Sunday, October 23, 2011

Teams Announced for 2011-2012

After the Saturday (October 22) tryout, the following players have been selected to play for the Binghamton Travel Basketball program this season:

BINGHAMTON RED
ALAPECK, Connor
DRAYTON-DUGGINS, Joshua
DiRADO, Ettore
LEE, Keshawn
HERMAN, Devon
McDONALD, Francis
SABATINO, Gabriel
SHERMAN, Christie
SNYDER, Victor
TURNER, Caroline
YOUNG, Colbie

BINGHAMTON BLUE
DAVY
, Lucas
DUGGINS, Jamique
FARRELLY, Noah
HIME, Mattias
McDONALD, Jacob
MERTA, Wyatt
MURRAY, Niko
SCOTT, Jaylen “Manny”
SURDEY, Chris
WRIGHT, Tommy
ZAHKA-STERN, Sam
ZIKUSKI, Danny

BINGHAMTON WHITE
BUTTS, Jalil
HIGH, Tyshawn
JENSEN, Gracie
McGAHY, Jordan
RAGSDALE, Jaylin
SMITH, Erik
SPROUSE, Brandon
TYLER, Devin
VAN PUTTE, Patrick
WHITEMAN, Gabriel

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to program cordinator Stephen Jensen at jensens@oacsd.org.

An announcement concerning the PARENT/PLAYER meeting and the first practice(s) will be coming very soon.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

One-Day "Shoot The Lights Out" Session

There will be a one-day "Shoot The Lights Out" pre-season session from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 6, at Owego Free Academy.

The session is for boys and girls, grades 3 through 10, and is a fund-raiser to help restore the Tioga Theater, damaged in the Flood of 2011. Cost is $30 in advance, $40 day-of. (All proceeds go to the Tioga Theater.)

The session will be offered by Bill Hopkins, and will be hosted by OFA boys head coach Chris Evans.

I've sent my kids (Roberto and Gracie) to the "Shoot The Lights Out" camp the last two summers at OFA with coaches Hopkins and Evans, and I cannot say enough good things about their camps. The timing, too, is perfect, as it will help propel the kids into basketball season with reminders an refreshers on excellent shooting technique(s).

If you have not received the e-mail from me with the attachment/flier for the "camp" and would like to, please send me an e-mail at jensens@oacsd.org and I'll get one to you right away.

To learn more, here, too, is the "Shoot The Lights Out" Web address: www.shootlightsout.com

Friday, October 7, 2011

Travel Basketball Tryouts October 22

Tryouts for Binghamton Travel basketball will be held:

* 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 22, at the downtown Binghamton YMCA
* Tryouts are for students in Grades 3 through 6 (boys and girls may try out)
* Those interested in trying out should arrive early to register at the desk outside the gym
* At that time, we will need contact information for parents or guardians (cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses)

* Note: There is no fee for trying out on October 22.

****However, for those who make the team(s), there will be a player fee to help cover costs of gym rental this season, as well as the entry fee for the travel league (that total has not yet been determined, but will likely be in the $20-25 range, per player).

****Each player will also be asked to pay for their uniform, which they will keep. The uniforms we're looking at this year are reversible jerseys and shorts, with the Binghamton Basketball logo on the front of the jerseys, players' name and choice of their number on the back. The price for the uniforms we're looking at is $55.

****That means that the total price for the program, per player, this year will be approximately $75-$80.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Rage Group Has Tough Day in Scranton

A group of Rage players went to Scranton Saturday and came away without a win. The team lost its first game in triple overtime, and the second by 1 point.

Game 1
JB Hoops 63, Rage 61 (Triple Overtime)
JBH -- 22 - 31 - 6 - 2 - 2 -- 63
Rage -- 26 - 27 - 6 - 2 - 0 -- 61

Stats:
* Sarbast Doski: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals, 6 assists, 1 block (1-3 FT) (two 3-pointers)
* Trevor Borchardt: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (2-11 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (6-9 FT)
* Nicky Snyder: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Lucas Sutton: 3 points, 4 rebounds (3-6 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Nate Corey: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block
* Caleb Link: 2 steals
* Team free throws: 12-for-31
* JB free throws: 6-for-14

Game 2
St. Paul's 55, Rage 54
StP -- 26 - 29 -- 55
Rage -- 26 - 28 -- 54

Stats:
* Sarbast Doski: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
* Nate Gaster: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 assists, 2 steals (3-6 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Caleb Link: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Nicky Snyder: 5 steals, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Nate Corey: 4 rebounds
* Brady Harrington: 3 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Lucas Sutton: 2 rebounds
* Rage free throws: 4-for-9
* St. Paul's free throws: 3-for-13

Game 3
JB Hoops 52, Rage 30
JBH -- 28 - 24 -- 52
Rage -- 16 - 14 -- 30

Stats:
* Nicky Snyder: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 rebound (two 3-pointers)
* Caleb Link: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Lucas Sutton: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal (3-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist (one 3-pointer)
* Luke Meier: 2 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Nate Gaster: 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 block (1-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 6 rebounds
* Nate Corey: 4 rebounds, 3 steals
* Rage free throws: 5-for-11
* JB Hoops free throws: 6-for-11