Angels 13A Team Turns in Great Effort at Nationals!
(posted 07-19-10)
Wilmington Tigers 16U Hershey Tournament Report in PDF Format
(posted
07-06-10)
Wilmington Tigers 9U End of Season Report in PDF Format
(posted
06-28-10)
Wilmington Tigers 11U Report / End of Regular
Season
(posted 06-22-10)
The U-11 Wilmington
Tigers finished up their regular season tournament play in
back-to-back tournaments: The Renegade’s Summer Rumble and Fencor’s
Summer Classic.
The Renegades ran a decent tournament with 16-minute halves. We
opened the weekend against the11U Collegeville Jaguars, who finished
3rd at D-1 Regionals and who beat last years 10U Tigers by 15-20
points. The game was hard-fought, but the Tigers led early and
never looked back, winning 39-33. The key to this game was
aggressive team defense and unselfish balanced scoring. Next up
were the 12U Jags. Although the Jags were bigger and stronger, the
Tigers won easily 30-23. Sunday’s first opponent was the 12U Fencor
team. The Tigers dug themselves in a hole early on and while the
younger Tigers closed within 5 or less, they were never able to
recover and lost 36-27. The final game of the weekend was against
Kyniska Hoops U-12 team. Kyniska has a couple of players who
dominated early. The lead changed often early before Kyniska pulled
ahead by as many as 8 points. For those familiar with this team,
the coaches believe that there are 10 “starters” on this team and
usually substitute 5 in and out every 4-5 minutes. The same held
true this weekend. With eight minutes left in the game, the Tigers
were down by 8. The players in the game were playing great, pulling
within 3 on a three-pointer by Alena at the four minute mark. While
most would have kept that group in to finish the game, the coaches
believed enough in this team and brought the next five in. Those
players picked up where the others left off. A huge 3 by Alyssa at
about the three minute mark tied the game up. A lay-up off of a
steal by Maggie put the Tigers up for good, winning 32-30. As
always, a relentless defense and a balanced offensive attack were
keys in this win.
This past weekend was
supposed to be a warm-up for Nationals with 4 quality opponents
lined up. Unfortunately, the Tigers would be without 2 players the
entire weekend due to a stomach virus and found themselves playing
with 7 girls each day. The increase in minutes played, playing out
of position, and the extreme weather conditions really tested the
Tigers. The NE Rockers were first up on Saturday. The lead changed
often and the Tigers were down by 1 with a little over a minute to
go. A running layup by Alena missed its mark. However, the Tigers
defense forced a turnover allowing Alena to redeem herself the next
time down, giving the Tigers a 25-24 win. Next up were the Maryland
Lady Hoopsters who finished 4th at Nationals last year. We fought
hard and pulled within 5 before the Hoopsters pulled away to a 47-34
victory. Most watching would agree that the game was a lot closer
than the final score. Sunday morning the girls came out ready to
play and were leading at half time against a tough SI Rebels team.
Fatigue set in and the Tigers were scoreless in the 2nd half losing
33-20. Our final game was against the Mid Atlantic Magic who we
beat by 2 earlier in the season. The girls seemed to get a 2nd
burst of energy and easily won 40-20. The coaches and families are
so proud of the way the girls played this weekend – low in numbers,
playing under tropical gym conditions.
The 11U Tigers are
traveling to Nashville this weekend for AAU D-2 Nationals. Thus far
they have complied a 20-11 record all while either playing an A
level schedule or playing up as a 12U.
Here's Tigers 11U player, Nina Budischak,
this past weekend before she twisted her ankle,
which sidelined her on Sunday.
On the right, Emilie Hager jostles for
position with a Lady Hoopster.
Taylor Samuels in heavy traffic.
Maggie Connolly in even heavier traffic!
Maggie is a 4th grader playing
on a 6th grade team.
Maggie Fun
Fact: She can throw a football long and
with a tight spiral. Was an NFL
quarterback in a previous life.
Kiera Wendel was one-half of our very
first ever DGB.com video player interview. Although
by rights, a forward, she usually ends up
doing a little of this and a little of that before the final buzzer.
Alena "Snake" Skowronski is one of 4 or 5
girls on the Tigers 11U who are starting point guards
for their winter teams. To be "five
deep" at point is a luxury most AAU coaches
would die for.
Photos property of DGB.com.
