The University of Calgary Jr. Dinos improved their undefeated streak in U-17 tournaments since 2005 by capturing the Calgary Selects Victoria Day Classic. The Dinos faced the Jr. Pronghorns, the Calgary Selects U-17’s, the Red Deer Rebels, the NSD Stars U-16 team, and the Calgary Selects-Panthers in the Finals.

Dom Coward was named tournament MVP while Eric Bakker, and Ian Tomaszewski were named to the Tournament All-Star team.

***In other news, the Jr. Dinos had their best finish ever in the Airdrie Elite East Spring League. Entering the playoffs as the 4 seed after playing the toughest schedule in the league (the Jr. Dinos were the only team to play 3 of the top 4 teams in the league twice), the Jr. Dinos faced off against Bread and Butter which is comprised of former and current SAIT Trojan players.

With only 9 players on the bench including two red-shirts, the Dinos were able to come away with the 83-59 convincing win. The key to the game was the Dinos stellar defense which held Bread and Butter in check for most of the game, including a 2-3 zone defense which is rarely used by the team.

This set up a match-up against the varsity Dinos in the semi-finals. Again with only 9 players, the Jr. Dinos fought admirably coming up short 72-60. Again, the Jr. Dinos were able to hold their opponents in check for most of the game, and worked hard to almost come up with the upset. A great performance, and a great result in a very tough league!