News Archives: Wolves Weekend Recap - November 16, 2018
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
Men’s Basketball Split Weekend Series Against the Huskies
The GPRC Wolves Men’s Basketball Team concluded their homestand welcoming the Keyano College Huskies from Fort McMurray.
Friday night (November 16) saw the Wolves come out firing, scoring 23 in the quarter and leading Keyano 23-20 after the first quarter. The second quarter was all Wolves, with the Wolves holding Keyano to nine points. The Wolves added another 17 points to lead the Huskies 40-29 at half. The third quarter was mirrored of the second, with the Wolves holding the Huskies to 10 points. The Wolves scored 21 to hold a commanding 61-39 lead. The last quarter was much more offensive for both teams, with the Wolves winning the quarter 26-21 and the game 87-60.
Mr Mikes Player of the Game honours went to Wolves first year guard Michael Shelast with 15 points. Other leading scorers were Payton Tirrell with 15 points and 8 rebounds, and Liam O’Hallahan with 15 points and 9 rebounds.
The Wolves and Huskies returned to the hardcourt Saturday (November 17) afternoon. The Wolves came out of the gate playing well on both ends of the court, holding Keyano to 13 points and scoring 23 of their own, leading 23-13 after one quarter. The Wolves struggled in the second quarter, with the Huskies scoring 29. The Wolves lost the second quarter 29-12, and trailed 42-35 at half. The teams played close to even in the third, with the Huskies winning the quarter 17-14. Much of the same for the fourth quarter, with the Huskies winning the quarter 22-20. The result was a Huskies victory, beating the Wolves 81-69.
Mr Mikes Player of the Game honours were handed out by Minor Basketball players to Wolves first year Liam O’Hallahan with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Other leading scorers were Jon Mueller with 12 points and Payton Tirrell with 11 points.
After the game, the Wolves players stay and chatted with our minor basketball club goers and signed autographs.
With the weekend split, the Wolves are 4-4 on the season. The Wolves now head on the road for a match up with the undefeated Concordia Thunder (10-0) at the Ralph King Athletic Centre. The games are Friday, November 23, 2018 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 3 p.m. Both games can be watched online at
Women’s Basketball
The Wolves took on the Keyano Huskies from Fort McMurray this past weekend. They opened the weekend series in front of a busy crowd. The Huskies started the game on a 9-0 run. The Wolves started to sink some hoops and brought the game back to 11-15. Both teams applied pressure until the buzzer. After the first quarter, 11-19 was the resulted score in favour of the Huskies.
The Wolves were looking to close the 8-point gap in the second quarter. Both teams battled hard at both ends. Wolves getting points from #12 Sophie Melin and the Huskies getting points from #9 Augusta Kievisaite. The quarter ended Huskies up 35-25. Top point scorers half way through the game are #11 Brittany Peters with 6 points for GPRC, and #12 Sarah McDonald with 12 points for Keyano.The crowd was entertained at half time by the talented Gymniks Cheer Team. They demonstrated their cheer skills and athleticism to a busy crowd.The Huskies came out strong in the third quarter going on a 10-0 run. The Wolves got back to back buckets from #10 Lilee Burke-Stasiuk to break the Huskies streak. At the end of the third Huskies are up by 15 points, 39-54.
The fourth and final quarter seen the Huskies got points 8 points from #23 Moiyan Toure and the Wolves saw 5 points from #12 Sophie Melin. Keyano Huskies take the first game of the weekend series 72-50.Mr Mikes Grande Prairie Player of the Game for the Wolves, #15 Kelly Reid and for Keyano, #9 Augusta Kievisaite! Thank you to Kallem from our Minor Basketball presented by Wendy’s camp for handing out the honours! The Wolves welcomed the Keyano Huskies back to the GPRC gymnasium for the second game of the weekend series on Saturday, November 17.
The Wolves came out strong and hit a 3 point shot to start the game off but the Huskies didn’t give up and forced a few fouls on GPRC which converted to points. With under a minute left in the quarter, the Huskies go up 16-9 over the Wolves.
The second quarter started strong for the Wolves, as they went on a 5-0 run to start the quarter. Tough defense on both ends before the quarter ended 34-25 for the Huskies. At the half way point the top scorer for GPRC was first year #12 Sophie Melin with 6 points.
The crowd was entertained at halftime with a dance off between Wolves Minor Basketball players and the Wolves Mascot, Farley. The Wolves Minor Basketball players were spending the day with the Wolves, as they ended off a terrific season of Basketball.
The third quarter started off with very low scoring chances and ended with a 50-39 lead for the Huskies.
The Wolves were looking to close the gap in the fourth and final quarter. Down by 11 they were looking for their come back. but the Huskies didn’t let down, and pulled away even further. With 3 minutes to go the Huskies were up by 17 points. Huskies took the second game of the weekend series 70-48.The Mr. Mikes Player of the Game for the GPRC Wolves was #8 Jayden Demchuk with 8 points and 6 rebounds. For the Keyano Huskies the Mr. Mikes Player of the Game was #12 Sarah McDonald with 12 points and 7 reboundsThe Wolves now head on the road to take on the Concordia Thunder at the Ralph King Athletic Centre. The games are Friday, November 23, 2018 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 1 p.m. Both games can be watched online at
Men’s Volleyball & Women’s Volleyball
The GPRC Wolves Volleyball teams made the trip to Fort McMurray this past weekend to take on the Keyano Huskies.
Check out the game recaps
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