The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women’s basketball team will be a part of the third annual WolfPack Summer Shootout Tournament, which begins today and runs through Sunday at the Tournament Capital Centre.

The WolfPack will be involved in the Open Division, which will include a team from the University of the Fraser Valley and a under-19 squad from Calgary.

WolfPack head coach Scott Reeves has been instrumental in the formation of the Kamloops Basketball Academy.

He will direct not only his current players, but will also handle the duties on the bench of the Kamloops Young Guns under-14 squad. 

“It allows them to continue working on their game in the off-season,” Reeves said of the importance of summer ball.

“There is usually a good selection of coaches who want to work with kids in the off-season. In the high school season, with more teams, it is sometimes hard to find coaches.

“Club ball gives kids who maybe don’t have a high school team in their particular situation a chance to play in the off season and still develop their skills.”

The tournament, which is run by the Kamloops Basketball Academy, will bring in 35 club teams from throughout B.C. and Alberta.

All teams are girls squads in the round-robin tourney.

The age groups range from under-13 to open.

Results will be available online at kamloopsbasketballacademy.ca.

* Canada Day Classic continues

The Daley & Company Canada Day Classic midget baseball tournament continues today with a pair of games featuring the host Kamloops Riverdogs.

Kamloops plays the Washington-based Laces Baseball Academy at 3 p.m., followed by an 8:30 p.m. match against Okotoks of Alberta.

Both games will be played at Norbrock Stadium.

The Canada Day Classic began Thursday night and continues through the weekend, culminating with the tournament championship game Sunday at 3 p.m. at Norbrock Stadium.

On Saturday, Kamloops plays Calgary at 6 p.m. at Norbrock Stadium to finish the round-robin portion of the tourney.

Games take place all day today, Saturday and Sunday at Norbrock Stadium and Canada Games Fields on McArthur Island.

Competing are Kamloops, two teams from Laces Baseball Academy, Okotoks, Edmonton, Calgary, Spruce Grove, Sherwood Park, Victoria and Richmond.

* Golfing Gems at Kamloops

Alyssa Human was the low-gross winner at the weekend’s Ladies Open Gem Tournament at the Kamloops Golf & Country Club. Human shot a 73.

Three ladies tied for the low-net title with scores of 68 — Joan Hinkey, Doreen Butterworth and Joan Hokanson.