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Niagara Juel Prep improves to 8-1

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The Niagara Juel Prep team defeated the Ottawa Capitals 70-52. File photo by Reese Bolibruck.

The Niagara Juel Prep girls basketball team improved to 8-1 in league play in weekend action shortened to one game because of inclement weather.

Niagara was tied 32-32 with the Ottawa Capitals at halftime before outscoring their opponents 38-20 in the second half to record a 70-52 victory.

“The girls played well and picked up our offensive rhythm in the second half,” head coach Chris Moscato said. “I’m proud of their effort and the teamwork displayed on and off the bench.”

Top performers for Niagara were: Camilla Moscato (Notre Dame) with 19 points and 12 rebounds; Kate Kolbinson (Port Colborne) with 16 points and 11 rebounds; Talia Hultink (Smithville Christian) with 11 points and six rebounds; Teagan Fraser (Blessed Trinity) with seven points; and, Lyla Rodrique (Centennial) with four points and six rebounds.

Niagara’s Juel and Juel Academy teams did not play last weekend.

All three teams will be in action March 1-2 in North York.

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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