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: a ~WATERLtX) CHRONICLE 'Wednesday. M-y ll. 20” ‘_ I O l I O S I O l O ‘ a o o o o o ' o I ; K- Wnghtmnqunwr Elite team earns second straight medal at provmcrals with silver t l B" 803me also stars for the WC] Vikings. “We weren’t I (5""1'111'1? 5m” ' very happy with ourselves after our loss to t .1 Ottawa. and we just wanted to come back : he K-W lightning Junior Hite girls bas~ ', and beat Ajax. and we did.” i I ketball team's plan to peak at the right * ‘1‘ That was the kind of resiliency that Um: T titne worked almost to perfection as 2‘ sevic said he and the coaching staff were ; they won their second straight medal at the - looking for to conclude the season. I ()ntario Basketball Championships in g . "The girls responded on the big court at l Waterloo last weekend -‘ Waterloo.‘ said Urosevic. “What we became . Despite some early setbacks in round- I. ' ’3 over the course of the season. especially at l robin play. the Lightning reached Sunday's ~ I i 2 the end, was resilient. [ finals against No. 1 seeded Ottawa before ; .5 1 .,V “We could respond to things not going ; losing a 61â€"49 decision at the University of if ‘r 1.; well. and to setbacks on the court. and the I Waterloo's Physical Activities Complex t ' Zia 1‘; kids responded beautifully." “ That left lightning head coach Bob Uro- 1 ‘12 The test wasn't over for the Lightning. sevic with a little tnore of a voice than the '3 . 4! 12k They faced a tough London team in the strained vocal chords last year's champi- " ' " semifinals, and trailed them late in the con- onship win left him with. “l was a little more . ‘ ’ test before they managed to take the lead. selective in tny insanity this time." said Uro- __ ‘2 3‘ .3; % But with 1.9 seconds left the Lightning ‘ sevic. who comes from a legendary local 5" 2.3. '2’,” ' __ fouled a London player who sent the game basketball playing family. 16 "« ‘2 .\" into overtime. But he was just as proud of this year's “- any“ ' “She made both foul shots and tied the team's accomplishments. with eight new ‘ r ; 5&5; game." said Urosevic. “Butweoutplayed and faces added to the roster and with the Light- ~ '1; a 0IV[ .3“: ’ ‘ « outscored them in overtime to win 66-60.” ning taking most ofthe season to round into ‘"" ' 1 Urosevic said the Lightning got great shape as a legitimate contender. 1" : leadership from Lessard. Alex Klein, “I'm proud of the kids for a lot of rea- . 3 Michelle Hudyn and Kaitlyn Schenck. sorts." said Urosevic. “They stayed together. ‘ a” 3 >1 'l'm so proud of our team and how we they played together. they dealt with adverâ€" "7 V ‘ i. came together." said Lessard. who will sity. 2' 1 return for her Grade 12 season with the “They came in and competed and they ".5 . 5- . Vikings and will be a cornerstone with the just never quit. The whole weekend we E 33f 1 7 Lightning as well. “I can‘t say enough how seemed to be behind in every game. but we ’ Q a _. '-’ » happy I am that everything came together stayed together and we didn't crack and we ”3%? “2.:. and we all played well." didn't-flinch. They trusted each other and 1“. . . “Si. . if; “it was our best shooting game of the trusted what we tried to do.” is “‘1 tournament,” said Urosevic. “They had three The Lightning headed into the provincial ‘ 3%}, v ‘ provincial team guards on London who finals as defending champions but were only 1 1“: . .could shoot and dribble so we knew it was ranked as the No. 7 seed when the final - ' . 1 2 ‘ going to be a shootout. Whoever made the matchups were put out, ' v V . one big play would basically win the game.” That left them in a tough pool with No. 2 y“ ~f . The final was less of a contest as the Ajax. the team they beat in last year's finals. ‘ «9’ 1 Lightning faced the hottest team in the The Greater Toronto Area squad had some 2313,! province. the Ottawa Nationals. who had revenge on their minds in this tournament. ‘ “'3’” ; only lost once this season. The Lightning But the lightning had some battle-tested "' 2 t 5‘ were overmatched in the 61-49 loss players back from last year's championship ‘ Eb. ;- “They were just too big and too strong,” ttunn. anti a late season tournament the girls said Urosevic. “There was no shame in los- attended in the heart of Us, basketball in The K'W Lightning JUNO’ “it? girls “$9333" team muscled "‘9" way through "‘9 COWW‘i‘ ing to them. they were just a better team. North Carolina last month sharpened their tron to earn "‘9 5W” medal at the provmaal championships Sendai! F" Waterloo. Despite and sometimes that happens." intensity just in time for last weekend's hip, some early setbacks they stormed back to fa“! the Ottawa Nationals '" the finals before “’5' But with the core of the Lightning back show in \‘Vaterloo. "‘9 6‘ ’49 Gm “(mo mom for another season. Urosevic said there is no And after a loss against the Ottawa (Zapi- reason they couldn't make it three in a row. ‘ tals in pool play the Lightning knew that was short and sweet .2 if we “in. we move ters ofhaskethall to beat Ajax 50â€"42. “We're position well for next year." he ‘ they had to beat Ajax again to make the play- on." “I don‘t think 8'13"de thonght we'd win said. offround The Lightning trailed early in the first our pool let alone make the finals. but we “You need to learn and then apply those “It was all kind of pointing to that game." quarter of the contest but stormed hack in definitely proved them wrong.” said Light- lessons learned. and we'll have expectations said Urosevic. 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