The B.C. Colleges Athletic Association (BCCAA) basketball provincials tip off on Thursday at Columbia Bible College.
On the men’s side, the top-seeded Vancouver Island University Mariners (17-1) are looking to dethrone the defending national champion UNBC Timberwolves (16-2).
On the women’s side, the Capilano Blues (16-2) are the No. 1 seed. Neither of the CBC Bearcats hoops teams qualified for the playoffs.
For a full schedule, visit bccaa.ca/2011basketball.
GOUGH SEVENTH IN GERMANY
Abbotsford skeleton athlete Amy Gough finished seventh at the season-ending World Cup event in Konigssee, Germany on Saturday.
Gough traversed the Konigssee track in 3:30.99, the second-best time among Canadians next to bronze medallist Mellisa Hollingsworth.
Gough finished the season ranked No. 5 in the world after amassing 1,440 points in the FIBT standings.
HOOPSTERS HONOURED
Basketball players Zeon Gray and Sarah Wierks have been named University of the Fraser Valley athletes of the week.
Wierks led the Cascades women to their first-ever Canada West post-season victory, notching double-doubles in both games as UFV swept Winnipeg on the road.
Gray averaged 18 points per game as the Cascades men dropped a hard-fought first-round series against Trinity Western.