Pilots Multinational Basketball Team Came Close!
Canyonville Christian Academy’s International boys basketball team made a good run at the #1 high school basketball team in the state during the opening round at the 2A OSAA tournament. Trailing by just two points late in the game, the Pilots came up short in the closing minutes. Final score: Irrigon 47 CCA 37.
In the consolation bracket, International Private High School CCA also suffered a 10 point loss to Central Linn, 64-54. After a slow start, the Pilots closed to within one point in the fourth quarter but could not get the lead against the Cobras.
The Eastern Oregonian titled their article: The Canyonville Christian basketball team is multinational and multilingual.
Here’s an excerpt of that article.
Basketball coach Noel Schaak has a flair for turning players with zero experience and a loose grasp on the English language into seasoned athletes. Schaak’s team at Canyonville Christian Academy has a roster of 12 international players from the Ukraine, Rwanda, Hong Kong and South Korea. Though the team usually has local boys, too, this year it doesn’t.
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