U16 McGrath

By: Jessyka Maliksi  

NEWMARKET – Over the weekend, the u16 McGrath girls competed in the IEM Tournament, and came home with the second-place trophy.  

The girls started off the weekend strong, winning three games in a row, leading them to the gold medal game.  

The team’s first win was against Oakville Venom, working together and coming out with a team win, winning 48-18.  

The girls brought that big win energy to their next game Defeating the Brockville Blazers by five (38-33) to end their Saturday night.  

Being able to sleep in the following day, the girls took advantage of the extra hours and came out strong against NuStep Basketball. Winning 47-26 and clenching their spot at a first-place trophy. 

In a nail-biting gold medal game, the girls played hard until the very last buzzer but came up short.  

Losing to u15 Kingston Impact by 4 (30-34).  

Catch the girls in action for their 4-game OBL weekend on Apr. 6 and 7.  

u16 McGrath girls with second place trophy at the IEM Tournament in Newmarket