NACI finishes 4th in Brandon tournament

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Published on Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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The Neepawa Tigers varsity girls’ basketball team fell just short of a bronze medal at the Crocus Plains Java Jam high school tournament. 

Neepawa was defeated 43-22 by the Sturgeon Heights Huskies in the third-place game in Brandon on Saturday, Feb. 6. Lina Gordon led the way for NACI, with eight points, and would end the event as a second-team all-star.

As for the tournament itself, the Tigers were able to breeze through the round robin portion, holding off the John Taylor Pipers 61-58 and beating the Kelvin Clippers 60-43. Those victories ensured Neepawa a place in the championship bracket, where they faced the Dakota Lancers. 

At the end of this semi-final showdown, it was the Lancers who came away with a 63-45 win. Dakota would then fall to the Kildonan East Reivers in the gold medal game, by the final score of 53-34.