Third time’s the charm?
Brandon Twaites and his Zone 3 (Fraser Valley) team are looking to bring home the gold in wheelchair basketball, his final opportunity at the BC Winter Games.
The Pitt Meadows native has medalled in past, but it looking to finally be the top in the province.
“We want redemption for last year, we ended up just short getting silver and just missed out on bronze the year before,” “The goal is to finally win that medal game.”
Fraser Valley is 3-1 and locked in second place, meaning they’re playing in the semi-final against the number-three seed on Saturday night at Quesnel Junior School. The game starts at 5 p.m.
While Twaites wants to win, he also wants his teammates to enjoy the experience of getting to play in the games.
“There’s some newer players on the team, on our team, just making sure they have a good time and develop their own game,” added Twaites.
Twaites has been playing wheelchair basketball for 10 years now. He loves the game and how everyone in the sport comes together.
“I love the community around it, everyone supports each other,” said Twaites.
If Twaites and his Zone 3 team win the semi-final, they’ll play for gold on Sunday morning at 10 a.m.
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