March Madness has made its way to Winnipeg as the 2022 Dairy Farmers of Manitoba AAAA Provincial Basketball Final Four has been set. Four girls and four boys high school basketball teams will be vying for the right to call themselves 2022 AAAA Provincial Basketball Champions this weekend.
Participating teams in the AAAA Girls Provincial Championships include the Dakota Lancers, St. Mary’s Flames, Sisler Spartans, and the Westwood Warriors.
On the boy's side, vying for the AAAA Boys Provincial Championship will be the Garden City Fighting Gophers, John Taylor Pipers, St. Paul’s Crusaders and the Sisler Spartans.
Semi-final action begins this Thursday, March 17 with the girl's semi-finals taking place at 5:00 pm and 7:15 pm at Garden City Collegiate. The boy's semi-final action also takes place on Thursday, March 17 at 5:00 pm and 7:15 pm at Maples Collegiate. The Championship finals get underway at Maples Collegiate on Saturday, March 19 with the girls game at 3:00 pm and the boys beginning at 6:00 pm.
The Oak Park Raiders were the 2019 AAAA Girls and the Vincent Massey Trojans were the 2019 AAAA Boys Provincial Basketball Champions. Due to the pandemic, no Provincial Champions were crowned in 2020 and 2021.
2022 Dairy Farmers of Manitoba AAAA Provincial Basketball Championship website (including live stream links)