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TuesdayDecember16201421SPORTRECREATIONBASKETBALLOurofceswillbeclosedfrom500p.m.December232014until830a.m.January52015.IncaseofemergencypleasecontactSouthSlaveRegionWildlifeEmergencyLine..............1-867-872-040024-HourSpillReportLine............................................1-867-920-8130ReportaPoacherLine.................................................1-866-762-2437Wewanttoknowwhatyouthink.BRIEFSSPORTSNWTplayercontinueshotstreakwithKindersleyKlippershockeyteamFortSmithsdefensemanShaunMacPhersoncontin-uestorepresenttheNWTontheiceasaKinderslyKlipperintheSaskatchewanJuniorHockeyLeague.InaDec.11gameagainsttheBattlefordNorthStarsMacPhersongainedoneassistandonepenalty.Thecontestendedina3-2victoryforBattlefordbuttheKlippersmanagedtobouncebackintimefortheirDec.14gameagainsttheYorktonTerrierswitha3-5winwhereMacPhersonnabbedanothertwoassists.MacPhersonhassevengoalsand18assistsfor25pointsin30gamestopsamongrearguards.SpeedskatersvyingforspotsonCanadaWinterGamesteamOverthemonthofDecembertheNWTwillbenaliz-ingtheirselectionsfortheCanadaWinterGamesspeedskatingteams.TwoInuvikathletesJacksonChristieandAlexRobertsonhavealreadybeenselectedtorep-resenttheboysatthecompetition.FollowingaChrist-masAbilityCampwhereskaterswillhaveachancetoimprovetheirstandingsviatimetrialsfromDec.28to30coacheswillmaketheirtopvepickstomakeupthegirlsspeedskatingteam.YkbasketballersshootforskillsdevelopmentatVancouvertourneyByDALICARMICHAELYoungbasketballplayersfromtheYellowknifeareahadthechancetotesttheirskillsagainsttheirsoutherncom-petitionlastweekastherstteamfromtheNWTtoplayintheannualNorthShoreInvitationalBasketballTour-namentinVancouverB.C.TheYellowknifeboyshighperformanceteamdidntat-tendthetournamentwiththeintentionofcomingoutontopmoresoitwasachancefortheyoungplayerstochal-lengethemselvesandgetex-posuretoahigher-calibergamesaidcoachAaronWells.WereworkingwithkidsthatareCanadaSummerGamesagewerebuildingforthefutureWellssaid.WealwaystrytotravelsouthbutwevebeengoingtothesameoldtournamentsforthelastfewyearslikeGrandePrai-rieandEdmontonarealwayscommononesthatwegoto.Withthisonewewantedtoswitchthingsupandseewhatthetalentwaslikeinotherprovinces.Theteamcameoutofthetournamentwithoutanywinsintheirexhibitionorthreetournamentgameshowevertheywerehappywiththeirperformancegiventheirodds.Wehavealotofyoungkidswhoareingrade9and10whoareplayingagainstgrade11and12hesaid.WewereplayingsomeofthetopschoolsinBCbutitwasgooddevelopment.Wewereinalotofthegamesandwedidntlosetoobadinanyofthemanditwasgoodtoseethekidscompete.TheyoungteamconsistsofstudentsfromEcoleSt.PatrickHighSchoolandSirJohnFranklinHighSchool.St.PatsstudentJohnRoche15movedtothecityfromDelineinordertoaccessagreaterexpanseoffacilitiesandimprovehisgame.Heplayedhishardestduringthetournamentmakingsuretotakefulladvantageoftheopportunity.Thelastgameitwasre-allyclosehesaid.Weweredownandupanddownandupanddownandthentheygota15-pointleadandtheyheldontoit.Itwasagoodgameforourteamthebestofthetournament.WhileRochewishedhisteamhadperformedbetterhebelievesitsonlyupfromhereonoutastheycontinuetobuildtheirskills.Ithinkwerejustayoungteamhesaid.Theolderwegetwellgetbetteranddobetteritjustcomeswithexperienceandage.TeammateDevonFillion15fromSirJohnwasjustasoptimistic.WefeellikeweplayedgoodFIllionsaid.Wees-peciallywanttoimproveourdefencethatswherethegamestarts-defencewinsgames-thatswhereyouhavetohaveballmove-ment.Eachofushaveindi-vidualthingswehavetoworkonbutitdoesntmeanthatmuchwhenthewholeteamisdownyouhavetoworktogether.Theteamislookingfor-wardtoenjoyingtheirwinterbreakbutarejustasexcitedtogetbackonthecourtforsometerritorialtournamentsinthenewyear.AftereachgamethecoacheswouldcomeuptomeandtheydbelikeThoseboysaregoingtobegoodinacoupleofyearsWellssaid.Theywerejustphenomenalthroughoutthewholeweek-endwithanever-give-upat-titudealwaysworkinghardwhetherthescorewaswithinvepointsor20points-itwasthesamementalityshiftaftershiftwitheachplayer.Weregoingtocompeteashardaswecanandnevergiveup.PhotoNorthShoreInvitationalBasketballTournamentDevonFillionoftheYellowknifeboyshighperformancebasketballteamaimsforthehoopattheNorthShoreInvitationalBasketballTournamentheldinVancouverB.C.lastweekend.