Submitted by Jeff Skowronski
Wilmington Tigers 10U Report / End of Regular
Season
(posted 06-21-10)
The Tiger 10U team heads off to
Nationals after posting a 21 - 10 (.677 pct.) record during the
season.
The Wilmington Tigers 10U team went 4-0 this past
weekend, winning the Fencor Summer Classic and bringing their season
record to 21-10. In our first game, against the Newtown Shamrocks,
we dominated the boards, played excellent defense, and won easily
42-6. Every player on the team grabbed at least one offensive
rebound and we tallied 16 steals in the game. Bridgette Hoy led the
team with 10 points but 8 girls scored in the game (Alexis Bromwell
8, Sarah Metz 8, Lindsay Bollinger, 4, Lindsay Brown 4, Ally Walls
4, Jasmine Fisher 2, Annie Brush 2).
Our second game, against Upper Makefield Heat, was
another game where we played great defense and won easily. The
girls played like little piranhas, swarming around the ball and
making it very difficult for Upper Makefield to pass the ball. As a
result we stole the ball an amazing 38 times during the game. We
also shot very well during this game. For the game we shot 26-65
(40%). Alexis Bromwell led all scorers with 14 points (12 in the
first half), while Bridgette Hoy added 9 and Sarah Metz finished
with 8. Other scorers include: Olivia Winslow 6, Ally Walls 6,
Olivia Craig 2, Lindsay Bollinger 2, Annie Brush 2, Lindsay Brown 2,
and Margaret Sullivan 2.
Sunday brought on much tougher competition and more
challenging games. Our first game, against the Upper Makefield
older team was a hard fought battle. We came out a bit slow and did
not play the swarming defense we played on Saturday. As a result we
found ourselves up only 9-7 at half. The second half was better and
we got some key baskets when we needed them to pull out a 19-13
win. Alexis Bromwell led the team with 8 points, Annie Brush added
4. Olivia Winslow led the team with 6 rebounds against a much
bigger team.
Our final game, a 25-17 win over the Lenape Rebels,
rounded out the perfect weekend. We did a real nice job setting
the pace of the game and attacked the boards to jump out to a 17-7
halftime lead. After dominating the second half the same way we
allowed a few late baskets to shrink our lead. Olivia Winslow hit a
key basket late to stop the Rebel rally. Olivia Winslow and Alexis
Bromwell each scored 6 points and Annie Brush added 5. Alexis led
the team with 12 rebounds.
While we were not happy with the 13 minute halves,
after having been told by the tournament director that we would be
playing 14 minutes halves, we were happy with the girls play this
weekend. We will now take about a month off before heading down to
Disney to represent the Mid-Atlantic at the National tournament.
Lexi Bromwell scored 231 points on the season to lead the team.
Not too bad for a 5th grader in her first AAU season!
Olivia Winslow has a remarkable love for the game -- and a bushel
full of skills. Possibly the best defensive player on the
team, and near the top in shooting percent, steals and rebounds.
Sarah Metz readies her unique shooting style, which is one part
basketball shot, one part baseball curveball, and one part Wild West
gunslinger. To the right, Bridgette Hoy executes a PERFECT
box out!
Lexi Bromwell takes it in left side. Teammates "Hurricane"
Annie Brush (#34) and Bridgette Hoy look on in approval.
A very promising post player on the team is Lindsay Bollinger, who
is seen here confronting 3 opponents!
Guard, Margaret Sullivan, shows supreme determination every second
she's on the court.
Jasmine Fisher protects the ball to her right against the Upper
Makefield opponent.
Olivia Craig scored 133 points on the season -- a very solid showing
for her first AAU season.
All photos courtesy of the Tigers
10U team.
Submitted by Dennis Leizear
Wilmington Tigers 9u Report:
(posted 06-17-10)
Wilmington Tigers 10u Report:
(posted 06-08-10)
The Wilmington Tigers 10U
team went 3-1 in the Chesco Lighting Spring Shootout this past
weekend improving their season record to 17-10. Alexis Bromwell
(14pts.) and Olivia Winslow (9 pts.) led the way in our first game
scoring 23 of our 39 points. Olivia also added 9 rebounds and 6
steals in the game. Our 2nd game, a 28-20 win over the
Comets 10B team that finished 2nd in DII Regionals, was a
team effort. Annie Brush (7 pts.), Bridgette Hoy (6 pts.) and Ally
Walls (6 pts.) led the team in scoring. Bridgette also pulled down
a team high 10 rebounds. This game featured some really nice
passing as we tallied 7 assists in the game.
