West Vancouver Claims North Shore Title En Route to Zone Tournament

Tejpaul GarchaFebruary 16, 2023

The Highlanders are the 2023 North Shore League champions. West Vancouver hosted Handsworth and would make the most of their home-court advantage with a 79-72 victory to claim the title.

Both teams would battle hard and exchange baskets, with Handsworth taking a slim 30-29 lead. West Vancouver would find their rhythm in the second half going up double digits and winning the game.

The North Shore Playoffs have concluded, and West Vancouver and Handsworth have qualified for the Vancouver Sea to Sky Zone Tournament.

Kitsilano, Winston Churchill, and David Thompson will represent the Vancouver League in the zone tournament.

Vancouver Technical and Carson Graham will play to determine the final team in the tournament.

Related Content

View Archive

WolfPack Clinch the President’s Cup During Weekend Sweep

The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's basketball team completed a dominant weekend sweep of the UBC Okanagan Heat in Kamloops on January 9-10, clinching the 2025-26 men's Presidents' Cup and improving to 10-4 in Canada West play while dropping UBCO to…...

UBC Thunderbirds Sweep the Visiting Spartans

The UBC Thunderbirds men's basketball team opened 2026 with authority, sweeping the local-rival Trinity Western Spartans in a two-game Canada West series at War Memorial Gym in Vancouver on January 9-10. The victories improved UBC to 10-2 overall, solidifying their…...

No. 1 Ranked Vikes sweep Cascades

The University of Victoria Vikes men's basketball team, ranked No. 1 in U SPORTS, swept the visiting UFV Cascades in a two-game Canada West series at CARSA Performance Gym over the January 9-10 weekend, improving to 11-2 overall while dropping…...