The Lord Selkirk Royals varsity boys and girls basketball teams remained in the top half of their respective league standings for another week.
Lord Selkirk’s Cassidy Laing controls the Royals offensive possession in Wednesday, Jan. 28’s home game against the MBCI Hawks. The Royals currently hold a 4-2 record and sit third in KPAC Tier 2
The boys earned a dominant home win Wednesday, defeating the Springfield Sabres 78-59 to improve to 4-3 on the season, while the girls suffered a double-digit loss to the MBCI Hawks the same night.
The victory marked a third straight win for the varsity boys. Springfield, still searching for its first win of the season, dropped to 0-5 and sits 12th in KPAC. The Royals moved into fifth place with the win, improving their point differential to minus-11.
Selkirk now trails only Maples (9-0), Miles Macdonell (6-0), West Kildonan (5-2) and River East (5-2-1) in the standings. The Royals are scheduled to face Garden City on Monday, followed by a home matchup with West Kildonan on Wednesday.
On the girls’ side, the Royals fell just for the second time this season, losing 60-39 to MBCI in Selkirk. The Hawks moved ahead of Selkirk into second place in KPAC Tier 2 with the win. Both teams sit at 4-2, but Selkirk’s lower points differential places them third overall.
Plenty of season remains for both squads, with the varsity girls set to host Murdoch MacKay on Monday.
Upcoming games
• Varsity boys (4-3): Monday, Feb. 2, 6 p.m. at Garden City; Wednesday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m. vs. West Kildonan
• Varsity girls (4-2): Monday, Feb. 2, 6 p.m. vs. Murdoch MacKay