Our third game, a 30-23 loss to the Collegeville
Jags, was a tale of two halves. The 1st half we did not
play aggressive defense and found ourselves down 20-8 at half. The
second half we played much better and we pulled within 4 points late
in the game. Alexis (10 pts.) and Annie (7 pts.) led the team in
scoring for the game. Our final game of the weekend was a nice
36-12 win over Kyniska Hoops. We passed the ball well, rebound well
(41 in the game) and played great aggressive defense (26 steals).
Olivia Craig led the team with 10 points, most coming on drives to
the hoop. Lindsay Bollinger led the team with 10 rebounds in the
game. While it was VERY HOT in the gyms this weekend the girls
played really well and continue to improve each week.
Over the course of the weekend everyone on the
team scored at least one basket and grabbed at least one rebound.
Scoring leaders included: Alexis Bromwell 30 points 15 rebounds (3
games), Annie Brush 23 points 8 rebounds, Bridgette Hoy 18 points 20
rebounds, Olivia Craig 14 points 6 rebounds (3 games), Ally Walls 12
points 10 rebounds, Olivia Winslow 9 points 30 rebounds, Lindsay
Bollinger 6 points 16 rebounds. (3 games), Jasmine Fisher 5 points 4
rebounds, Margaret Sullivan 5 points 8 rebounds., Sarah Metz 4
points 11 rebounds (2 games), Lindsay Brown 2 points 2 rebounds (2
games).
#2, Sarah Metz, executes the "pick", while #34, Annie Brush,
executes the "roll."
One of the strongest arms on the team belongs to Lindsay Brown, and
here she is preparing to throw a very long pass.
Three outstanding forwards for the 10U team are, left to right,
Olivia Winslow, Lexi Bromwell and Lindsay Bollinger.
Hay solamente una Annie Brush.
Photos property of DGB.com.
Submitted by Dennis Leizear
Wilmington Tigers 9u Report:
(posted 06-02-10)
Photo courtesy Tigers 9u.
Coach Dave
Sterling imparts words of encouragement to his team.
Photo courtesy Tigers 9u.
This is the
Tigers' post-game victory cheer.
Photo courtesy Tigers 9u.
Like a good
neighbor, State Farm is there.
Submitted by Bob Tucker
Wilmington Tigers 9u Report:
(posted
05-11-10)
The Wilmington Tigers
9U team played in the Lizzie Haddon Tournament along with seven
other Tiger teams. Although it wasn’t a great weekend for wins,
these Mighty Tigers certainly enjoyed themselves! Candy shopping
topped the list of off-court activities, while on the court, the
Tigers had two players reach the 50-point milestone for the season:
Allie Olmstead and Olivia Tucker.
The weekend began
with our Tigers playing the Ewing Ballers. With several players
being just a tad shorter than this author, I had a very difficult
time believing these girls were a 9U team! Although our Tigers
played aggressively and battled for every loose ball, the height
advantage helped Ewing to a 37-11 victory. In the afternoon game,
our Tigers played the Great Valley Cyclones. This game featured some
outstanding post play by Natalie DePaulo, who scored all 12 of her
points in the first half! Strong post play, an oppressive Tiger
defense, and fast break offense had the Tigers winning this one
36-9.
Sunday play began
bright and early, with our Tigers playing a very talented JKMBA
team. This was one of those games where no matter how many shots we
took, none were sinking. JKMBA won this one going away 35-12. The
afternoon game featured a rematch with the Midatlantic Magic, whom
our Tigers had played previously. Although the Magic got the W
(43-20), it was apparent our Tigers had improved in all aspects of
their game since the last meeting. Ball movement, shot selection,
rebounding, and defensive match-ups were much better in this
author’s opinion. Overall, it was an enjoyable weekend for both
players and parents.
Leading the Tiger
offensive charge this weekend was: Olivia Tucker – 20, Natalie
DePaulo – 19, Allie Olmstead – 18, Alexis Oakley – 10, Corrie
Sterling – 6, Kayla Wolff – 2, Julie Kulesza – 2, and Erica Hager –
2
Photo courtesy Tigers 9u.
Kayla Wolff, Julie Kulesza, Olivia Tucker, Corrie Sterling, and
Bryce Sterling after one of their trips to the candy store!
