Youth Basketball League gets underway

By Bruce Whetten

Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:51 PM MDT


Ninety boys and girls, ages 6-13, signed up to play in the Douglas Youth Basketball League which got underway last week with a skills camp followed by the draft in the Huber Middle School gymnasium.


Alonso Tapia dribbles his way around some cones at the Douglas Youth Basketball League tryout held last week in the Huber gymnasium. Ninty kids came out for the league which begins play July 9. Bruce Whetten/Douglas Dispatch

League officials say they have 10 teams playing this year with five competing in the 6-9 division and the other five in the 10-13 age group.

The average team will have nine kids on it.

The teams will practice for two weeks before beginning play July 9. Then it will be two games per week for each of the teams.

Games will be played Monday through Thursday at 5:30 and 6:45 p.m. in both the Huber and Stevenson Elementary School gyms.

Sponsors for this league are Ortega’s Stores, Powerzone Gym, Backdrop Photography, Mi Ranchito, B&D Lumber and Hardware, Shooters, KDAP 96.5 FM, Krazy Dawgz, David’s Plumbing and the Youth Advisory Council.

League officials would like to thank Sheila Rogers and the Douglas Unified School District for their support and cooperation in getting this league started.

 

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