Basketball Manitoba is pleased to announce the schedule and details on the Manitoba Invitational Tournament that it is gearing up to host 12 other Provincial Juvenile (age 17 and under) basketball teams this August long weekend (July 31-Aug 2) in Winnipeg as a lead up to the Canada Summer Games later in August. This marks the first time a warm-up event of this nature will be staged in Manitoba. Keep reading for the full game schedule and other details on the event! The male & female Pre-Nationals event will occur at Tec Voc High School and the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre in Downtown Winnipeg and feature representation the following provincial teams...
17U Male Teams
17U Female Teams
Games
will run all day Friday and Saturday and will wrap up by mid-day Sunday
(July 31-Aug 2) with all games at Tec Voc and the University of
Winnipeg Duckworth Centre. All 14 teams will compete in the 2009 Canada
Summer Games in Summerside, PEI August 15-21, 2009.
Come
out and support Team Manitoba as we get ready for the Canada Games!
Tournament passes are only $5.00 and are available at the door. The
tournament schedule is included below Game results will be shared to
the local media nightly via email. You can also follow all the game
results on our main website, Facebook and Twitter pages.
Team Manitoba Previews
The Manitoba Juvenile Girls are sending 12 athletes to the Canada Games this summer, 10 of whom represented Manitoba at both National Championships last summer – 4 returning juvenile athletes and 6 15U athletes. Veterans Stephanie Kleysen (All-Manitoba team) and Britley Wermie were members of this year’s MHSAA Provincial Championship Vincent Massey Trojans which beat out last year’s champs and Crocus Plains Plainsmen team member Tia Coulter, one of the 15U team’s leaders from last summer. Siera Bubb and Carlene Ilago, the other two returning juvenile athletes, are looking forward to improving on last year’s finish in PEI. Yael Kaplan and Liz Simonsen are the newest members of the juvenile program, Yael having participated on the U16 developmental team last summer and Liz, having led her Shaftesbury Titans to a Tier II championship this past season, returns to the provincial team program after a summer off.
As for the returning 15U athletes, Brittany Koop (JV MVP) led her River East Kodiaks team to the Junior Varsity Provincial Championship this season, defeating team member Kenesha Giles (JV All-Star) and alternate Raven Boulanger from the U of W Collegiate in a tough and exciting final. Alex Warburton was a member of Sanford Collegiate’s varsity team which placed 2nd in AAA provincials while 15U provincial team starters Lauren Anderson and Cassandra Ordonez are excited to bring their National Championships experience to the Canada Games setting.
Having traveled to Chicago for the Summer Showcase tournament and Minneapolis for the State Farm Greg Anderson Hoops Classic tournament, head coach Cheryl Jean-Paul and assistant coaches Sarah (Holder) Lundgren and JoAnne Wells are excited for the team’s ability to play an exciting style basketball. Having had 10 of the 12 athletes train within the Centre for Performance program this past school year has helped develop the fundamentals and skills that will be required to finish Top 5 @ Canada Games, which is the team’s goal this summer. Transition basketball, everyone looking to score, tough defense and a love for the game are traits that the athletes and coaching staff are looking forward to demonstrating this weekend in preparation for the Canada Games being held in Summerside, PEI the week of August 16-22, 2009.
This year’s version of Team Manitoba Juvenile Boys will be a hard-nosed, tough-minded group that will battle with anyone in the country. With a good mixture of athleticism and skill, the team should be able to play a variety of styles. The only two returning players from last year’s team are Philip Labongo and Sean Allarie. They will look to use their experience from last year to help this year’s group reach their goals. Manitoba will look to Hudson Isaak and Anthony Coombs to help these two with most of the ball handling duties. Keith Omoerah, Marko Milosevic, Travis Krahn, will use their versatility to provide match up problems for most teams. The athleticism of Joseph Nitychoruk and Given Isaac will add the fast break and rebounding game. David Kohler, Tanner Draward and Michael Thorne-Finch will control the paint and take of the boards at both ends. If each piece does their job, this is a group that could make some noise come Canada Games and may surprise some people.
2009 Manitoba Invitational Tournament Schedule
Note: New game times for 12:00 and 1:30 pm Sunday games on Centre Court.
