NACI Varsity Girls win big over Elton

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Published on Wednesday, January 27, 2016

NACI's Dani Hanke (4) putsup a shot on the Elton net 

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The varsity girls basketball team for Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) continues to dominate its opposition. The latest example of its strength was a 73-34 win over the Elton Sabers. 

The game, held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the NACI gymnasium, saw the Tigers score the first 24 points of the first half. Neepawa was also able to keep Elton off the scoreboard until the 8:26 mark of the second quarter. At the end of the half, Neepawa found itself holding on to a comfortable 38-6 lead.

In the second half, NACI let up slightly, but was still able to keep control of the tempo of the game. As for Elton, they continued to battle for every basket.  That effort did pay off, as the Sabers scored 28 second half points, compared to Neepawa’s 35. 

With this most recent victory, the Neepawa Tigers girls team has improved its regular season record to 5-1. The next home game for NACI will be on Friday, Feb. 12, when the Tigers host the Carberry Cougars.