SRSLY Encourages Healthy Choices for Youth at 5th Annual 3×3 Basketball Tournament

Off Stockbridge, Stockbridge High School, Stockbridge Junior High, Stockbridge Junior High School,

The Mighty Men with Jacob Buckland, Donovan Cook, Logan Kilgore, Drew Philipp

SRSLY Stockbridge is celebrating another successful 3×3 Basketball Tournament, which was held on Saturday, March 17 at the Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School. More than 60 youth in grades 4-12 took to the courts to compete in 12-minute, half-court games. The event promoted health and wellness across the Stockbridge community, including moving more and having fun without drugs or alcohol.

Congratulations to the 2018 winners in each division!

4th Grade Girls: The Whiplash Wolves

4th-5th Grade Boys: Warriorz

6th-7th Grade Boys: Stocktucky Ballers

8th-9th Grade Boys: Mighty Men

10th-12th Grade Boys: Rim Stuffers

Additional awards given out included the following:

Best Dressed Team: Rainbow Rockstars

Best Team Name: The Whiplash Wolves

Best Team Sportsmanship: The All Stars

New this year was the 3-Point Contest, where competitors were given 15 basketballs and 45 seconds to shoot as many 3-point shots as they could. The winner of the high school/adult division was Hunter Winnie with 7 baskets. In the youth division, Logan Fowler and Spencer Tanner tied with 6 baskets, with Spencer winning the tie-breaker.

The All Stars with team members, Micah Bolton, Collin Cook, Jack Mcleanen, Jake Sawicki

Now in its fifth year, the 3×3 Basketball Tournament was started by members of SRSLY’s Youth.

 Steering Committee in 2014. Stockbridge students Logan Fowler, Perry Stadig, Connor Whitaker, and Devin Whitaker came up with the idea during a SRSLY meeting as a way to spread the word about SRSLY and bring the community together.

“We thought it would be a good way to help more people know about SRSLY because people like basketball,” said Connor, now in 8th grade.

“And it’s a good way for people to just have fun!” added Logan, also in 8th Grade.

More than 100 people filled the bleachers during the tournament Saturday to cheer on their family and friends. SRSLY would like to thank everyone for being respectful spectators and for creating a fun, positive day for the players!

SRSLY would also like to thank its volunteers, Stockbridge Community Schools, Jet’s Pizza, and the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation for making the tournament possible.

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More photos of the tournament can be viewed on the SRSLY Stockbridge Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SRSLYStockbridge/

About SRSLY

SRSLY is a community group dedicated to the prevention of youth substance abuse. SRSLY members include the schools, library, law enforcement, churches, businesses, parents, and youth. SRSLY focuses on primary prevention and is open to anyone interested in preventing youth substance use by promoting a more positive and healthy Stockbridge. SRSLY promotes positive family, school, and community involvement; works to limit youth access to alcohol and other drugs; and aims to reduce parental approval of youth drug use. SRSLY receives support from the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Drug-Free Communities Support Program, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation, and the Coghlan Family Foundation. For more information, visit www.srslystockbridge.org

 

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