Rainmakers North Shore bound for weekend tournament

With a victory in Vanderhoof last weekend in their pockets, the Charles Hays Rainmakers are back on the road this weekend, a long distance road trip that takes the team to the highly acclaimed North Shore Invitational Tournament.

The North Shore tournament is one of the top tournaments on the highly competitive Metro Vancouver Basketball schedule, this year attracting a diverse group of schools to test their skills in the glare of the big city lights.

The Rainmakers will be in the thick of things with 15 other squads from the lower mainland and Vancouver Island. Including such well known Vancouver area squads as Carson Graham, Point Grey, Sentinel, Pitt Meadows, West Van and  Kitsilano.

Also looking to claim the top prize at the tournament will be the highly regarded Queen Charlotte squad, a team which has been seeking out higher levels of competition with an eye on Provincials in the spring.

The rosters for all of the competing teams can be found here. 

The Rainmaker roster can be found here, Queen Charlotte's here

The first game for Charles Hays is Thursday at 2:15, when they take on Sentinel while Queen Charlotte will tip off against Handsworth at 2:30.

The results of those two for both teams games on Thursday, will determine where and when both Charles Hays and Queen Charlotte play next, as the tournament heads towards its Saturday finals.

You can review the full schedule for the 2013 tournament here, results will be posted to that portal as the tournament moves through the weekend.

We will highlight the Rainmaker and Queen Charlotte results below through the weekend, as both make their push towards Saturday's final matches. As well, any other information on the tournament's progress can be found on this anchor page for our tournament coverage.


Thursday -- 2:15 PM    Sentinel 75 vs Charles Hays 59
Thursday -- 2:30 PM    Handsworth 79 vs Queen Charlotte 70

Friday-- 3:00 PM  Queen Charlotte 77 vs David Thompson 65
Friday-- 4:45 PM  Charles Hays 77 vs Belmont 56

Consolation semi finals

Saturday-- 10:45 AM  Collingwood 77 vs Charles Hays 70
Saturday-- 10:45 AM  Queen Charlotte  81 vs Sutherland 76

Consolation Final

Saturday-- 4:00 PM  Queen Charlotte 92 vs Collingwood 86

Rainmakers finish tournament with record of 1 win, 2 losses
Queen Charlotte record is 3 wins, 1 loss, Winners of the Consolation final 

Pitt Meadows was the Overall winner of the tournament with a 62-50 victory over Handsworth

Our past items on the Rainmakers and Northwest basketball can be found here