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Basketball tournament for youths scheduled
February 28, 2008
The March Madness Basketball Tournament, hosted by the Boys and Girls Club and the Lawrence school district’s after-school programs, is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Robinson Gymnasium on Kansas University’s campus.
South 8th-graders drop home opener to Logan, 24-22
October 31, 2007
The South Junior High eighth-grade girls basketball team made its home debut against Topeka Logan on Monday at Lawrence High’s West Gymnasium.
Hoopsters hope for bright basketball future
March 7, 2007
Basketball coaches at Lawrence’s junior and senior high school’s might have a local youth league to thank for their talented players. Hoopsters, a league launched eight years ago by Rick McNabb, has taught kids from second through seventh-grades about the game and developed their talents along the way.
Basketball hopefuls turn out for Bill Self Clinic
January 10, 2007
While most kids unwrapped their presents on Christmas Day, some 500 kids received a bonus gift two days later by attending the 2006 Bill Self Basketball Clinic.
Parks and Rec player supports hometown team
December 6, 2006
Five-year-old Peyton Mallory loves the Kansas Jayhawks. Saturday at the Community Building, Mallory showed his support for the Kansas men’s basketball team, which played DePaul later that afternoon, by wearing his No. 30 Julian Wright jersey during his Parks and Rec basketball game.
Girls show staying power when it comes to basketball
December 6, 2006
Lately, Saturdays have become a little more than just a day away from school for Harley Phelps. Since the beginning of November the Prairie Park fifth-grader has enjoyed her weekends because of something a little more fast-paced than merely enjoying time off — Parks and Rec basketball.
Parks and Rec basketball spreads across city
November 8, 2006
Saturday at Langston Hughes Elementary four Parks and Recreation basketball players breathed a sigh of relief. Not because the games were over, but because the season had begun.
Hoopsters get basketball season going
November 8, 2006
Pregame jitters can be quite common for teams during the season, especially for the first game. But at the East Lawrence Rec Center Wednesday night, second-grader Cole Brungardt wasn’t nervous, he was eager —eager to play his first Hoopsters basketball game.
Free State camp teaches skills, familiarity
Camp with heavy boys’ enrollment no problem for local girls
July 26, 2006
Something had to give. Nicole Humphrey had too much going on, and something had to give. That something was soccer. Humpherey was just too busy with soccer and basketball and had to give up one or the other. She chose to stick with basketball and one of the first places she chose to do after her decision, was to attend the Free State High School basketball camp, which ran throughout June and July.
LHS camp offers improvement, time with friends
July 26, 2006
It was a long journey for Dylan Adcock to make to Lawrence High basketball camp last week at Lawrence High. The 13-year-old traveled all the way from Georgia to participate in the camp with his friend Chris Gaston. Adcock moved to Georgia from Lawrence two years ago and has kept in touch with Gaston over their shared interest in basketball. It was only natural the two friends met up again at the camp.