The second season of Winkler Basketball League action wraps up this Sunday in the Garden Valley Collegiate gymnasium.
Last weekend, the Wolves beat Heat Check 71-62 and the Fighting Camels defeated the Sweepers 83-81 in the semi-finals, paving the way for the Wolves and Camels to go head to head for the league title starting at 2:45 p.m. this Sunday, March 29. The third-place game between the Sweepers and Heat Check takes place at 1:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to come down and cheer the teams on, shares league organizer Bryan Collantes.
“It’s open to all,” he said.
The rec. league has had six teams take part this season, playing weekly through the winter months.
“We’re pretty happy with that,” Collantes said, though he notes they would love to see more people get involved. “We’re hoping to get the word out about it more.”
The program started up last year, inspired by the success of both the local Filipino basketball league and the informal weekly pick-up games at the outdoor courts on 15th St. that run through the summer.
Right now the teams are made up of male players, though Collantes says they’d love to expand to include women as well.
“Hopefully we can, once we get the numbers and once we can gather more interest in the community, then hopefully we can get some girls playing as well,” he said.
If you’d like to connect with the league, send them an email at winklerbasketballleague@gmail.com.
