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THE 13TH ANNUAL JANUARY 23rd–25th, 2020 2020 VGBA LANGARA CHALLENGE OPENING REMARKS The Vancouver Girls Basketball Association welcomes you to our 13th Annual VGBA Langara Challenge. On behalf of our Board of Directors, we send our heartfelt gratitude to our scholarship and tournament organizing committee, along with our sponsors, for allowing us to create this one-of-a-kind elite tournament for our female basketball players in Vancouver. For the ninth year, we are thrilled to expand this tournament to include a Junior Girls Division. This event would not have been possible without the generosity of Langara College and our partnership with both the Vancouver Secondary Schools’ Athletic Association and the Lower Mainland Independent Secondary Schools’ Athletic Association. It is our dream to create a sustainable basketball program for high school girls in Vancouver and continue to provide opportunties where these female athletes can develop their skills, sportsmanship, and a love for the game! Our Objectives 1. To promote, provide, and coordinate girls basketball opportunities for Vancouver student- athletes at all levels of development; participation to elite 2. To build and sustain partnership with other organizations wishing to support the mission statement and objectives of the Association 3. To create a sustainable basketball program for Vancouver girls 4. To provide opportunities for girls to develop basketball skills, sportsmanship, and a love of the game 5. To provide supervised and accessible basketball programs 6. To provide quality coaching and training 7. To develop a core group of volunteer coaches and advisors as board members 8. To establish and maintain a bursary program for girls needing fi nancial assistance to participate in training or playing in club/provincial/national programs 9. To establish and maintain a bursary/scholarship program for girls wishing to play post- secondary basketball 01 • 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge 2020 VGBA LANGARA CHALLENGE OPENING REMARKS On behalf of the VGBA tournament committee, we would like to thank you for your continued support of our tournament and these athletes. This year, we are excited to start our new partnership with Langara, Vancouver Police Department, VSSAA and LMISSAA. It is through the backing of our amazing partners that we have been able to award 124 scholarships to student-athletes in 12 years. We are always so impressed by the level of competition and look forward to another great showing this year. Best of luck to all those participating! Jennifer Eng-Reyes, Mitra Tshan and Robyn Wilson Tournament Chairs On behalf of the Vancouver Secondary Schools’ Athletic Association (VSSAA), I would like to congratulate all participants competing in the 13th Annual Vancouver Girls Basketball Association Langara Challenge. It takes great skill, discipline, hard work, and commitment to compete in an event of this calibre. Special thanks and congratulations go out to the Vancouver Girls Basketball Association and the organizing committee for putting together this premier basketball event. Best of luck in the tournament and with your future athletic and academic endeavours! Harp Sohi District Athletics Coordinator To all players, coaches, parents, and fans, thank you for supporting the 13th annual Vancouver Girls Basketball Association Langara Challenge. This event is an opportunity to showcase and promote girls’ basketball in the city of Vancouver by bringing together the best public and private school teams in a meaningful event. I wish to thank the many local organizations for commiting to this event and providing scholarships for our graduating athletes. I hope to see this event continue and even expand in the coming years. Good luck to all teams. Enjoy the competition and I hope this event helps you work towards your team’s goals for the season. David Prissinotti LMISSAA President 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge • 02 2020 VGBA LANGARA CHALLENGE OPENING REMARKS The Vancouver Police Department is a proud supporter of the 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge. Thank you to all the players, parents, coaches, and organizers, for making this event possible. Providing the participants with an opportunity to showcase their skills, display leadership and good sportsmanship, and to work as a team, can have lasting positive results – not just for the players, but for the entire community. Sergeant Raj Mander Vancouver Police Department On behalf of the Athletics Department, it is my pleasure to welcome all participants, managers, coaches, parents, and spectators to Langara College. We are extremely honoured to be the host site of this truly extraordinary event and look forward to watching the top high school girl’s basketball teams in Vancouver compete in the 13th annual VGBA Langara Challenge. A