Pictured left to right: Coach Christine DeMille, Kyra Koustrup, Caitlin Wolf, Katie Primrose, Shekaya Blades, Breanna Heck, Quinn Nelson, Kayla Adams, Shelby Primrose, and Assistant Coach Melissa DeMille.
The Morrin Senior High Junior Varsity Basketball Team (Grades 9 to 11) captured the gold in the weekend zones hosted by Notre Dame Collegiate in High River.
The team played a total of four games beginning Friday afternoon. They lost their first game, with Brooks edging them 45 to 44. The team then won their game later that day against Banff, putting Morrin at second place in Pool B. Saturday morning Morrin met the host team Notre Dame, who was first in Pool A, and beat them handily by 50 points.
That put Morrin in the gold medal final against Brooks, which they won by a score of 39-36.
Coach Christine DeMille said the final game was a nailbiter, with the teams being tied with less than a minute and a half left in the game. Shelby Primrose scored four points to move Morrin ahead, but with only 18 seconds remaining, Morrin fouled Brooks to give them two free throws. Brooks sank one for a point, then the Morrin team held the ball and ran the clock down for the win.
Coach DeMille said all the young ladies worked together very well as a team, and that she is very proud of them.
The Morrin team is made up of students from both Morrin and Delia schools.
