Next Practice, Thursday May 28 at 5:30 p.m.

We will take Memorial Day weekend and Memorial Day off. Next Practice will be Thursday Night, May 28 at 5:30 P.M. at the YMCA.

Team Meeting and Scrimmage

We will have a team meeting on Thursday, May 21 at 6:30. Meet in the hall outside of the gym and we will find a meeting room. We will then scrimmage Hartsville 13U from 7:00 to 8:30 help them get ready for their tournament this weekend. We will focus on developing our depth in this scrimmage and attempt to give our non-starters more playing time. Please be ready to go all out.

Basketball Summer Camp

The Y will be having Basketball Camp this summer. I hope that all of our team will participate. Coach Aric Samuel Head Coach at Hartsville Highschool will lead the camp.

June 15-18 - Ball Handling Camp
June 22-25 - Shooting Camp
June 29-July 2 - Lay up Camp
July 6-9 - Big Man Camp
July 13-16 - Point Guard Camp

15U will be from 9 - 10:15 a.m.

Cost is $15 per week or $65 for all 5 camps for Y Members. Cost is $25 per week for non-members or $110 for all 5 weeks.

North Myrtle Beach Champions at Beach

Some of the team hit the beach after the games.

Hartsville 14U Basketball Dominates Beach Tournament to win 3rd straight Championship!

Congratulations to the team on winning the USBA North Myrtle Beach Tournament by beating Myrtle Beach, Aynor, Columbia and Wilmington to win the Championship!

Trip Update

This tournament has special rules.

Everyone must turn in a parent/guardian release form.

Patrick, Dominick, Bryson and Trey need to take Phyllis Thompson a copy of their birth certificate to be allowed to play.

Be at the YMCA by 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

My cell phone is 307-7153 if you have questions or have an emergency. If I don't answer leave me a voicemail.

Weekend Beach Tournament Update

Phyllis Thompson emailed me that our first game will be on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Sportszone. The Sportszone map is on the post below and is located at 304 East Highway 90, Little River, SC. The phone number is 843-249-4386. Please be there by 10:15 a.m.

Our second game will be at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church located at the intersection of 204 Hwy 17 N and 6th Avenue North, North Myrtle Beach.

Bracket Play will begin at 4:15 p.m. Our bracket play appears to be taking place at North Myrtle Beach Highschool located at 3750 Sea Mountain Highway, Little River, SC 29566.

If you would like to ride the bus on Saturday you need to be at the YMCA by 7:30 a.m.

Weekend Tournament Information (May 15-17)

I have learned that we will play our games at the Sportszone in Little River, SC. I do not yet know all of the details. We should have them by Wednesday afternoon. I will try to update you as soon as I know the details. A general location map is shown above. You can also check out their website at http://www.sportszonecenter.com/.

As usual wear black shorts and try to wear a black undershirt. You may want to bring some extra undershirts because we will play multiple games on Saturday.

There are 6 teams scheduled to play in our division. This will be a very challenging tournament.

Directions:

From the South (N. Myrtle Beach) Take Hwy 17 North over the Intercoastal Waterway. First exit is Hwy 90. RIGHT onto Hwy 90; SportsZone is 500 yards on right.

From the North (North Carolina / Little River) Take Hwy 17 South to Hwy 90 (Dunkin’ Donuts is on the left). LEFT at the light onto Hwy 90; SportsZone is 1/2 mile on left.

From the West (Carolina Forest / Loris) Hwy. 31 North to Hwy 9 South towards North Myrtle Beach. Pass Sea Coast Medical Center to the Hwy 17 North / Hwy 90 Exit. LEFT at the light at the top of the exit; SportsZone is 500 yards on your right

Next Practice - Thursday May 14 at 5:30 p.m.

There will be no practice on Monday evening due to a meeting I have out of town.

Our next practice will be on Thursday May 14 at 5:30 p.m.

I do not have any information about this weekend's tournament yet but I will post it as soon as it is given to me.

Next Practice - Saturday May 9 at 9:00 a.m.

We will practice on Saturday morning, May 9 at 9:00 a.m. at the YMCA. We will practice until approximately 10:30 a.m.

Practice - Thursday May 7, 2009 @ 5:30 p.m.

We will practice on Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the YMCA.

Champions again!

Rumble at the Y 14 U Champions 2009