In the last tournament before the Midwest Conference Championship, the Varsity Turnstone Flyers wheelchair basketball team hosted games yesterday (2/6/2010) versus two of the top 5 teams in the nation: #4 Sterling Heights Challengers and #5 Windy City Warriors along with #17 Milwaukee Wheelin’ Wizards who will likely finish in the top 5 by the end of the season.
In the first round the Flyers didn’t have enough fire power against the under rated Wizards who defeated the Flyers 60-31.
The next match was versus the Warriors from Chicago. The Flyers had a tough time capitalizing on their opportunities as they lose 40-21 .
In the final game the Flyers faced the Challengers from Detroit. The Flyers came out strong as they lead 28-18 in the first half; however, the Challengers stormed back and edged the Flyers by 3 points – 48-45
The Flyers are heading to Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 20-21, 2010 for the Midwest Conference Championship.
Varsity Flyers Current Record: 8-13
The other games:
Warriors 27 Challengers 34
Challengers 48 Wizards 60
Warriors 39 Wizards 56
Additional Pictures from this Weekend Tournament at Turnstone
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