Off the gridiron and into the cage, the valley is on the cusp of hoops season and DVSS is ready for another competitive season.
Last year the senior boys Dynos earned silver at provincials and are looking forward to another competitive season.
They have been practicing for about three weeks and have a strong contingent back in the fold.
“We have eight returning players and four rookies this year, and all 12 players have shown a lot of enthusiasm and a strong will to learn and improve,” said head coach Jeff Messom. “Even though we have eight returning players, we are an inexperienced team this year, as we graduated all of our starters and some key bench players in last year's run to provincials.”
The team has a busy schedule this season, playing in the Golden Hill League and in six tournaments including their own two home contests. They are also heading out of province to play at a tournament in Middle Lake, Saskatchewan.
Messom is looking forward to a season of progression.
“This is always an exciting time for me, because I get a chance to begin to mood the team into my vision,” he says. “However, the only thing I am sure of is what we look like at the beginning of the season will be different by the end of the season.”
The junior high boys Dynos are already practicing for the upcoming season. They had an incredible turnout with 35 players participating in tryouts for the squad. Al Molzan is back coaching the Grade 8/9 team. The school is still looking for a fulltime coach for the Grade 7/8 squad. Until then, Messom and Molzan will be pitching in.
The girls are also getting into the action. Messom says the senior high school girls are
in tryouts on November 19 and 20, and the junior high girls tryouts are November 20 and 21.
