Just For The Fun Of It

Sunday night Graydon Garrett, a former player home from university for the holidays, stopped around our house with a friend for a nice visit, and to donate a basketball that we will use in the Graduate Division.
Thank you Graydon for your generosity, your support, and thank you for continuing to believe in what we do. You are a difference maker, and I appreciate you taking the time out of your time home to help our program.

The season that Don Petersen started our league,

the Syracuse Nationals beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 to win the NBA Championship.

It was the season that saw the introduction of the 24 second shot clock, Bob Pettit was Rookie of the Year, Bob Cousy led the league in assists, and Bill Sharman shot 89.7% on free throws to lead the league.

In the same season, San Francisco beat LaSalle to win the NCAA championship.

In Ontario, Western University won the Provincial Men’s Championship for the 10th year in a row. They would win one more before Queen’s won their first title. 1962 would be the first year for a national champion.

A nice preamble to add some historical perspective. In our 70 years of operation lots has happened in the basketball world, and we have had lots of changes in our program as well, with expansion, restructuring, the elimination of playoffs, and the switch to our new home.

Throughout our history we have done our best to maintain the principles and vision that Don Petersen had when he started the league – to provide a safe place to learn the game, and how much fun it can be to be part of a team. We have also strived to keep the program affordable for families thanks to the support we have from the ALCDSB and donations made by local businesses and supporters.

To all of our league families past and present, thank you for your support. Savour the magic of this special time of year and enjoy the break before we start up again in January.

Now that you have all likely been gifted, or soon will be gifted with a new calendar, mark Friday February 7th on it! Should you choose to use your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop, you can mark it there too!

On February 7th St. Lawrence College will be hosting our players, families and volunteers when the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be hosting La Cite in a double header with the women playing at 6 and the men at 8.

In conjunction with the games, St. Larry’s Pub will again be sponsoring a fund raiser for us, with details of that coming in the weeks ahead.

This is the latest example of the long partnership we have enjoyed with the St. Lawrence College administration and the Athletic Department. Thank you for believing in what we do for the children in the community and supporting that in your actions.

Yesterday we received a significant unsolicited donation to our program from Sean D. Sean is a former player that has brought his son to the league that he played in, and he has also joined us as a volunteer coach in the Little Guys Division.

Thank you Sean for believing in what we do for the children in our community. You lived Don Petersen’s dream as a player, and now you are helping keep that dream alive with your donation and giving back as a volunteer. You are a difference maker Sean, and we are grateful for that.

Results of Games Played December 16, 2024

Warriors 77 (Dylan Sutton 6, Noah Heisterkamp 30, Marlow White 12, Charlie Bellemore 17, Carter Guindon 2, Cameron Aikens 2, Brayden Babcock 8 ); Heat 76 (Yusuf Zaxif 33, Alexander Bridgen 8, Oliver Boal 7, Aiden Rooyakkers 8, Luca Lagvine 2, Zachary Griffin 18)

Celtics 53 (Simon Drumm 8, Moxen Drew 4, Isaac De Los Santos Castillo 10, Tate McCloy 6, Liam McCoy 11, Matthew Leveridge 2, Bode Splinter 4, Koen Walmsely 8 );Hawks 49 (Colton Olner 9, Joshua Romero Brown 24, Oscar Martinez Munier 2, Oliver Moreland 14)

Sixers 73 (Nathan Orr 14, Bacher Abdoulhafize 8, Dylan Johnston 17, Devon Johnston 8, Elliot Zouros 2, Carsen Livingston 8, Heath Coombs 16); Bulls 40 (Colton Irwin 6, Raymond Fiegen 3, Chase Leonardo 4, Cole Bransfield 2, Brady Warren 3, Wesley Black 12, Ziggy Lewis 10)

The results of the Disco Fever Night are in! The total from the event and two donations is $960!

Our thanks to Nella Belcastro, Theresa Paloschi,and Anne Jennings for believing in us and for organizing this amazing event; to Chris Gencarelli and an anonymous donor for their contribution to the total raised; to the DJ’s that kept the dance floor full all evening; to the many businesses that contributed door prizes; and to the Italo-Canadian Club for being great hosts and putting on a delicious spread of food throughout the evening.

Events like this help us keep the cost of registration where it is, and help us keep Pete’s dream alive. We are lucky to have the support of the community each year.

