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About KW Lightning

KW Lightning Girls Basketball Association is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1993 to develop basketball skills for girls in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. KW Lightning fields competitive rep travel teams for girls at all age levels and co-sponsors a non-competitive house league program.

KW Lightning is a member club of Ontario Basketball, the governing body for basketball in Ontario, and a frequent host of the provincial Ontario Cup tournaments at the end of each season.

History of KW Lightning

KW Lightning was founded by Al Haehn, Brian Henry and Roy Dahl with the primary goal of raising the level of play of girls’ basketball in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. You can learn more about the founding of KW Lightning by reading this article from the Waterloo Region Record.

Many KW Lightning players go on to play basketball at elite and professional levels. See our list of notable players for just a few of the success stories.

The KW Lightning Executive

The KW Lightning executive is responsible for directing and managing the organization. All executive members are volunteers.

KW Lightning Operations

Assisting the executive are a number of volunteers with responsibility for the following areas:

Inquiries for areas not listed here should be sent to Allan Bush.

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