Just For The Fun Of It

Last night we wrapped up play in the Little Guys Division and took a moment to recognize the energy and enthusiasm co-convenor Shawn Hollywood brings to the half time Player of the Week announcements. His booming voice, his passion for recognizing each individual, and his higher than high, high fives to the recipients are a highlight for the players, parents and everyone in attendance. Thank you Shawn! We are lucky to have you!

Results of the Last Games of the Season Played Tuesday February 24, 2026
Tarheels 28 (Sawyer Mills 20, Nathan Sitoski 4, Michael Hanwell 2, Demilade Adeniji 2); Hoosiers 11 (Everett Burchett 4, Damien Fitzpatrick 3, Logan Hanna 2, Kaden Shaw 2)

Mustangs 28 (Carter Biggs 6, Mac Woods 6, Cooper Adams 6, Zeke Levy 6, Grayson Knight 2, Owen Harris 2); Hoyas 22 (Lito Vieira 6, Leyton Locke 6, Sebastian Wood 5,, Benjamin McMillan 3, Noah Ferguson 2)

Wolfpack 30 (Lennox Denison 18, Jacob Cunningham 6, Ben Kirkpatrick 4, Bentley Beahen 2); Huskies 18 (Ikechuka Obilor 6, Edward Hurd 4, Mathew Matson 2, Hugh Hurd 2, Jesse Bullock-White 2, Grayson Melbourne 2)

Wildcats 17 (John Gunder 8, Thomas Morgenstern 4, Blake DeBoer 3, Hayden Lumb 2); Jayhawks 16 (Levon Fry 4, Erikson Timmins 4, Jackson Trott 2, Connor McStravick 2, Drew Donnelly 2, Owen Valente 2)

Results of the Last Games of the Season played Monday February 23, 2026

Warriors 57 (Cecil Mackenzie 2, Aidan Bates 6, Darius Atterberry 6, Wessley Chi-Fru 8, Chidiebube Obilor 14, Bentley Babcock 3, Isaiah Brooks 16, Brayden Babcock 2); Bulls 37 (Brady Warren 6, Easten Svensson 2, Emery Hart Hiller 4, Raymond Fiegen 3, Kaiden McKim Rose 4, Keoni Larson 1, Lincoln Locke 6, Aaron Vankoughnett 11)

Heat 53 (Simon Broome 7, Vincent Yonick-Mundacruz 2, Zachary Griffin 10, Warren Lai 2, Kolton Buscaino 3, Moses Milkon 7, Charlie Cassiano 8, Saul Tiffany 2, Coby Yonick-Mundacruz 11); Thunder 53 (Ayden Freeman 6, Oliver Moreland 6, Harland Armstrong 2, Joshua Romero Brown 16, Ashe Lessard 3, Oscar Martinez Munier 5, Braylon Villeneuve 3, Christopher Fowler 8, Derick
Lagbao 4)

Sixers 55 (Nathan Orr 28, Vincent Barcenas 4, Charlie Lebarge 5, Andrew Washburn 4, Hayden Stewart 4, Liam Baird 8, Miles Cahill 2); Celtics 36 (Matthew Leveridge 8, Tahjae Daley 6, Zevon Matthews 4, Mason Campbell 2, Greydon Malinowski 6, Nickolas Thompson 2, Dylan Morris 6, Omar Battal 2)

Today we continue our series helping you understand the stories behind the names on the trophies you will see presented at the banquet this Sunday with a look at the Gerry Besselink Trophy. Gerry and his siblings all played in the league and continue red to be involved with local basketball throughout their lives. I hope you enjoy this look at the history of the Gerry Besselink Award.

Results of Last Games of the Season Played Monday February 23, 2026

Raptors 29 (Nathaniel Tilley 9, Parker Heyman 6, Jacob Francis 6, Duncan McDermid 4, Kale Svenson 2, Carter Easton 2); Magic 27 (Sebastian Romero Mathews 10, Samuel Manoll 9, Quincy Byers 4, Zayden Dunford Salter 2, Oliver Hayes 2)

Spurs 37 (Dominic Boudreau 10, Devan Hunter 9, Spencer MacGregor 6, Simon McMillan 6, Miles Olner 4, Cassius Peter Heighington 2); Orange 32 (Avery Boehme 24, Colt Denison 4, Bradley Levy 2, Griffin Boshart 2)

Suns 28 (John Allen 8, Emmett Grant 6, Jaquoi Thomas 6, Ben Arnold 2, Felix Arnold 2, William May 2, Matteo Turner 2); Jazz 26 (Cedric Robichaud 8, Josh Heath 5, Eric Lollar 4, Iremide Amousu 4, George Shayo 3, Kye Douglas 2)

Grizzlies 32 (William Huddle 16, Scout Hylkema 6, Mikki Dale 4, Owen Elliott 4, Connor Warren 2); Nuggets 19 (Marlon Djakovic 7, Owen Morris Pock 6, Christopher MacKenzie Mills 2, Sawyer Rix 2)

Today we continue our look at the origins of some of the trophies you will see presented at the year end banquet March 1st. We wanted you to know the stories behind the people named on those trophies and to let you know their impact on our league. Throughout the season we have players shoot free throws in order determine the best free throw shooter in each of age groups. At the banquet those winners will win the Bucky Spencer Free Throw Champions recognition. Here is the history of that award.

In our newsletter we asked that you as families talk about minimizing the number of adults and non players attending the banquet to keep our numbers manageable, so we wanted to remind you to have that discussion.

Banquet Date: Sunday March 1, 2026

Location: Our Lady of Fatima Parish Hall.

Start time: Doors to the hall will be open by noon and we will begin serving our hot dog feast** shortly after that. The actual banquet opening will be at approximately 1 pm

Finish: We typically finish around 3 pm.

** We will have a limited number of vegetarian and Halal hot dogs available.

Today we continue our series of reminders of the stories behind the trophies that you will see presented at the banquet March 1st. It is important to us that you understand that these are not just a name on the trophy, but there is significance to them as they tell the league history.
Today we feature The Trinity VanHeddgem Award and the Lenny Falcoa Team of the Year Award.

Recently we received two separate and significant private donations from Peter Radley and Richard Turner. Thank you both for continuing to believe in what we do for the children in our community through your actions. We are lucky and blessed to have the support of people around us and we want Peter and Richard to know that you are difference makers in the lives of our 474 players, more than 100 volunteers and their families. Be proud of that.

THANK YOU!!

As we enter the last week of the season and approach the year end banquet we thought it would be good to explain the origins of some of the major trophies you will see presented at the banquet March 1st. Today we begin our Trophy Origins series with two very special awards, The Carm Londry Trophy and the Tony Pettitt Award.