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When the North Edmonton Wizards Peewee ‘A’ won the provincial gold in Grande Prairie on July 12, it was with the help of two Westlock players.
The Wizards took the gold medal after trouncing the their main rivals the Edmonton Warriors 8-3 in the finals.
“That was pretty much the only team that beat us in the regular season,” said Zach Basisty. “It’s awesome knowing you’re the best in the province.”
Seth Fairholm readily admits he had a very good year. The Wizards took home medals in all five tournaments that they played in this year.
“One game the ball was bouncing all over the place,” said Seth, “So I grabbed it with one hand and ran across the field and scored.”
Seth and Zach both played for the Wizards because Westlock did not have a Peewee ‘A’ team this year.
After blasting through the regular season with a 10-1-1 record, the Wizards took the Greater Edmonton Lacrosse Council title after a three-game series against their rivals the Edmonton Warriors.
The Warriors edged the Wizards 7-6 in a shootout in the first game, but the Wizards fired back to defeat the Warriors 13-11 in the second game and 14-4 in the deciding contest.
“We played our systems and did good transitions and found a way to pull it off,” said Seth. “They were pretty close games, no blowouts or anything. It was pretty fun to play against them.
“Our team was pumped and their team looked sloppy,” said Seth.
Zach and Seth have been playing together for two years now, and according to both their parents, they make one heck of a team.
“Zach got the ball with about eight seconds left,” said Richard Fairholm, Seth’s father.
“That’s when we started to cheer because we knew he was going to hold it and ice the game.”
“Seth really developed this year too. He learned a lot and really contributed very well,” said Dan Basisty, Zach’s father. “He had good defence and drove to the net really well.”
They started the provincials July 10 with a three-game round robin — downing the Calgary Sabrecats ‘2’ before dropping an 8-6 rematch against the Warriors.
In Game 3 they defeated the Calgary Sabrecats ‘1’ before trouncing the Warriors 8-3 on July 12 to claim gold.
Zach said he was pretty confident the Wizards were going to win the tournament when they were up 8-0 with five minutes left to go in the game.
“That kind of sealed it,” said Zach, who scored two goals and one assist during the game, while Seth scored one goal.
Seth said he prepared for provincials by keeping himself hydrated and staying away from junk food. The Wizards held two practices in preparation for the championship.
“They practiced hard,” said Richard. “They were ready to play.”
“It’s not really us who wins the game,” said Seth. “We just have to do what our coaches tell us to do,”
“Our defence won it … and our goalie played incredible,” added Zach. “We played as a team and we did good as a team.”
Zach, Seth and both fathers attribute their success to the discipline of the Wizard’s coaching staff.
“The boys were very fortunate with the coaching staff they had,” said Dan, referring to Wizards head coach Curt Bahry. “Their coach sticks to systems and learning the game of lacrosse. We could be up 10-0 or down 0-5 and he makes very little changes to his system, and the boys just seem to go with it, and before you know it we’re going from losing 0-5 to winning 7-5.”
The season isn’t over for Zach, who will be going to the national championships in Ontario for team Alberta coming up in August in Whitby, ON.
“I think it’ll be a good experience, playing against other provinces,” said Zach. “See what kind of talent is out there.”
Westlock’s Seth Fairholm and Zach
Basisty show off the gold medals and trophy they won as members of the
North Edmonton Wizards following the club’s triumph at the Alberta
Lacrosse Association provincial championship in Grande Prairie on July
12. (Supplied)
When the North Edmonton Wizards Peewee ‘A’ won the provincial gold in Grande Prairie on July 12, it was with the help of two Westlock players.
The Wizards took the gold medal after trouncing the their main rivals the Edmonton Warriors 8-3 in the finals.
“That was pretty much the only team that beat us in the regular season,” said Zach Basisty. “It’s awesome knowing you’re the best in the province.”
Seth Fairholm readily admits he had a very good year. The Wizards took home medals in all five tournaments that they played in this year.
“One game the ball was bouncing all over the place,” said Seth, “So I grabbed it with one hand and ran across the field and scored.”
Seth and Zach both played for the Wizards because Westlock did not have a Peewee ‘A’ team this year.
After blasting through the regular season with a 10-1-1 record, the Wizards took the Greater Edmonton Lacrosse Council title after a three-game series against their rivals the Edmonton Warriors.
The Warriors edged the Wizards 7-6 in a shootout in the first game, but the Wizards fired back to defeat the Warriors 13-11 in the second game and 14-4 in the deciding contest.
“We played our systems and did good transitions and found a way to pull it off,” said Seth. “They were pretty close games, no blowouts or anything. It was pretty fun to play against them.
“Our team was pumped and their team looked sloppy,” said Seth.
Zach and Seth have been playing together for two years now, and according to both their parents, they make one heck of a team.
“Zach got the ball with about eight seconds left,” said Richard Fairholm, Seth’s father.
“That’s when we started to cheer because we knew he was going to hold it and ice the game.”
“Seth really developed this year too. He learned a lot and really contributed very well,” said Dan Basisty, Zach’s father. “He had good defence and drove to the net really well.”
They started the provincials July 10 with a three-game round robin — downing the Calgary Sabrecats ‘2’ before dropping an 8-6 rematch against the Warriors.
In Game 3 they defeated the Calgary Sabrecats ‘1’ before trouncing the Warriors 8-3 on July 12 to claim gold.
Zach said he was pretty confident the Wizards were going to win the tournament when they were up 8-0 with five minutes left to go in the game.
“That kind of sealed it,” said Zach, who scored two goals and one assist during the game, while Seth scored one goal.
Seth said he prepared for provincials by keeping himself hydrated and staying away from junk food. The Wizards held two practices in preparation for the championship.
“They practiced hard,” said Richard. “They were ready to play.”
“It’s not really us who wins the game,” said Seth. “We just have to do what our coaches tell us to do,”
“Our defence won it … and our goalie played incredible,” added Zach. “We played as a team and we did good as a team.”
Zach, Seth and both fathers attribute their success to the discipline of the Wizard’s coaching staff.
“The boys were very fortunate with the coaching staff they had,” said Dan, referring to Wizards head coach Curt Bahry. “Their coach sticks to systems and learning the game of lacrosse. We could be up 10-0 or down 0-5 and he makes very little changes to his system, and the boys just seem to go with it, and before you know it we’re going from losing 0-5 to winning 7-5.”
The season isn’t over for Zach, who will be going to the national championships in Ontario for team Alberta coming up in August in Whitby, ON.
“I think it’ll be a good experience, playing against other provinces,” said Zach. “See what kind of talent is out there.”
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