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Similkameen Starbirds win women's basketball championship against Vancouver

Starbirds win championship

The Similkameen Starbirds took home the women's basketball championship trophy on Saturday, totalling their title wins to three years in a row.

The 65th Annual All Native Basketball tournament championship game against the Vancouver All My Relations totalled 75-53 in Similkameen's favour, held in Prince Rupert from Feb. 8 to 15.

"It's a 3-peat!!! Our [...] ladies have done it," reads a social media post from the Lower-Similkameen Indian Band.

Leading up to the title match, the Starbirds beat the Hazelton Mystics 60-43 on Friday.

To learn more about the All Native Basketball Tournament or view the opening ceremony, click here.



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