Stingers take tournament title

The Stonewall Stingers Grade 8 boys basketball team saved its best performance of the season for the Lockport Middle School Tier 2 boys basketball tournament, held March 13–14. The Stingers captured the tournament title with a 35–31 victory over River West Park in the championship game. Stonewall advanced to the final after edging Springs Christian Academy 33–30 in a tightly contested semifinal. Earlier in the tournament, the Stingers opened play with a win over host Lockport. Adding to the team’s success, Stingers player Jagger Tesluck won the tournament’s three-point shooting competition. Pictured left to right, back row: Ryleigh Gruhn (coach), Titus Boville, Cooper Dickey, Thomas Moffatt, Liam Kauk, Crew Corbett, Yuan Biantan and Zach Ward (coach). Front row: Jagger Tesluck, Hunter Krahn, Henry Gemmill, Asher Santos, Ryder Smart and James Noel.