Submitted by Bob Tucker
Wilmington Tigers 16u Report:
Tigers vs. Tar Heels at the Lizzie Haddon
Tournament
(posted
05-07-10)
The starting 5 did a
great job of running Coach K's defense and confounded the Tar Heels
for the first several minutes of the game and wore down the Heels.
Then in a master stroke of Coaching Genius, Coach K put in Lindsey
Nichols off the bench and she proceeded to slice and dice the Heels
defense to score several straight baskets. I don't have an
exact amount but I'd say she ran off somewhere from 3 to 5 baskets
in a row to spark the Tigers to a nice halftime lead. In the second
half, Kara Gallagher took charge, literally. The Tigers held a nice
lead when Kara drove to the hoop and was fouled hard going in. The
refs called the foul on the Heels' player which led to an outburst
by the Heels' assistant coach complaining that Kara should get an
offensive foul. The coach was a true dingle berry and kept yelling
at the refs, ultimately resulting in his ejection from the game and
giving the Tigers a chance to shoot an extra set of free throws on
the Technical Foul call against the Heels coach. Kara sank all four
and we then inbounded and got another basket for a nice 6 point
extra advantage. The Tigers ended the game shooting an impressive
80% from the charity stripe whereas the Heels, I'm guessing, only
sank 40% or less. It was a very entertaining game to watch. We
wound up winning by 25 + points and capping off a 4 game winning
streak at the tournament. Quite a nice accomplishment considering
we were missing between 1 to 3 players over the entire weekend due
to conflicts. The girls are starting to really gel and are bonding
well. I predict good things to come! Just a humble Mom's point of
view!
Lindsey
Nichols has the pedigree and the talent. And you don't have to
wait for her to have a gangbuster season next winter. She's in
the middle of one right now in AAU.
Like
Nichols, Kara Gallagher is a St. Mark's Spartan in the winter.
Kara is a forward who is good with the ball, plays a very physical
style and hates to lose.
Rounding
out a trifecta of St. Mark's players is the wonderful Alison Zimny.
When seen
in action at the tournament against the Lehigh Valley Outcasts,
DGB.com described Zimny's play with one word: Masterful.
Here she is being masterful on defense.
Keeping
this from being an all Spartan photo essay is Ursuline's Jill Lyons,
seen here on a floor tussle for the ball.
Jill is
one of two girls still in the Tiger program that goes all the way
back to the club's inaugural season (2006).
Submitted by Andrea Freud
All
Tiger 16u photos courtesy of Andrea Freud
Delaware Angels 12U Report:
(posted 05-04-10)
The Delaware Angels 12 and under team has been very busy the last
two months. Our team this year consists of 12 players, six
returning from last year’s team and 6 new players of which three are
new to AAU basketball. We have a great group of athletic girls who
are improving each and every day.
As of today we are 12 and 5 in tournament play with three of the
five losses decided in the last seconds. We lost a heart breaker
this weekend 50-49 on a last second shot after Renada Litalien put
us up by one with a timely three point shot. We rebounded and
finished the tournament with a strong win. Overall, our scoring
production has gradually improved. Over the last several games we
have been putting up 40 plus points a game. Even better our scoring
is balanced with most games all 12 girls contributing. Our shirts
define our mission “We not I”. We approach each game with this in
mind. We do not have a superstar on our team. We operate with a
starting twelve with all our girls called on to play quality
minutes.
Our sights are set on the upcoming Regionals taking place this
weekend. Mark Tobin (founder of the program) surprised the girls
last week with new uniforms. We decided to save them for the
Regionals. Also, the girls are looking forward to a “friendly” game
scheduled with a Pittsburgh team we befriended out at Nationals last
year. The game is scheduled for May 14th at the
Villanova Fieldhouse. The Pittsburgh team finished 9th
in the Nationals last year so you can imagine the text messages
going back and forth this winter.
I have attached a picture of our team taken this weekend. Looking
at the picture there is no recession in the Orthodontist business.
Kevin
Igo
Photo courtesy of the
Delaware Angels.
Pictured from left to right...
Front row – Brittany Walls, Megan Mallon, Cortney Wallace, Claire
Igo, Renada Litalien, Shannon Tobin.
Back row – Taylor Hazewski, Alyssa Simmons, Megan Waltz, Emily
Thiemann, Alex Thomas, Anya Easterling.
