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Kelly Carrington Staff Writer The Creighton Kodiaks Sr girls basketball team went 4-0 this past weekend in La Ronge as they took first in a round-robin tournament. The team started off strong with a 53-52 win over Sandy Bay. Krystal Kawa made the shot at the buzzer to win the game as the Kodiaks were down by two points with 15 seconds to go. Earning their first win of the tournament, the team was confident as they took on Birch Hills next. "It was the first game of the tournament, so it was a good way to set the tone for a good weekend," said coach Ryan Trumbley. The Kodiaks won 44-30 over Birch Hills. The team earned their third win Saturday morning, as they beat La Ronge with the same score. The Kodiaks' fourth and final game was against Pine Hills. The girls from Creighton earned a convincing 33-10 win. Through the round-robin play, the Kodiaks were first up with Sandy Bay closely following with a 3-1 record. Trumbley says the girls from Sandy Bay are tough to beat this year as they earned second in a tournament the Kodiaks hosted earlier this season. Creighton earned a third-place finish in that tournament. Overall, the Kodiaks sit with a 9-2 record so far this season. Prepare The girls now have some time to prepare and practice for their upcoming tournament in Duck Lake. Heading south for the first weekend in February, the girls will compete against five other teams in a tougher contest. "The competition will be a little stronger than this [past] weekend," said the coach. The Kodiaks will be playing against a lot of teams in their own conference this coming tournament, and Trumbley says that's a positive for any team. "It's a big tournament to see where we're at," he said. Following the Duck Lake tournament, the team will compete in Conferences in March, to be held in Prince Albert. To prepare for both this coming tournament and the Conferences, the Kodiaks will be spending some time on their fast break. "We've got some kids with a lot of speed," said the coach. "We practiced it a lot [this week] and it looked really good. "Hopefully that will take it to the next level." The Kodiaks plan to keep "practicing everything and try and getting a little better." With a 9-2 record, the Kodiaks see their losses as positives. During their home tournament, the Kodiaks were 3-1 but were in a three-way tie and ended up placing third. "It was a good lesson because in our first game, the girls kind of came out sluggish and tired," said Trumbley. "We hadn't had a good week of practice up to that point and we took a tough loss to Flin Flon." Trumbley says the "girls really learned a lesson from that and we've had some awesome practices since then."
