National U-15, U-17 boys’ basketball championships tip off Monday in Edmonton
EDMONTON — It has been three years since nationwide Beneath-15 and Beneath-17 boys’ basketball championships have been held, however that streak involves an finish Monday morning within the Alberta capital.
Newfoundland & Labrador will tip off towards B.C. within the opening sport of the U-17 nationwide championship within the Comp Fitness center on the Saville Neighborhood Sports activities Centre in Edmonton, whereas Prince Edward Island and Newfoundlland & Labrador will open the U-15 nationwide championship on court docket 1.
“We’re very excited to be internet hosting the nationwide championships,” mentioned Paul Sir, the manager director of Alberta Basketball. “Edmonton all the time seems to be ahead to displaying why we’ve got earned such an awesome fame as a sports activities and host metropolis.”
Groups representing every of the nation’s 10 provinces are competing on the championships, which run by way of Saturday. The 2020 and 2021 championships had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual championships are a showcase of the way forward for Canadian males’s basketball, with previous individuals together with New York Knicks star R.J. Barrett of Toronto.
Different video games Monday within the Beneath-17 championship are: Manitoba vs. Alberta, Quebec vs. New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan vs. Ontario. Different video games within the Beneath-15 championship on Monday are: New Brunswick vs. Saskatchewan, Ontario vs. Alberta, and Quebec vs. Nova Scotia.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed July 31, 2022.
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