Express launching protest after controversial loss
The Windsor Express walked off the court and the Sudbury Five walked away with the win.
The Express were convinced a three-point shot by Sudbury's Duane Notice came after the buzzer during Thursday's road game, but officials ruled the basket good.
That tied the game at 112-112 and Windsor players, coaches and officials had left the court and did not return from the dressing room.
Officials handed Windsor a technical foul, but Notice missed the shot leaving the game knotted and up to Basketball Super League officials to decide. On Friday, the league awarded the Five a 113-112 victory.
However, the Express plan to protest the game and ask the league to conduct a review.
“It's a process for a review and protest and we're going to do that and look at it closer,” said Express president and CEO Dartis Willis, who did not know how long that process could take.
For the game, Latin Davis had 25 points to lead the Express (5-5). Tyler Groce finished with 19 points against the Five (8-5). Calvin Blaydes finished with 17 points for Windsor along with Chris Jones, who had 10 rebounds, while Paul Harrison added 11 points and 11 rebounds and Willie Atwood chipped in with 11 points.
SAINTS VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
St. Clair Saints third-year outside hitter Kiana Huggins has been named the OCAA women's volleyball player of the year.
Huggins, who was also named a West Division first-team all-star, was also recognized as a CCAA all-canadian. Huggins was second in the league with 3.55 kills per set and second with 4.4 points per set while adding 38 aces and 114 digs.
First-year head coach Julie Ann Milling was named West Division coach of the year after leading the Saints to a 16-2 record.
Second-year middle Geneva Huisman, a Maranatha Christian Academy grad, and third-year libero Mikayla Stocks, a Sandwich high school product, were also named West Division first-team all-stars.
Brianne Hobbin was named to the West Division all-rookie team while second-year setter Emma Clements, a Holy Names high school product, was named a West Division second-team all-star.
WECSSAA VOLLEYBALL FINALS
The top-seeded Holy Names Knights had to rally from two sets down to capture the WECSSAA senior girls' volleyball title.
The second-seeded Villanova Wildcats took the first two sets by scores of 25-23 and 25-20, but the Knights rallied to win the final three sets and take the match by scores of 25-22, 25-21 and 15-13.
Meanwhile, the top-seeded North Star Wolves rolled to the senior girls' AA final with a threeset sweep of the third-seeded Belle River Nobles. North Star took the match 25-15, 25-10 and 25-11.
The second-seeded Lajeunesse Royals upset top-seeded Ste. Cecile Spirit to take the senior girls' A championship.
In a match that went the distance, the Royals took the title 3-2 by scores of 29-27, 17-25, 19-25, 2517 and 15-13.