Wilmington Tigers 11U Report:
(posted
04-29-10)
As this report was quite large and
accompanied by many great photos, we decided to isolate it apart
with its own PDF file. We encourage coaches to turn in
reports like this if they have the time and resources to do so.
As the idea is to promote your teams, there is almost no such thing
as a team report that is too large.
"The Management"
Click Here To Access the 11U Report!
Wilmington Tigers 10U Report:
(posted
04-27-10)
Photo courtesy of the
Wilmington Tigers 10U team.
The Wilmington Tigers 10-U team went 4-0,
and finished 1st in their age group, at the Renegades
Tournament held April 10th-11th. We
struggled offensively in our first game but played excellent defense
on our way to a 24-13 victory over the Lower Bucks Lightning. We
came out a bit sluggish in the second game and found ourselves tied
14 all at half. We started the second half strong and held a 7 point
lead with 2 minutes to go. Rock Solid, our opponents, went on a
little run but came up short on a last second three point attempt
and we held on for a 28-25 win. We came out strong Sunday morning
with a 33-13 win over the York Thunder. We played well on both ends
of the floor and that set the tone for what looked to be our
toughest game of the weekend. Our final game, against a very
talented Staten Island Rebels team, was the best game we’ve played
all season. We jumped out to a 9-1 lead and held a 17-5 halftime
margin. We started the second half a little slow but quickly got
back on track. Both teams traded baskets for much of the half and we
finished with a 37-25 win. On the weekend, every player on the team
scored at least one basket. Alexis Bromwell led all scorers with 39
points on the weekend and shot an amazing 67.8% from the floor (19
for 28). Other scorers included: Annie Brush who dropped in 26
points (12 coming against the Rebels), and Olivia Craig who finished
with 19 points. Lindsay Bollinger and Olivia Winslow led the team
with 19 rebounds each. Overall, it was a great weekend of
basketball for the 10-U Tigers.
Submitted by Dennis Leizear
Delaware Angels 15U Report:
(posted 04-20-10)
Photo courtesy Delaware
Angels 15U.
Coach
Nitsche and the team.
I
have some information from our recent tournament this last
weekend at the Chesco Lighting in West Chester. The 15U Angels
played in West Chester this last weekend (April 17 and 18). We
were put into a pool with four good teams and came away with a
perfect 4-0 record. The first game we dominated on both sides of
the floor and won 49-18. Kelly Perillo had 25 points for us as
she was very effective around the basket. Kelly then had to
leave for the balance of the weekend and our team needed to step
up their game as our best rebounder and inside player would not
be there. In the second game on Saturday, we played the Delaware
Panthers, who have a number of good low post players that were
all taller than anyone left on our roster. We used pressure
defense and good guard play led by Maddy Lang with 15 points to
prevail in a close game 45-36. Meghan Carter chipped in with 9
points in limited time on the court due to an injury.
Photo courtesy Delaware
Angels 15U.
Hannah Nitsche on defense.
On
Sunday, we played two different Renegade teams. In the first game,
we again pressured the ball and pulled out a tough victory
32-19. In that game Maddy, Natalie Stella and Monica Dawyot all
had 8 points in the effort. In the last game of the weekend, we
were faced with another taller opponent who had won all of their
previous three games. We played very well in the first half and
led 20-9 at the half due to some very good defense. In the
second half, we were tired at the beginning of the half as we
played the entire weekend with only 7 players. We let them back
into the game and for the balance of the second half the game
went back and forth. As time neared the end of regulation,
Hannah Nitsche made two key three-pointers, one with only 8
seconds to go to force overtime. In overtime, we were down by 5
with 41 seconds to go and Maddy Lang stepped up and hit a three
to bring it to two. After a made foul shot by the other team, we
had the ball with just seconds left and Maddy Lang again hit
another three as time ran out to tie it. The second overtime was
sudden death so the first team to score would be victorious. We
won the tap and moved our offense into a position for Natalie
Stella to draw a foul going to the basket. Natalie calmly
stepped up and made the first free throw to win the game for us. It was very exciting and capped a great effort by all the girls
for the tournament. In that last game, Maddy Lang and Hannah
Nitsche had 15, Michelle Lonergan had 10 and Natalie Stella had
8 to lead the team to a hard fought 48-47 victory.
Submitted by Jeff Lang
Photo courtesy Delaware
Angels 15U.
