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Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs set sights on Hoopla

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior boys basketball team will compete in a record nine tournaments this season in an effort to form into a contender for provincial gold.
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The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior boys basketball team will compete in a record nine tournaments this season in an effort to form into a contender for provincial gold.

“Setting up and playing in nine tourneys has its challenges all the way to the kids' fatigue down to finances, as the school can only budget for about four tourneys on the year,” said Elecs coach Shane Ross. “However, we have some very committed players, specifically third year Grade 11 returning guard John Sasi, who regularly shows up to practice at six a.m. at the Comp with me individually to try to compete at the highest level.”

Ross said joining Sasi on the Elecs this season will be returning Grade 12 players Wyatt Haux and Donny Mortenson, who will both be asked to play big minutes while providing veteran leadership. He said the team has also picked up a few new players in Justin Van Achte and Jack McGeough with each bringing strong athleticism to the team.

Backing up Sasi will be Heaven Calibuna and Cameron Rioux, which will create an extremely fast backcourt for the Elecs that will feature a lot of fast-break and high paced basketball. Ross added the remaining five players on their roster are committed to the program as is the team's staff, which includes assistant coaches Nathan Wilhelm and Dustin Wilson and manager Evanne Wilhelm, and the hope is they can make a solid run towards the Hoopla provincial tournament this spring.

Ross said playing in nine tournaments over the season will help the team reach this goal, but the busy schedule does put them close to $3,500 over budget. He said they are looking for people and businesses to sponsor the team as “friends of the program” to help cover the increased cost with advertising opportunities available at the Feb. 8 and 15 McLeod Series and the Elecs Feb. 10-11 home tournament.

“If anyone wants to help out,” noted Ross, “they can contact Dustin Wilson, Nathan Wilhelm or Shane Ross at 306-421-7107 to go over any details.”