Young athlete hopes YXE Urban Games win leads to more opportunities

Saskatoon’s first-ever YXE Urban Games drew in huge crowds of athletes and supporters.

Anne Boesong met with 650 CKOM to discuss her experience playing 3×3 basketball at the urban games, which ran from Friday through Sunday. Boesong’s team, the Saskatoon Nasa Crew, took the top spot in the local 3×3 U16 female category, winning their final 8-6.

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“I am so excited… I love my team!” exclaimed Boesong.

3×3 Youth Basketball Players competed to be the best team at the YXE Urban Games. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)

Boesong said she’s been passionate about basketball since she was very young.

“I have been playing this sport mostly all my life. I really love it. I wouldn’t change it for anything else,” she shared.

Boesong, who is heading into Grade 10 this fall, said she hopes her success in the Urban Games will help push her basketball career forward.

“We have an opportunity to showcase our talent to everyone out there and to show them how good we really are,” said Boesong.

“Hopefully, I do play on a university level. A scholarship would be really cool too… I think this could be a really good exposure opportunity.”