The Lady Lions Strive for Victory

By Curtis Stoychoff

The West Boylston High School Lady Lions basketball team is about to wrap up another successful season, but will it end the way they want it to?

The Lady Lions stand at an impressive 11-5 record with four games left to play. Games against rival Tahanto High School and perennial power Fitchburg will be tough, both away from home. The last two games of the season will be played in the Lori Bourn Memorial Tournament at West Boylston, of which the Lady Lions were the victors last season. The tournament is in memory of Lori Bourn, the mother of senior guard Lexi Bourn, who passed away after a lengthy fight with cancer in 2011. It can be sure that the team will really want to win these two games.

“It means the world me to,” said Bourn. “There is no better way to honor my mother than playing with my team. I love them and wouldn’t want to play with anyone else.”

When asked what the tournament means to the team as a whole Bourn responded, “I know form all the support these past two years it means just as much to my teammates that it does to me and I’m thankful for that.”

Districts are looming and the Lady Lions have enjoyed success in the past. Two years ago they lost in the semifinals and last year they made it to the quarterfinals.

Senior forward Amy Peterson has led the team in scoring all season and has high hopes for the playoffs. “If we all work together and prove that we want it on the court [we can go far],” said Peterson.

The Lady Lions are known around the league for their hard work and determination. Hopefully it’ll all pay off in a few weeks’ time when they take the court in districts.