High school Championship Saturday begins

It is Championship Saturday in local high school athletics as five city champions will be crowned.

In boy's basketball, all three city championship games will tip-off at St. Basil on Saturday as the St. Mary's Knights will send three teams to the finals.

In the midget division, the Knights meet the Korah Colts while the same two schools will battle right after for the junior crown. In the senior title tilt, the Knights will meet the defending city champion Bawating Braves.

The midget contest is scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m. with the juniors to follow at 6 p.m. and the seniors to cap the evening at 7:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the girls volleyball league will crown champions in both the junior and senior division as White Pines plays host the Final Four City Championship Tournament.

In senior, the perennial powerhouse Sir James Dunn Eagles will join Korah, Bawating and the St. Basil Saints in the chase for the title. The same four schools will be in competition in the junior division.

Tournament action begins at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the day. The junior championship match is slated for 5 p.m. with the senior championship to follow at 6:30 p.m.

High school action continues on Saturday with game two matchups in a pair of semi-final contests in hockey. St. Mary's meets Sir James Dunn at 6 p.m. followed by St. Basil and the White Pines Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Gardens.

The Knights and Saints each hold 1-0 leads in the best-of-three series.