other once in regular season play. Livingstone won their match on Wednesday night by a very close margin to make it to the Zone championship tourney this coming weekend in Mountain View.
In Saturday's final the Dragons were up by 8 early in the first quarte, and that's the largest margin there was for the entire game. The score went back and forth with neither team being up by more than 4 points. It looked like Livingstone had it in the bag when St. Michael's #2 Tyler Gerber sunk a three-pointer at the buzzer to send it into overtime. After five minutes of end-to-end action, Livingstone came out on top by a score of 51-47.
Note: the scarves some of the boys are wearing were made by Sabres uber-fan Shawna Sekella.
Note: the scarves some of the boys are wearing were made by Sabres uber-fan Shawna Sekella.
Too bad either team had to "lose". Great sportsmanship and a rivalry to look forward to in the years to come!
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