LANSING, Ill. (February 26, 2022) – The Lansing Christian Girls Basketball team faced off against other local Christian schools in the area earlier this week at the annual Chicagoland Christian Junior High Athletic League Tournament.
The multi-day tournament was hosted by Illiana Christian High School in Dyer, Indiana, and included games on Wednesday, February 23; Thursday, February 24; and a championship game on Saturday, February 26.
Lansing Christian School’s team comprised 10 players, a mixture of eighth-grade, sixth-grade, and fifth-grade students. No seventh-graders are currently on the team.
The squad beat Southwest Chicago Christian School Oak Lawn 27-10 on Wednesday night. On Thursday, the team fell out of the single-elimination tournament after a 34-18 loss to Crown Point Christian School.
Student athletes for LCS during the tournament were: Rowan De Boer, Kenya-Rose Jeanty, Elizabeth Alons, Ava Hoogstra, Chloe Richards, Ella De Jong, Brooklyn Wells, Alex Cruz, Savannah Thomas, and Felicity Nieves. The team is coached by Henry Huitsing and Debbie Smits.
Photos from LCS’ game against Southwest Oak Lawn are included below:
Savannah Thomas (#24) skies for the jump ball to start Lansing Christian’s game against Southwest Christian Oak Lawn on Wednesday, February 23. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Alex Cruz fights up a lay-up against the Southwest Christian Oak Lawn defender as teammate Felicity Nieves (#5) is ready for the rebound. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Ella De Jong glides past a defender on her way to the basket. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Brooklyn Wells hoists a jumper over her defender. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Kenya-Rose Jeanty awaits the pass. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Rowan De Boer darts for the rebound. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Chloe Richards transitions from defense to offense on Wednesday night. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Supportive parents and friends gathered at Illiana Christian High School in Dyer, Indiana for the annual Chicagoland Christian Junior High Athletic League Tournament. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Alex Cruz fires a jumper in Wednesday night’s tournament game. Cruz helped lead the team to a 27-10 win. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Elizabeth Alons (#33) and others fight for the rebound. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Brooklyn Wells breezes past a defender on her way to the basket. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Ella De Jong launches a three point shot during Wednesday night’s tournament game. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Alex Cruz races her defender to the basket on Wednesday night. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
Coaches Henry Huitsing and Debbie Smits encourage the team during a break in the action. (Photo: Josh Bootsma)
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