Quebec Wins BC Wheelchair Basketball National Championships April 2, 2002 - The Fleur de Lys of Quebec won the 2002 Canadian Junior Wheelchair Basketball Finals with a 56-53 defeat of Variety Village of Toronto that was held at the Pinetree Community Centre in Coquitlam from March 29th to March 31st, 2002 (Friday to Sunday). Quebec got to the final game with an 80-69 defeat of BC in the semi-final. Variety Village defeated Alberta 69-58 in their semi-final. The Fleur de Lys is an all-star team who were the National Champions in 1998, silver medallists in 1999 at the Canada Games in Cornerbrook, Nfld. And silver medallists at the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Junior National championships. British Columbia won the bronze medal with a 64-50 win over Alberta. All-Stars included James Mahon (Variety Village), Matt Yousie (Saskatchewan), Bo Hedges (BC), Abdi Dini (Variety Village) and Kim Joines (Alberta). Marc Antoine Ducharme of Quebec was named the MVP of the tournament. In the mini division, Variety Village Red defeated Variety Village White for the gold medal by a score of 56-51. All-Stars for the mini division included Cameron Crosby (BC), Greg Westlake (Variety Village), Sunera Samarkoon (BC), Shayne Smith (Variety Village) and Coti Koski (BC). Dayton Sophia of Variety Village was named the MVP. Hosting the Nationals was a first for BC. It was the 9th Annual Junior Championships and only the 2nd time the Finals have occurred west of Ontario since its inception. For more information, contact Carrie Linegar at 604.737.3138 or via email at bcwbs@telus.net. BC Junior Team 10ft. Sheldon Jarvis, Prince George Dallas Sirois, Prince George Dakotha Sirois, Prince George Bo Hedges, Prince George Cory Gibson, Quesnel Curtis Brownmiller, Quesnel Ryan Chisolm, Victoria Nick Konishi, Richmond Vinh Nguyen, Vancouver Bruce Reding, Langley Chris McGladdery, Abottsford Chad Williams, Port Coquitlam Coaches Marni Abbott, Vancouver Pat Harris, Prince George Mini-Basket Division 8ft. BC Team #1 Alicia Ratchford, Tsawwassen Avril Harris, Prince George Matthew Ficocelli, Kelowna Gary Jaswal, Vancouver Peter Won, North Vancouver Adam Bishop, Shawnigan Lake Mark Suanders, Lantzville Cameron Crosby, Ladner Anthony Crosby, Ladner Coaches Harry Ratchford, Tswwassen Ryan Thompson, Langley BC Team #2 Blaire Knowles, Richmond Cameron Knowles, Richmond Coti Koski, Coquitlam Nicole Pfeifer, Surrey Deion Green, Burnaby Sunera Samarkoon, Burnaby John Paul Perron, Mission Oz Havusha, Vancouver Prit Paul Gill, Surrey Coach Ross MacDonald, Vancouver You can find photos from the event in our Basketball News & Results section.