Sisler sweeps Java Jam events
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The Sisler Spartans earned varsity gold at the Crocus Plains Java Jam girls basketball tournament on Saturday, beating the Portage Saints 73-54.
Gurmandeep Chahal led Sisler with 21, while Collette Thess had 18 point for Portage.
In the third-place game, the host Plainsmen fell 62-54 to the Jeanne-Sauvé Olympiens. Emma Elliott led the winners with 15 points, while Iliana Courchene hit for 13 and Courntey Giesbrecht netted 11 points for Crocus.
The Neelin Spartans topped the Lord Selkirk Royals 75-36 in the fifth-place game, led by Karolina Boyko’s 25 points and Ariana Elizalde’s 15. Emma Weiss had 11 points and Cassidy Laing added 10 for Selkirk.
The tournament MVP was Sisler’s Arabela De Grano, and her teammate Chanel Schulz was named top defensive player. Genesis Lopez Mejia of Crocus was given the leadership award.
The tournament all-stars were Kate Hiebert (Crocus), Emma Elliot (CJS), Amelie Theiss (Portage), Colette Theiss (Portage) and Gurmandeep Chahal (Sisler).
Sisler also captured the junior varsity event, as Brooklyn Manzano scored 16 points in a 61-43 win over the Hapnot Kopper Kweens. Mia Desjarlais had 14 points for Hapnot.
In the third-place game, Esther Olayiwola and Gifted Ebri each had 14 points as Crocus beat Massey 56-27. Sofiya Akatova scored 18 points for the Vikings.
In the fifth-place game, Lord Selkirk edged Neelin 65-59. Jordyn Lemire had 17 for Selkirk, with Rowan Little (13) and Brooklyn Savenco (12) leading Neelin.
In the seventh-place game, the Edward Schreyer Barons beat the Crocus Grade 9s 64-21. Charlee Clayton, with 18, and Mallory Linke, with 12, led Edward Schreyer, while Aahana Virpariya netted 16 points for Crocus and Kienna McKinnon had the other five.
The tournament MVP was Sisler’s Brooklyn Manzano, and her teammate Kamille Pascual was named top defensive player. Jessie Dean of Crocus was given the leadership award.
The tournament all-stars were Esther Olayiwola (Crocus), Cece Suarez (Massey), Taylor Breen (Sisler), Jocelyn Kozar (Hapnot) and Ellyn Smith (Hapnot).
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