It was an enthusiastic bus ride back to Sprague for both Ross L. Gray Raiders teams who beat AAAA, AAA and AA schools at the Ste. Anne Varsity Boys & Varsity Girls Invitational High School Basketball Tournaments this past Saturday.
The Raiders defeated the Steinbach Regional Secondary School 81-31 in the quarterfinals; downed the St. James Jimmies 62-31 in the semifinals and then beat the Morris Mavericks 81-35 in the varsity girls championship game.
Ross L. Gray varsity boys outscored the SRSS 85-76 in the quarterfinals; defeated Edward Schreyer of Beausejour 76-51 in the semifinals and beat the Lorette Scorpions 67-57 in the championship game.
The Raiders are number one in the MHSAA's Weekly Top 10 "A" Boys Basketball rankings while the girls are number two behind Grandview.