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Tag: Marissa Rodde

A smiling Marissa Rodde (left) and the rest of the Yale junior Lions gave one of the gutsiest performances in the history of B.C. high school basketball on Thursday at the provincial championships. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
Feature High School Girls Basketball

With just three players left, gutsy Yale Lions JV girls force double OT in BC Elite 8! Here’s how they did it!

March 1, 2019July 14, 2019Howard TsumuraComment(0)

LANGLEY — Their dreams of a provincial championship had ended, yet wasn’t that a smile on Marissa Rodde’s face? “It’s still a win in my books,” the talented 5-foot-11 Grade 10 forward with the Yale Lions said. “To go to two overtimes with just three players… I am really proud of my teammates.”

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