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21st ANNUAL 26TH STREET TOURNAMENT RECAP
The 21st annual 26th Street Tournament was another success with 10 teams from around BC in attendance. Congrats to our Senior Girls for a good showing and entertaining the YHS crowd with an exciting come from behind win over Charles Hays 54-51. Senior Tiger Emma was named Tiger of the Tournament.

Our Junior Tigers competed against Senior Teams at 26th Street as a challenge to prepare for a run at BCs. Our Juniors played great winning 3 of their 4 games. This included an impressive 72-31 win over Kitsilano Seniors and an overtime 73-71 win over Senior AA ranked Pitt Meadows. The Pitt Meadows win was especially impressive as our Tired Junior Team was outsized by a big Pitt Meadows team and had to rely on the scoring ability of Grade 10 guard Nadeen. Nadeen is an exceptional player who scored a tournament and YHS record 50pts in the win. Juniors Finny and Nadeen were named Tournament Allstars.

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BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Our Junior and Senior Tigers are in playoffs this weekend. Seniors defeated St. Pat’s on Monday to move on to the semi-finals and earn a spot in the AA Lower Mainlands next week. YHS Juniors host semi-finals Wednesday at York House. Full results still unknown at this time.

SKI & SNOWBOARD UPDATE
Our YHS Skiers continue to dominate the race course at Whistler with our own Rosie taking first place at last week’s meet. This week, our Tigers skiers and snowboarders compete in the final regular season race before zone championships.

SPRING SPORTS
Despite the freezing temperatures this week, the Athletics Department is already getting ready for spring. The Spring Sports season is busy at YHS with many opportunities for YHS student-athletes. Senior School sports include Track & Field, Soccer, Ultimate, and Badminton. There may also be an opportunity for Tiger Tennis players to compete at ISAs if there is enough student interest and commitment.

More information will be coming out soon.

JUNIOR BASKETBALL TEAM TAKES VGBA CHAMPIONSHIP
On January 24-25-26, our Junior and Senior Basketball Teams participated in the VGBA Championship hosted by Langara College. Our Seniors competed hard but lost to John Oliver,  Killarney, and Churchill. Our Junior Tigers won the Junior Division title with convincing wins over Van Tech, Magee, and St. Pat’s in the final. Mila and Finny were named Tournament All-Stars while Nadeen was named MVP.

TIGERS SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS DOMINATE RACES
Our YHS Skiers and snowboarders are performing well at league races at Whistler. Tigers routinely make up a large percentage of the top 10 racers. Last week Laura, Olivia, Rosie, Isabel, Lauren, and Rebecca all placed in the top 9 in the alpine ski division. While our snowboard team is small, Tash placed second. The girls have another race before zone championships. Our Tigers are defending BC Champions and are working hard to prepare for BCs in Smithers in March.

JUNIOR & SENIOR TIGERS HOST 26TH ST TOURNAMENT
In 1998, after a year of fierce competition, York House and Little Flower coaches (David Prissinotti and Debbie Smallwood) came together to plan a tournament which would bring many of the top AA teams in BC together at YHS-LFA. York House and Little Flower share a common street on Alexandra Street. However, the name, ‘Alexandra St. Tournament’ did not cut it. Both schools also share 26th Avenue. Therefore, the 26th St. tournament was born. While we all know 26th is an Avenue, but 26th St. sounded better! The rest is history. The 2019 tournament will be the 21st event organized by Mr. Prissinotti. This year, 10 teams from around BC will be competing. Come cheer on our Junior and Senior Tigers this weekend as they take part in one of BC’s best events.