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General Information About The Whitman Girls Basketball Association
Including Divisions, Planned Practices and Games
Tentative schedule dates and times are provided for general information only and are subject to change. The season runs from the beginning of November thru the following March.
Town Leagues:
INSTRUCTIONAL - All new 3rd & 4th grade players
TUESDAY NIGHTS
1 HOUR BETWEEN 5:00 - 8:30 PM
STARTING IN DECEMBER
JUNIOR DIVISION - 4th grade with 1 year instructional experience, 5th & 6th grades
GAMES - THURSDAY NIGHTS
1 HOUR BETWEEN 5:45 - 8:45 PM
GAMES START IN DECEMBER
PRACTICE - ONE WEEKDAY NIGHT (Mon, Tue or Wed)
DETERMINED BY THE COACH
PRACTICES START IN NOVEMBER
SENIOR DIV. - 7th, 8th & 9th grades
GAMES - SUNDAY NIGHTS
1 HOUR BETWEEN 5:30 - 8:30 PM
GAMES START IN DECEMBER
PRACTICE - ONE WEEKDAY NIGHT (usually Thursday)
DETERMINED BY THE COACH
PRACTICES START IN NOVEMBER
Travel League
THERE IS A SEPARATE TRAVEL LEAGUE FOR THOSE INTERESTED
THERE ARE TEAMS FOR 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th GRADE PLAYERS
PLAYERS MAY PLAY IN THE TOWN LEAGUE, TRAVEL LEAGUE OR BOTH
SEPARATE FEES APPLY FOR EACH LEAGUE
TRAVEL TIMES TO PARTICIPATING TOWNS AVERAGE ABOUT 30 MINUTES
Volunteers Needed – Please Consider Volunteering,
WE NEED YOUR HELP. THERE ARE OPEN BOARD POSITIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING TO RUN THE LEAGUE. CURRENT OPENINGS INCLUDE: SCHEDULER AND HEAD REFEREE.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2006-2007 SEASON
Congratulations to all teams and coaches for a very successful season.
The annual Shoot-a-thon was held on March 18th with trophies presented for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in each of three events in each age group.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES SUMMARY 2006-2007 SEASON
On Thursday night March 15th, there were exciting championship games for both the Junior and Senior Divisions.
The Junior Division Championship Game
Champions: CarpetMax CarpetMax coached by Bob Monroe defeated Venus Cafe coached by Chris Kinshef and Rick Clark. The final score was 27 to 24 and the game could have gone either way in the final few minutes. The game remained close throughout with CarpetMax opening up a small lead at times only to have Venus Cafe rally back. Tyler Potenza was high scorer and led the winners with 9 points. Janie Monroe, Kaitlyn Cicchese and Jillian Brown also scored for the winners. For the runner-up, Megan Kinsherf led Venus with 8 points while Lauren Clark, Dawn Darigo, Ashleigh Cancela, Emily Sullivan and Lianna Sansone also contributed to the scoring. CarpetMax finished the season undefeated.
The Senior Division Championship Game
Champions: Churchill Insurance Churchill Insurance coached by Keith Griffin and Scott Avery defeated D.B. Gurney coached by Jimmy Dunn and Gerry Kreuz in a low scoring, defensive game. The final score was 18 to 13. Mary Griffin (9 points) led a balanced attack for the winners who also received scoring from Lisa Hulbert, Amanda Walsh, Colleen O'Connor, Rachel Avery and Aimee Bombardier. Heather Hickson, Georgia Bulman, Rylee Burt and Nicole Kruez scored for the runner-ups. Both teams had difficulty penetrating the strong defense of the other team.
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