special thank you to the organizing committee, volunteers, and tournament sponsors whose support has made this event a reality. The Langara Falcons would like to wish all teams the best of luck during the tournament and for the rest of the season. Jake McCallum Director, Athletics and Intramurals 03 • 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge 2019–20 SEASON LANGARA FALCONS Vancouver Players on the Falcons Roster Janna Jamorabon Janna Jamorabon John Oliver John Oliver 2 4 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge • 04 2020 VGBA LANGARA CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION VGBA VPD Challenge Scholarships $500 • 6 minimum Available to any graduating player or manager participating in the VGBA Langara Challenge. The emphasis of these awards will be placed on students-athletes who have competed at an elite level of basketball, while displaying excellence in both sportsmanship and citizenship. Applicants should also show a commitment to their school and/or community through involvement in coaching, offi ciating, leadership and volunteer activities. Applicants should be candid about barriers to success which can be verifi ed with a coach’s letter of reference. Successful applicants need to attend school in 2020/2021. Langara College Scholarships $1000 • 1 minimum Available to any graduating player from a Vancouver public or independent school who is currently on their senior basketball team. Successful applicants need to attend Langara College on a full-time basis in 2020/2021. Full-time is defi ned as taking nine credits in one term. Langara College Selection Committee will use similar guidelines to the VGBA Langara Challenge scholarships and will make fi nal selection. VGBA Falcon Basketball Scholarships $1000 • 1 minimum Available to any graduating player from a Vancouver public or independent school who commits as a team member to the Langara Falcons Women’s Basketball program in 2020/2021. Applicants do not have to participate in the VGBA Langara Challenge. Student athletes are expected to take a minimum nine credits per term to play any athletic sport at Langara. The Falcon Award will use similar guidelines to the VGBA Langara Challenge scholarships. 05 • 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge 2020 VGBA LANGARA CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Thursday, January 23th *Home teams will wear light colours No Time Location Home Away JR1 3:30 PM Britannia Churchill Britannia SR1 5:00 PM Britannia Britannia Churchill JR2 3:30 PM York House York House Eric Hamber SR3 5:00 PM York House York House Point Grey SR4 5:30 PM St. Patrick’s Lord Byng St. Patrick’s JR4 7:00 PM St. Patrick’s Killarney St. Patrick’s JR3 4:00 PM John Oliver Crofton House John Oliver SR2 5:30 PM John Oliver Notre Dame John Oliver Friday, January 24th No Time Location Home Away JR5 3:30 PM Britannia Loser of Game 1 Loser of Game 2 JR6 5:00 PM Britannia Loser of Game 3 Loser of Game 4 SR5 9:30 AM Langara Loser of Game 1 Loser of Game 2 SR6 11:15 AM Langara Loser of Game 3 Loser of Game 4 JR7 1:00 PM Langara Winner of Game 1 Winner of Game 2 Semis JR8 2:30 PM Langara Winner of Game 3 Winner of Game 4 Semis SR7 4:00 PM Langara Winner of Game 1 Winner of Game 2 Semis SR8 5:45 PM Langara Winner of Game 3 Winner of Game 4 Semis Satuday, January 25th No Time Location Home Away SR9 2:00 PM York House Loser of Game 5 Loser of Game 6 7th/8th SR10 3:45 PM York House Winner of Game 5 Winner of Game 6 5th/6th JR9 9:30 AM Langara Loser of Game 5 Loser of Game 6 7th/8th JR10 11:00 AM Langara Winner of Game 5 Winner of Game 6 5th/6th JR11 12:30 PM Langara Loser of Game 7 Loser of Game 8 3rd/4th SR11 2:00 PM Langara Loser of Game 7 Loser of Game 8 3rd/4th JR12 3:45 PM Langara Winner of Game 7 Winner of Game 8 Finals SR12 5:30 PM Langara Winner of Game 7 Winner of Game 8 Finals Halftime Langara Three-Point Shooting Contest 7:00 PM Langara Closing Ceremony 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge • 06 2020 JUNIOR ROSTER BRITANNIA BRUINS # PLAYER NAME POSITION HEIGHT GRADE 5 Candyce Wong Guard 5’5” 10 7 Eva Yueng Guard 5’2” 10 8 Lily Nguyen Guard/Forward 5’5” 10 9 Advienne Luong Guard 5’5” 9 10 Paige Cheng Guard/Forward 5’7” 9 11 Kiera Yeomans Guard/Forward 5’7” 10 13 Katerra Stewart Guard 5’5” 10 15 Alivia Nadrazsky Guard/Forward 5’8” 9 19 Anita Luong Guard 5’5” 9 20 Mika Ksor Guard 5’5” 9 22 Linda Delorme Guard/Forward 5’7” 10 27 Chloe Nguyen Guard/Forward 5’5” 10 Head Coaches Mitra Tshan & Carly Corrado Managers Angela Luong & Diana Nguyen 07 • 2020 VGBA Langara Challenge 2020 JUNIOR ROSTER WINSTON CHURCHILL BULLDOGS # PLAYER NAME POSITION HEIGHT GRADE 3 Claire Huang Guard 5’3” 10 4 Rachel Shi Guard 5’3” 10 6 Amber Hemrich Guard 5’4” 10 7 Keziah Reimer Guard 5’6” 10 8 Elly Drazic Forward 5’11” 9 9 Marah Dykstra Guard/Forward 6’0” 10 11 Gwen Orchard Forward 5’11” 9 12 Emily Zhang Guard 5’5” 9 13 Stefanie Hart