Pair of North Battleford players gearing up for Basketball Women’s National Championships

Hummeny echoed that thought, also talking about the unfamiliarity of facing opponents on a national stage.

“It’s such a great opportunity to play against other top female athletes in Canada, because you don’t really see any of those girls playing high school or anything,” she said.

Hummeny is no stranger to travelling far for tournaments. In 2024, she played at nationals in Newfoundland and Labrador with Team Sask. In 2025, she went to Las Vegas for a tournament with their developmental team. Although she has experience travelling for basketball, she said there is still additional pressure that comes with a national tournament.

“That first game at nationals is always a little bit of pressure. You’re putting on the jersey and you’re kind of going out there and you don’t know what to expect,” she said.

“Tournaments leading up to it help a lot and help your team find the systems and what works and how your team works together the best. So those tournaments definitely help, but when you get to nationals, it’s like a whole new level.”

According to U17 Team Sask head coach Zenon Orobko, Hummeny has emerged as a true locker-room leader.

“Camryn’s been great. We have a really hard-working team and she is one of the hardest workers on the team,” he said.

“She has always been a pretty steady presence for us. Giving some leadership, being one of the older girls. Being a pretty kind human and not having played with too many of these girls before, she’s been good to lean on for us on and off the court as well.”

Most of the players representing Saskatchewan are from either Regina or Saskatoon, so for Orobko, who is originally from Unity, it’s great to see Oborowsky and Hummeny also represent their own hometown.

“It’s cool just for rural kids to be represented. I was that rural kid that went to tryouts. It’s one thing if you see different coaches, and Sask. is lucky to have some talented coaches all over, but it is pretty cool to just be from the town of Unity,” said Orobko.

“We took the girls through there on our way to a tournament in Edmonton earlier this year. That was a pretty cool experience for them to just see.”

Oborowsky talked about coming from a rural community, and people’s reaction when they hear she became so passionate about basketball while living on a farm.

“They don’t really know what that’s like, especially when I tell them that I live on a farm. So I think it’s just so cool to be from a unique background, but still being able to gel with the girls so well.”

Sherbrooke, Que., is a long way from the farm, but the girls said they are ready for the entire experience.

“We have this whole banquet at nationals and it’s going to be really unique because it’s not every day you get to go to a different province just to play basketball. So then being off the court, you get all these new experiences that you just wouldn’t get at home,” said Oborowsky.

“I’m not sure how many of us have been to Quebec. So I’m excited to see a little bit of the province. I’m not sure how much touring we’ll get to do while we’re at the tournament, but I think it’ll still be so much fun just to be somewhere new,” added Hummeny.

The teams will head to Sherbrooke, where they will play against Canada’s best competition from Aug. 3 to 8.

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Ryan.Lambert@pattisonmedia.com

by Ryan Lambert

Pair of North Battleford players gearing up for Basketball Women’s National Championships

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