The St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish had fun two years ago winning OFSAA antique bronze medals in Hamilton. Article content

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“It’s so nice to (have) home-court advantage,” guard Ioanna Tsaprailis said. “Having our friends and family in the crowd, it makes a world of difference.”

The No. 2-seeded Fighting Irish were to face No. 3 Hamilton Bishop Tonnos in a semifinal Friday afternoon at St. Patrick’s.

Win or lose, they’ll play for a medal Saturday at Lambton College. The bronze game is at noon and gold is at 2 p.m.

The Irish reached the semifinals by winning their first three games with help from the hometown fans.

“When anyone gets a big sh

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