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By Aaron Schulze

Whundas

Final four: Westsyde senior girls basketball team off to provincial semifinals

Feb 27, 2026 | 6:18 AM

LANGLEY, B.C. — (UPDATE 12:30 p.m.): The Westsyde Whundas are off to the final four of the AA Senior Girls BC School Sports High School Basketball Provincial Championships. 

The No. 13 Whundas knocked off No. 5 Pacific Christian of Victoria 78-69 in a quarter-final game Thursday (Feb. 26) night. That follows Westsyde’s 75-71 win over the No. 4 ranked Notre Dame Jugglers of Vancouver in the first round on Wednesday.

The path to a provincial championship doesn’t get easier for the Whundas as they’re set to take on the No. 1 ranked Holy Cross Crusaders from Surrey in the semifinals. Tip-off is at 5:15 p.m. Friday from the Langley Events Centre. 

Meantime, the journey to a AAA provincial championship came to an end for two Kamloops teams, though they’re set to meet in the 5th/6th place game on Saturday.

The No. 9 ranked Valleyview Vikes beat Mark R. Isfeld Ice from Courtenay 48-46 Friday morning, while the No. 7 ranked Sa-Hali Sabres beat the Pitt Meadows Marauders 52-47.

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Valleyview beat No. 8 ranked Crofton House Falcons from Vancouver 60-42 in the opening round Wednesday but lost 55-48 to the No. 1 ranked Vernon Panthers in the quarter-finals Thursday. 

Sa-Hali beat No. 10 ranked Little Flower Academy also from Vancouver 52-31 in the first round Wednesday, but then lost 79-48 to the No. 2 ranked Langley Christian Lightning on Thursday in the round-of-eight.

The 5th/6th place game is scheduled to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday on the South Court at the Langley Events Centre.

– With files from Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today