Chatelech senior girls basketball team hosted their annual Eagle Invitational Tournament last weekend.
Out-of-town teams from Eric Hamber, Cariboo Hill and Pemberton faced off against each other and local teams from Elphin-stone, Pender Harbour and Chatelech.
Eagle Invitational is a casual tournament that focuses on teams matching up against other teams they don’t usually get to play.
Pemberton claimed first place by knocking off Eric Hamber in the final game to remain undefeated. Hamber ended up second with Cariboo Hill third.
The local teams struggled as they lost all their games to the out-of-town teams, although Elphinstone did put a scare into Cariboo Hill in the first half as Tenzin Tseten put in her strongest game of the season at guard. Sophie Conyers and Ingrid Hansen also had a strong tournament.
For Pender Harbour, Ashley Emerson led the way at point guard, while Kim Fields led the team in rebounds. Madeline Roach had a great game on Saturday, scoring 10 points against Hamber.
The host team struggled to score all weekend, but – led by Emmalyn McKenna at point guard – improved on defence and held Pemberton to 38 points, their lowest total of the tourney.
All three local teams continue with games in January and wrap up their seasons mid-February.
