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The AV's Youth Sports Connection
Westwind Wins 5th Grade Title
March 13th, 2008
Westwind managed only a 4th place finish in the Western Division during the regular season, but they went 4-1 in the season-ending tournament the Lancaster School District's 5th grade basketball title.
Westwind edged Sunnydale in one semifinal, and then edged Joshua for the title, 24-21.
Monday Scores
Monte Vista 20, El Dorado 10
Sunnydale 24, Jack Northrop 23
Westwind 24, Sierra 15
Mariposa 10, Lincoln 8
Desert View 26, Nancy Cory 8
Visit the School District sports page for the complete tournament schedule.
Tuesday Scores
Sierra def El Dorado (El Dorado Eliminated)
Joshua 32, Nancy Cory 22
Jack Northrop 21, Lincoln 14 (Lincoln Eliminated)
Monte Vista 21, Westwind 17 (M.Vista to semis)
Sunnydale 21, Mariposa 14 (Sunnydale to semis)
Sierra 25, Jack Northrop 21 (J.Northrop Eliminated)
Wednesday Scores
Westwind 25 Mariposa 17
Joshua 32 Desert View 17
Westwind 22 Sierra 14
Thursday Scores
Sunnydale 10 Westwind 11
Joshua (W) Monte Vista (L)
Westwind 24, Joshua 21
Prep Coaches Hosting Basketball Camp
April 15th, 2008
Highland's Jeff Smith and Lancaster's David Humphreys will host two basketball camps this summer.
Champions - on the field and off
May 10th, 2008
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The volunteer event brought out over 65 people - some as young as 8 years old - to assist in the clean up and painting of the school. Some members of the school staff also participated and their help was truly appreciated.
The school was selected by Coach Tony Rios as the first of many planned volunteer events. Coach Rios met with Principal Eric George and after hearing and seeing the needs of the school, decided that this was a worthy candidate for some TLC. The final details and the gathering of all the volunteers was handled by Coach Rios and Darwin Cook, Director of the Champions Youth Organization. Darwin is a former NBA player and has led several other positive youth groups in California as well as other states.
The Champions Organization seeks to build character and leadership in local youth by not only competing at a high level of basketball, but by volunteering and giving back to the community. In addition, a minimum GPA must be maintained and participation in a recycling program must be observed in order to remain a member of the Club Teams.
The event was extremely successful in bringing a new fresh face to the 6th grade quad area. A sense of pride was felt by all who were involved.
The Champions Club Team Organization wishes to thank all of those who participated and look forward to many more memories and good times as we continue on our crusade to make a positive impact in our community.
