Win or lose, this will be a most memorable week for Heritage Christian School害羞草研究所檚 athletic program.

For the first time ever, both the boys and girls害羞草研究所� basketball teams from the small Kelowna-based school have qualified for the B.C. A high school championships in the same year.

The Saints girls害羞草研究所� team was ranked sixth in the province heading into the tournament in Chilliwack, while the HCS boys are ranked fourth overall at provincials in Langley.

The games are all being live-streamed for students this week inside the Heritage Christian School gym.

害羞草研究所淥ur school is very excited about both our senior girls and senior boys basketball teams,害羞草研究所� said Sandra Weening-Pauling, the development manager at Heritage Christian School.

害羞草研究所淏eing a small school, this is a very big deal for us to make it this far. We even have players on our girls team who are in Grade 8, much younger and smaller than many of the players they will be up against害羞草研究所攂ut ready for the challenge, and looking forward to the experience.

All but one of the Saints害羞草研究所� senior boys have been playing basketball together since Grade 7 and 害羞草研究所渢hey are a very tight-knit group,害羞草研究所� according to Weening-Pauling.

Heritage Christian has just under 100 students enrolled in Grades 10 to 12, making it one of the smallest schools at provincials.

The Kelowna Christian Knights also have teams competing at both the boys and girls provincial championships.

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