Tec Voc High School, 1555 Wall Street
17U Male Teams
- Manitoba
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Nova Scotia
- PEI
- Newfoundland
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
17U Female Teams
- Manitoba
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Nova Scotia
- Yukon
- PEI
Games
will run all day Friday and Saturday and will wrap up by mid-day Sunday
(July 31-Aug 2) with all games at Tec Voc and the University of
Winnipeg Duckworth Centre. All 14 teams will compete in the 2009 Canada
Summer Games in Summerside, PEI August 15-21, 2009.
Come
out and support Team Manitoba as we get ready for the Canada Games!
Tournament passes are only $5.00 and are available at the door. The
tournament schedule is included below Game results will be shared to
the local media nightly via email. You can also follow all the game
results on our main website, Facebook and Twitter pages.
Team Manitoba Previews
The Manitoba Juvenile Girls are sending 12 athletes to the Canada Games this summer, 10 of whom represented Manitoba at both National Championships last summer – 4 returning juvenile athletes and 6 15U athletes. Veterans Stephanie Kleysen (All-Manitoba team) and Britley Wermie were members of this year’s MHSAA Provincial Championship Vincent Massey Trojans which beat out last year’s champs and Crocus Plains Plainsmen team member Tia Coulter, one of the 15U team’s leaders from last summer. Siera Bubb and Carlene Ilago, the other two returning juvenile athletes, are looking forward to improving on last year’s finish in PEI. Yael Kaplan and Liz Simonsen are the newest members of the juvenile program, Yael having participated on the U16 developmental team last summer and Liz, having led her Shaftesbury Titans to a Tier II championship this past season, returns to the provincial team program after a summer off.
As for the returning 15U athletes, Brittany Koop (JV MVP) led her River East Kodiaks team to the Junior Varsity Provincial Championship this season, defeating team member Kenesha Giles (JV All-Star) and alternate Raven Boulanger from the U of W Collegiate in a tough and exciting final. Alex Warburton was a member of Sanford Collegiate’s varsity team which placed 2nd in AAA provincials while 15U provincial team starters Lauren Anderson and Cassandra Ordonez are excited to bring their National Championships experience to the Canada Games setting.
Having traveled to Chicago for the Summer Showcase tournament and Minneapolis for the State Farm Greg Anderson Hoops Classic tournament, head coach Cheryl Jean-Paul and assistant coaches Sarah (Holder) Lundgren and JoAnne Wells are excited for the team’s ability to play an exciting style basketball. Having had 10 of the 12 athletes train within the Centre for Performance program this past school year has helped develop the fundamentals and skills that will be required to finish Top 5 @ Canada Games, which is the team’s goal this summer. Transition basketball, everyone looking to score, tough defense and a love for the game are traits that the athletes and coaching staff are looking forward to demonstrating this weekend in preparation for the Canada Games being held in Summerside, PEI the week of August 16-22, 2009.
This year’s version of Team Manitoba Juvenile Boys will be a hard-nosed, tough-minded group that will battle with anyone in the country. With a good mixture of athleticism and skill, the team should be able to play a variety of styles. The only two returning players from last year’s team are Philip Labongo and Sean Allarie. They will look to use their experience from last year to help this year’s group reach their goals. Manitoba will look to Hudson Isaak and Anthony Coombs to help these two with most of the ball handling duties. Keith Omoerah, Marko Milosevic, Travis Krahn, will use their versatility to provide match up problems for most teams. The athleticism of Joseph Nitychoruk and Given Isaac will add the fast break and rebounding game. David Kohler, Tanner Draward and Michael Thorne-Finch will control the paint and take of the boards at both ends. If each piece does their job, this is a group that could make some noise come Canada Games and may surprise some people.