Results of Games Played Thursday December 12, 2024

Aztecs 17 (Olivia Emery 6, Kendall Dopwell 4, Mavis Cantarutti 2, Hailey Mayo 2, Nieve O’Brien 2, Serenity Smith 1); Rockers 8 (Violet Cornelius 4, Evalynn Brathwaite 2, Ainsley Kennedy 2)


Monarchs 20 (Peyton Richardson 6, Gwendolyn Amos 4, Mackenzie McCarthy 4, Ella Gallagher 4, Clara McKeown 2); Tigers 14 (Nora Goudreau 4, Katie Best-Taylor 4, Zayla McKim-Moore 4, Madison Dacosta 2)

Lions 20 (Ellie Bolton 8, Vanessa Marrison 4, Delilah Reynolds 4, Madison Garrett 2, Claire Sweet 2); Slammers 10 (Delilah Quann 4, California Leonardo 2, Karmyn DeSliva 2, Zoey Hepburn 2)

Golden Gals 18 (Harper Langridge 8, Monroe McCall 6, Everly Bell 4); Rebels 11 (Avelynn McDonald 5, Callie Virtue 2, Brooklynn Patterson 2, Ava Cole 2)

Results of Games Played Monday December 9, 2024

Celtics (58) JJ Stoltz 18, Isaac Castillo 11, Liam McCloy 6, Matthew Leveridge 10, Bode Splinter 8, Greydon Malinowski 5 ; Warriors (57) JJ Stoltz 12, Noah Heisterkamp 26, Carter MacKenzie 2, Chidiebube Oblilor 4, Mason Guindon 2, Calum MacDonald 6, Carsen Livingston 1

Sixers (77) Nathan Orr 15, Bennett Clark 20, Elliot Zourous 9, Carsen Livingston 6, Noah Heisterkamp 17, Liam McCloy 2, Tate McCloy 2, Isaac Castillo 6
Hawks (59) Mason Beleza 17, Josh Brown 16, Oliver Moreland 4 Freddy Warren 20, Ayden Freeman 2, Nicholas Tadeu 2. ;

Bulls (74) Jackson Burtch 4, Oscar Munier 2, Noah Heisterkamp 31, Mason Beleza 13, Bennet Clark 11, Easten Svenson 2, Emery Hart-Hiller 2, Isaac Castillo 13; Heat (70) Alexander Bridgen 8, Oliver Boal 16, Henry Miranda 6, Coby Yonick-Mundacruz 13, Freddt Warren 15, Theo Sothman 8, Zach Griffin 4

Results of Games Played Thursday, December 5, 2024

Aztecs 18 (Mavis Cantarutti 14, Kendall Dopwell 4); Rebels 10 (Vivienne Doornekamp 4, Lydia Stott 4, Avelynn MacDonald 2)

Rockers 20 (Violet Cornelius 10, Evalynn Brathwaite 6, Ariana Mitchell 2, Ainsley Kennedy 2); Golden Gals 18 (Everly Bell 8, Vienna Boyd 4, Harper Langridge 4, Alannah Monnich 2)

Slammers 20 (Kamila DaSilva 8, Karmyn DaSilva 8, Isla Vignacourt 2, Zoey Hepburn 2); Tigers 6 (Marie Smith 4, Nora Goudreau 2)

Lions 31 (Claire Sweet 8, Delilah Reynolds 6, Ellie Bolton 6, Madison Garrett 4, Ellie MacDonald 3, Vanessa Marrison 2, Lyric Dyer 2); Monarchs 8 (Emma Harmsen 4, Gwendolyn Amos 2, Ella Gallagher 2)

Results of Games Played Wednesday December 4, 2024

Liberty 37 (Jaden Hope 10, Laura Provost 8, Skyla -Marie Marchand 7, Hailey Henderson 6, Julia Cornelius 4, Rosie Schukel 2); Sparks 15 (Adriana Bracciodieta 7, Claire Rix 4, Ava Schmidt 2, Ava Eileen 2)

Starzz 34 (Mayo Beiko 14, Mira Vanyolai 8, Taliyah Armstrong 8, Hailey Gundert 4 ); Mercury 13 (Emma Griffin 9, Charlie Dee 2, , Abby Stott 2)

Sky 41 (Lottie O’ Donnell 13 , