NBCHS junior boys win Battle West Districts
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) junior boys basketball team recently took home a gold medal at Battle West districts, to cap off a memorable season for the team.
The final day of districts took place Monday at NBCHS, featuring the top four teams, with the host Vikings winning both of their games by decisive margins on their way to the gold, to finish the season on top.
The Vikings topped Unity in their semi-final matchup by close to 40 points, setting up an all-Battlefords matchup in the final, with the Vikings facing their cross-town rivals from JPII in the district championship game. There, the home-side would again prevail with a 72-34 win, to top the podium as champions.
It was an appropriate finish for a Vikings’ team that hit the ground running back in the fall with an undefeated showing at their home tournament prior to Christmas, before also winning Lloyd’s ‘Hot Hoops’ tournament. The team would go on to win all but two games this season with a 12-2 record overall.