2009 Manitoba Invitational Tournament Schedule
July 31 - August 2, 2009
University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre, 400 Spence Street
Tec Voc High School, 1555 Wall Street
Male Pool A | Male Pool B | Female Pool | ||||||||
MA1 | Manitoba - W W L - 2nd in Pool | MB1 | Saskatchewan - W W W - 1st in Pool | F1 | Manitoba - W W L L | |||||
MA2 | Nova Scotia - W W W - 1st in Pool | MB2 | Alberta - L W L - 3rd in Pool | F2 | Alberta - L W W W | |||||
MA3 | Yukon - L L L - 4th in Pool | MB3 | NWT L L L - 4th in Pool | F3 | Yukon - L L L L L | |||||
MA4 | PEI - L L W - 3rd in Pool | MB4 | Newfoundland - W L W 1st in Pool | F4 | Saskatchewan - W L W L | |||||
F5 | Nova Scotia - W W W W W | |||||||||
F6 | PEI - L L L W | |||||||||
Friday July 31, 2009 | ||||||||||
Tec Voc High School | ||||||||||
# | HOME | VISITOR | ||||||||
9:00 AM | 1 | MB1 Saskatchewan | 98 | MB3 NWT | 35 | |||||
10:30 PM | 2 | MB2 Alberta | 54 | MB4 Newfoundland | 70 | |||||
12:00 PM | 3 | MA1 Manitoba | 94 | MA3 Yukon | 24 | |||||
1:30 PM | 4 | MA2 Nova Scotia | 98 | MA4 PEI | 47 | |||||
3:00 PM | 5 | F6 PEI | 51 | F1 Manitoba | 71 | |||||
4:30 PM | 6 | F5 Nova Scotia | 87 | F2 Alberta | 83 OT | |||||
6:00 PM | 7 | F3 Yukon | 38 | F4 Saskatchewan | 97 | |||||
Friday July 31, 2009 | ||||||||||
University of Winnipeg - Centre Court | University of Winnipeg - West Court | |||||||||
# | HOME | VISITOR | # | HOME | VISITOR | |||||
5:45 PM | 8 | MB4 Newfoundland | 72 | MB1 Saskatchewan | 94 | 9 | MB2 Alberta | 102 | MB3 NWT | 45 |
7:15 PM | 10 | MA4 PEI | 41 | MA1 Manitoba | 105 | 11 | MA2 Nova Scotia | 96 | MA3 Yukon | 39 |
Saturday Aug 1, 2009 | ||||||||||
University of Winnipeg - Centre Court | University of Winnipeg - West Court | |||||||||
# | HOME | VISITOR | # | HOME | VISITOR | |||||
9:00 AM | 12 | F2 Alberta | 67 | F4 Saskatchewan | 63 | 13 | F5 Nova Scotia | 78 | F6 PEI | 53 |
10:30 AM | 14 | F1 Manitoba | 87 | F3 Yukon | 40 | 15 | MB1 Saskatchewan | 73 | MB2 Alberta | 48 |
12:00 PM | 16 | MA1 Manitoba | 89 | MA2 Nova Scotia | 101 | 17 | MB3 NWT | 44 | MB4 Newfoundland | 109 |
1:30 PM | 18 | F4 Saskatchewan | 85 | F6 PEI | 50 | 19 | MA3 Yukon | 49 | MA4 PEI | 87 |
3:00 PM | 20 | F1 Manitoba | 55 | F5 Nova Scotia | 65 | 21 | F2 Alberta | 92 | F3 Yukon | 34 |
4:30 PM | 22 | Nova Scotia (1st in Pool A) | 94 | Newfoundland (2nd in Pool B) | 83 | 23 | Sask (1st in Pool B) | 75 | Manitoba (2nd in Pool A) | 69 |
6:00 PM | 24 | PEI (3rd in Pool A) | 84 | NWT (4th in Pool B) | 40 | 25 | Alberta (3rd in Pool B) | 93 | Yukon (4th in Pool A) | 24 |
Sunday Aug 2, 2009 | ||||||||||
University of Winnipeg - Centre Court | University of Winnipeg - West Court | |||||||||
# | HOME | VISITOR | # | HOME | VISITOR | |||||
9:00 AM | 26 | F4 Saskatchewan | 63 | F5 Nova Scotia | 68 | 27 | F3 Yukon | 42 | F6 PEI | 92 |
10:30 AM | 28 | F1 Manitoba | 56 | F2 Alberta | 71 | 29 | Alberta (3rd in Pool B) | 62 | PEI (3rd in Pool A) | 55 |
1:30 PM | 30 | Manitoba (2nd in Pool A) | 64 | Newfoundland (2nd in Pool B) | 55 | 31 | 12:00 pm NWT (4th in Pool B) | 39 | Yukon (4th in Pool A) | 58 |
12:00 PM | 32 | Nova Scotia (1st in Pool A) | 89 | Sask (1st in Pool B) | 97 | 33 | 1:30 pm F5 Nova Scotia | 71 | F3 Yukon | 37 |
3:00 PM | 34 | F4 Saskatchewan | 61 | F1 Manitoba | 77 | 35 | F2 Alberta | 85 | F6 PEI | 31 |
Note: New game times for 12:00 and 1:30 pm Sunday games on Centre Court.
Tec Voc High School, 1555 Wall Street