Island teams 'have something to prove' when they come to the Mainland
The kids and coaches all love the three-on-three basketball tournament that is a unique part of the BC Summer Games.
Under the format, which is more like a street game found under a single basket in a cul de sac, players play a half-court game. When the ball gets turned over, the defenders just have to take it back out past the freethrow line, and then they can go on offence. At the 2024 tournament, the Vancouver Island teams come in as favourites. Coach Cam Loveless guided the Zone 6 teams to gold and bronze medals at the last Games in Prince George, and he's back with his 13-year-old son Kruger for another shot at the podium – adding the proviso"the main thing is that they have fun."
"We always feel we've got something to prove when we come to the Mainland," said Loveless."The thing for us is to try to repeat as champs."
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