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Juel Prep finishes strong

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The Niagara Juel Prep girls basketball team will be heading into the league championship weekend on a roll.

This past weekend, the team won all three of its games to finish the regular season with a record of 15-9.

“We had a great final weekend going 3-0. In our first game, the girls were able to battle back from a 20-point deficit through amazing effort and a never-give-up attitude,” Niagara head coach Chris Moscato said. “The final two games, the girls played as a team and everyone was able to contribute to the victories. The team is starting to hit its stride as we head into the final tournament.”

Niagara defeated the Ottawa Capitals 61-60, the GTA Blues 75-52 and the Durham City Chameleons 85-56.

Against Ottawa, Niagara faced quarter deficits of 27-7 and 38-30 before tying the game heading into the final quarter.

Top performers for Niagara against Ottawa were: Maude Law (E.L. Crossley) with 14 points and seven rebounds; Lyla Rodrique (Centennial) and Talia Hultink (Smithville Christian) with 11 points; Camilla Moscato (Notre Dame) with nine points and nine rebounds; and, Ava Briggs (Notre Dame) with five points and seven rebounds.

Against the GTA Blues, Niagara built quarter leads of 19-13, 32-28 and 50-41.

Playing well for Niagara were: Law, 15 points and five rebounds; Moscato with 12 points and five rebounds; Addie Torigian (Sir Winston Churchill) with 12 points; Avery Whaling (Blessed Trinity) with seven points; Rodrique with six points and eight steals; Hultink with six points and seven boards; and, Teagan Fraser (Blessed Trinity) with five points.

In the victory over Durham City, Niagara built quarter advantages of 18-6, 44-22 and 66-39.

Leading the way for Niagara were: Whaling with 15 points and 13 rebounds; Moscato with 12 points and six boards; Fraser with 12 points; Jaylen Steinstra (Blessed Trinity) with 10 points and five boards; Law with 10 points; Maria DiFlavio (Blessed Trinity) with eight points and five rebounds; Rodrique with seven points; and, Briggs with six points.

The league tournament will also be held May 24-26 in Niagara.

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.

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