This weekend, October 26th & 27th, is the inaugural weekend of the OSBA Junior & Challenge Series. The event is set be held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
The Junior and Challenge Series' will consist of four weekend sessions and a culminating Championship weekend. The OSBA Junior Series is for players in grade 10 and younger. Session 1 will feature the following eight teams. * indicates this team is new to OSBA programming:
- Athlete Institute
- Bill Crothers Secondary School
- Central Technical School
- Excel Hoops Prep
- Holy Cross Catholic Academy*
- St. Michael’s Catholic School*
- TRC Jr. Academy
- Vaughan Secondary School*
The OSBA Challenge Series is for players in grades 11 and 12. Session 1 will feature five teams. * indicates this team is new to OSBA programming:
- Bill Crothers Secondary School
- H.B. Beal Secondary School*
- Holy Cross Catholic Academy*
- J. Addison School*
- Toronto Basketball Academy*
Schedules for both session this weekend can be found below.
OSBA Junior Series - Session 1 - Schedule
| Saturday, October 26 | Home | Away | Court |
| 10:00 a.m. | TRC Jr. Academy | Holy Cross C.A. | Court 1 |
| 11:30 a.m. | Central Tech | Vaughan S.S. | Court 1 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Bill Crothers S.S. | St. Michael's C.S. | Court 1 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Excel Hoops | Athlete Institute | Court |
| Sunday, October 27 | Home | Away | Court |
| 10:00 a.m. | TRC Jr. Academy | Bill Crothers S.S. | Court 2 |
| 11:30 a.m. | Vaughan S.S. | Holy Cross C.A. | Court 1 |
| 11:30 a.m. | Excel Hoops | St. Michael's C.S. | Court 2 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Bill Crothers S.S. | Athlete Institute | Court 1 |
| 1:00 p.m. | TRC Jr. Academy | Central Tech | Court 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Vaughan S.S. | Excel Hoops | Court 1 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Athlete Institute | St. Michael's C.S. | Court 2 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Holy Cross C.A. | Central Tech | Court 2 |
OSBA Challenge Series - Session 1 - Schedule
| Saturday, October 26 | Home | Away | Court |
| 8:30 a.m. | J. Addison School | Toronto Basketball Academy | Court 1 |
| 1:00 p.m. | J. Addison School | H.B. Beal S.S. | Court 1 |
| 5:30 p.m. | H.B. Beal S.S. | Bill Crothers S.S. | Court 1 |
| Sunday, October 27 | Home | Away | Court |
| 10:00 a.m. | Holy Cross C.A. | J. Addison School | Court 1 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Holy Cross C.A. | Bill Crothers S.S. | Court 1 |
| 2:30 p.m. | H.B. Beal S.S. | Toronto Basketball Academy | Court 2 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Bill Crothers S.S. | Toronto Basketball Academy | Court 1 |
Make sure to follow along with the Junior action here: Twitter – Instagram, and the Challenge action here: Twitter – Instagram.
Event programs [.pdf] can be found below:
Dates for the next sessions of the OSBA Junior Series and Challenge Series are as follows:
- November 9 & 10
- November 30 & December 1
- January 11 & 12
- February 8 & 9
Teams interested in participating in future sessions of the Junior and Challenge Series' should email Ryan Xavier.
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