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Dynos back on track following tournament championship

The Dynos had something to prove, and did it in style, capturing the championship at a prestigious Calgary tournament.
   After back-to-back disappointing losses last week the DVSS Dynos senior boys basketball team was looking to turn things around. The Masters Academy College Tournament last weekend was just the place to do it.
   On Friday afternoon, February 10, the team played against one of the host schools, Masters College. The Dynos came out strong taking a 25 to 2 lead after the first quarter. After the commanding start it allowed the Dynos to get everyone into some game action. The final result was the Dynos winning 64 to 29.
   Saturday morning the Dynos faced the high scoring, number 4 ranked team in 1A boys basketball, the Heritage Christian Hawks from Calgary. The Dynos had another strong start and never looked back, defeating the Hawks 80 to 61. Kyle Smith led the way with 20 points, while Jordan Britton contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds.
   In the final, the team played St. Martin de Porres Grizzlies from Airdrie, where the team dominated from start to finish, especially in the fourth quarter, where the team outscored the Grizzlies 35 to 11, giving the Dynos a 95 to 54 victory and the tournament championship. This time Smith had 28 and Britton had 23. Cody Gouin had 16 points, on 8 for 12 shooting.
   Next up for the Dynos is the Acme Redmen this Wednesday. The girls start at 5 p.m., with the boys game to follow at 6:30 p.m.
This game is crucial for the Dynos as they need this victory if they wish to return to the league championship for the 6th year in a row, and they're hoping to fill the stands with supporters to cheer them on.

Sabres play hard at tournament

The St. Anthony’s Sabres headed to Rosemary with a short bench, but rose to the occasion against tough competition in tournament play.
   The Sabres went to Rosemary on Friday, February 3 for tournament play. The competition was delayed after a backboard was shattered in the gymnasium, and the tournament was moved to St. Joseph’s Composite in Brooks.
   The Sabres went up against Rosemary in their first game. The teams met before this season with Rosemary coming away with a strong win. This time the Sabres held with the Rockets for some time, but as the game progressed the gap widened. Rosemary walked away with a 97-45 win. A positive for the team was that they did not fall prey to Rosemary’s press as they did in their first match-up this season.
   On Saturday morning, the Sabres met the Banff Bears. This time the Sabres only had seven players, and the match wore on the depleted team. Again they matched up well, and were able to keep the Bears within sight, but eventually ran out of gas. Banff won 77-45.
   This put them up against Youngstown in their final match of the tournament, a team with strength and height. It was also an important game for the Sabres as the two may meet later this season at Zones.
   It was a slow start for both teams, but the Sabres began to pull away. They were leading by close to 20 points late in the second half, when Youngstown pulled to within six points. The Sabres were able to steal away Youngstown’s momentum and went on to win 56-44.
   Tanner Borowicz was awarded the MVP for the Sabres for the tournament. Jordan Comstock was awarded a medal in the free-throw contest where he led all participants with an 80 per cent average.

Dynos fall to Redmen in Superman final

    Last weekend the DVSS Dynos participated in the Superman tournament held in Three Hills.
   On Friday the Dynos first action was against the number four ranked team in the province, the Immanuel Christian Eagles from Lethbridge. The Dynos jumped out to an early lead, however the Eagles fought back out scoring the Dynos 27 to 16 in the second quarter. In the end the Dynos continued to fight and pulled out a 72 to 62 win.
   In the second game on Friday the team played the Grand Trunk Grizzlies. The Dynos again jumped out to an early lead taking a 20 point lead into half time. In the third quarter the Grizzlies came out with a vengeance, while the Dynos struggled offensively and defensively, managing to take eight points off the Dynos’ lead. The fourth quarter saw both teams fight it out, and the Dynos came out top with a 75 to 62 victory.
   In the semifinal the Dynos played the Strathcona Christian Eagles from Edmonton. The Dynos continued to have a strong start to game taking an early 14 point lead before SCA managed to cut the lead to eight. In the third quarter the Dynos were unfortunate to lose Matt Herman to a broken wrist as he had sprinted back to prevent the SCA Eagle player from scoring an easy basket. The Dynos rallied from this injury and beat SCA 72 to 65.
   In the final the Dynos played the Acme Redmen who they had lost to earlier this week in overtime. The Dynos and Redmen played an even first quarter with the Dynos edging the Redmen by a point. In the second quarter the Dynos struggled to score and had a total collapse offensively and defensively. The Dynos continued their struggles in the third quarter going down by 26 points.
   It appeared as if the Redmen were going to walk away with the championship, but with 2 minutes left in the third the Dynos started to find some energy and began eating away at the lead.
   The Dynos continued to fight and managed to get the lead down to seven points, but they were unable to capitalize on a few key possessions down the stretch and the Redmen came away with a 76 to 65 victory.
   Throughout the weekend the team struggled with their free throw shooting, which played a factor in the droughts the team would go through at times. However the team showed a lot of fight and character in all of their games. The team’s next action will be against the PCA Sabres on Wednesday night in Drum at 6:30 p.m. We hope everyone can come out and cheer on the team.

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