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University Winnipeg Collegiate and Manitoba High School Athletic Association Varsity High School Basketball Finals

Manitoba High School Athletic Association Varsity High School Basketball Finals: Youth from Spence neighbourhood played for champion teams at Oak Park and Sisler High School, according to Rabble. Last weekend youth from Spence also won the AAA Junior Varsity Girls championship, playing for the University of Winnipeg Collegiate. Six youth who grew up playing basketball at the Spence Neighbourhood Association brought home championship banners! Spence sports history was made last month at the Manitoba High School Athletic Association Varsity High School Basketball Finals. Spence Neighbourhood Association barrier-free sports programming is helping create winners! The Most Valuable Player of both the AAAA Girls and Boys Provincial Champions played their first league basketball games through Spence Neighbourhood Association programs. The same can be said for the MVP of the AAA Junior Varsity Girls final, Alicia Dunsford, of the University of Winnipeg Collegiate, and her all-star twin sister Rachelle Dunsford. William Sesay, now of the Oak Park Raiders, and Kyanna Pingue-Giles, of the Sisler Spartans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.