Girls Basketball Team Heading to Provincials

The JL Jackson girls basketball team is heading to Provincials in Langley from March 1 to 4. From left to right back row: Devon Lansdowne, Eden Heckrodt, Regina Aguirre-Uribarren, Jayda Meerza. Front row: Coach Keith Limber, Sandy Smith, Kaylee Remus, Teagan Currie, Peyton Major, Coach Kira Limber & Assistant Coach Samantha Hardy. absent – Maddy Willmot (Photo contributed)

After losing their first game at last weekend’s Okanagan Valley Championships by only 5 points to Valleyview, the JL Jackson Junior Girls felt their road to the provincials had been cut off.  They went on to beat Oliver by 22, which lead to their next game against the highly ranked Kelowna Secondary School for the final berth to the provincials. According to coach Kira Limber, “We didn’t think we would have a chance, however, the girls played with so much heart and we won by 4!” The 9 players and coaches will be off to the Junior Girls Invitational Basketball Provincials at the Langley Events Centre, March 1 to 4, where they will go up against 23 of the best Junior Girls Teams in BC.  Also going from our Valley will be Okanagan Mission, Vernon Secondary, and Valleyview from Kamloops. The team is very excited about the opportunity and knows the whole school community has come out to support them. The team would like to thank the generous support of our School District, Synergy Basketball, and Stella-Jones Ltd. for helping to fund our trip.