Maddy
Lang getting set to defend.
Photo courtesy Delaware
Angels 15U.
Hannah
Nitsche with the free-throw.
Photo courtesy Delaware
Angels 15U.
Wilmington Tigers 9U Report:
(posted 04-16-10)
Photo courtesy of the Wilmington
Tigers 9u team.
The Wilmington Tigers
9U team resumed play April 10-11 in the Sparks – Ignite Your
Game Classic. The Mighty Tigers finished the weekend 2-2 while
igniting the crowd in both come from behind last minute
victories, one in regulation and one in overtime.
Allie Olmstead
Photo courtesy of the Wilmington
Tigers 9u team.
The Tigers opened play
Saturday against a very aggressive Northeast Rockers team. The
Tigers fell behind quickly 10-0 and trailed 11-2 at the half.
The Tiger defense picked up in the second half allowing the
Rockers only 4 second half points. Shots started to fall, but
it took a 3 pointer by Allie Olmstead in the closing seconds of
the game to seal the deal, 16-15. In the night game, the Tigers
battled the Great Valley Cyclones. The game was tied 8-8 at the
half, but the Cyclones jumped out to an 8 point lead early in
the second half. The Tigers fought back to within 2 with a
strong full-court press, but the girls clearly ran out of gas,
dropping this one 20-14.
Olivia Tucker
Photo courtesy of the Wilmington
Tigers 9u team.
Sunday play began at
8AM, and after a 7PM game the night before, the Tigers had
little hop in their steps. It also didn’t help that their
opponent was a very good Comets team. The Comets jumped out to
a 22-2 lead and never looked back, winning this one 37-5. In
the afternoon game, the Tigers woke up against a good Kyniska
team. The Tigers trailed 9-4 at the half, but you could hear
the roar of the Tigers in the second half. Tigers could be seen
flying all over the floor for loose balls. Second half
highlights included two 3 pointers by Allie Olmstead and a jump
shot by Olivia Tucker in the closing seconds to send the game
into overtime. In overtime, Olivia was 4-6 from the foul line
and hit a jumper to tie the game at 23-23. A free throw by
Allie with under a minute remaining sealed the deal, with the
Tigers winning in exciting fashion 24-23.
All Tiger players
contributed defensively throughout the tournament, allowing the
team to score on the offensive end: Allie Olmstead – 16
(including four 3-pointers), Olivia Tucker – 14, Kayla Wolff –
8, Corrie Sterling – 6, Courtney Brown – 4, Natalie DePaulo – 3,
Julie Kulesza – 2, Erica Hager – 2, Alexis Oakley – 2, Shelby
Bailey-Smiley – 2, and Haylee McMullen.
Submitted by Bob
Tucker
Wilmington Tigers 11U Report:
(posted 04-12-10)
Photo courtesy of the Wilmington
Tigers 11u.
The Wilmington Tigers 11U team
opened their AAU season this past weekend at the Sparks Ignite
Your Game tournament. The girls played well and finished the
weekend 3-1. The team opened up against the hosts, The Sparks.
They seemed to come out a little tight and trailed 11-9 at the
half. They came out in the second half more focused and won
33-29. The second game game was against a very big and very
talented Mid Penn Motion team. Defensively the team seemed to
collapse and the girls played very timid. The Motion led early
and never looked back winning 54-19. The national level Motion
continued to win by margins of 30 plus the entire weekend.
Our first game Sunday morning was against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Ravens played the Rockers the day before and game back from
a large deficit to win that game. The girls came out more
focused and on point defensively. The Tigers lead early and
never looked back winning easily 47-22. In our final game,
against Kyniska Hoops who had beaten a tough Wizzards team in
OT. Kyniska never quit and were tenacious defensively. They
pressured with a scrappy and constantly changing defensive set
up flowing from zone to man and back to a different zone. We
led early and never trailed winning 25-16.
The team is well rounded and very deep. All players contributed
offensively and defensively. Alyssa Irons (St. E’s) and Kailyn
Kampert (St. Catherine's) led all scorers for the weekend with
23 points each. Lone 4th grader Maggie Connolly (St. Mary
Magdalen) was huge with 21 including 3 tres. Newcomer, Taylor
Samuels (Elkton Middle School), dropped 17. Gabby Jullian
(St. John) scored 12 including 6 in the last game. Scoring was
rounded out by Emilie Hager (IHM) 10, Alena Skowronski (IHM) 9,
Kiera Wendel (IHM) 6 and Kristina Vlard (Elkton Middle School)
4. Kiera was a force defensively as well the boards despite
often being smaller than her opponents. She was able to draw 5
offensive fouls while only picking up 6 total fouls the entire
weekend. While there is much to work on, the coaches were
very pleased with this start and are looking forward to the rest
of the season.
