Comp senior girls claim bronze at Viking Invitational
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School senior Vikings girls’ basketball team finished third out of 12 teams in their home tournament this past weekend, and their bronze medal win could help them in the run up to the provincial Hoopla tournament next month.
By beating Melfort out for the bronze, it’s likely the Vikings will be the top-ranked team in 4A and would also therefore host regionals leading up to Hoopla.
The better news for the Comp is they won bronze by eight points on the weekend without last year’s MVP, Mia Cottini, who has missed the past few weeks with a knee injury.
“It’s been awesome to see the other girls step up in her absence,” said Vikings head coach Bryan Cottini, also Mia’s father. “It’s actually probably been the silver lining.