Submitted by Jeff Skowronski
Photo courtesy of the Wilmington
Tigers 11u.
Alena
Skowronski and Kiera Wendel are living proof that guards and
forwards can be friends.
Photo courtesy of the Wilmington
Tigers 11u.
An
alternate take of the team photo.
Photo property of DGB.com.
Emilie
Hagar fights for possession during the game with the Mid-Penn
Motion.
Wilmington Tigers 9U Report:
(posted 04-03-10)
Photo courtesy of the Wilmington
Tigers 9u.
The
Wilmington Tigers 9U team opened their AAU season March 27-28th
at the Fencor Tournament. It certainly was a learning experience
for the girls, many of whom are new to AAU basketball. The team
finished 1-3, but the girls played very tough and the coaches
saw much improvement during the course of the weekend. The
Tigers played three very good teams: Jersey Shore Wildcats,
Fencor, and the Renegades. They opened play against the Wildcats
and kept the game close for the first half (9-3), but eventually
gave way to the Wildcats for a 22-12 final. The next two games
were against a very tough Fencor team who played, and beat, an
11U team the same weekend. The Tigers displayed great hustle and
good sportsmanship, but dropped both games (35-10 and 27-12). In
the final game of the weekend, the Tigers played the Renegades.
The game was tied 6-6 at the half as a number of Tiger shots
were not falling. In the second half, the Tigers started to pull
away. Their aggressive defense was noted by all, as the
Renegades would score only 3 points in the second half. The
Tigers ended the weekend with a 19-9 victory. Scoring for the
weekend: Olivia Tucker - 12, Ally Olmstead - 11 (including a
three-pointer), Natalie Depaulo - 8, Alexis Oakley - 8, Courtney
Brown – 4, Shelby Bailey-Smiley – 4. Other team members who
contributed with great hustle and aggressive defense include:
Corrie Sterling, Julie Kulesza, Kayla Wolff, Hayley McMullen,
and Erica Hager. The Tigers shot 38 free throws in four games!
The Tigers resume play April 10-11 in the Sparks – Ignite Your
Game Classic.
Submitted by Bob
Tucker
Tigers 10U Update
(posted 03-31-10)
The Wilmington Tigers 10U team started their AAU
season this past weekend at the Fencor tournament. Faced with a
tough schedule (Northeast Rockers, Comets, Fencor, Mid-Atlantic
Magic) the girls played well and finished the weekend 2-2. The
team, made up of mostly first time AAU players, took an early lead
against the NE Rockers and never looked back winning 26-16. In the
next game we faced a tough Comets team and had a hard time making
our shots; as a result we couldn’t keep pace with the more
experienced team. Our first game Sunday morning was a tough match
up against an experienced Fencor team. Down 16-12 at half we battled
back in the first 5 minutes of the second half for a 23-18 lead.
From there we struggled from the floor and Fencor slowly pulled
away. We ended up losing by 9 but played some of our best
basketball all weekend. In our final game, against the Magic, we
jumped out to a big halftime lead and held on to win 21-14 for our
second win of the weekend. Olivia Craig (St. Catherine) led all
scorers for the weekend with 25 points. Alexis Bromwell (St.
Anthony) dropped in 17 points while shooting over 47% from the
field. Annie Brush (St. John) scored 13 points on the weekend
including a three-pointer. Olivia Winslow (St. Anthony) led the
weekend in rebounding with 21 boards, 10 of them coming in the final
game against the Magic. Lindsay Bollinger (St. Mary Magdalene)
grabbed 13 rebounds as well. Other team members include: Lindsay
Brown (St. Matthews), Ally Walls (St. John), Jasmine Fisher (St.
Anthony), Margaret Sullivan (St. Mary Magdalene), Sarah Metz (St.
Catherine), and Bridgette Hoy (St. Francis). We are off this
weekend for Easter but will play in the Renegades tournament April
10th-11th.
Submitted by Dennis Leizear
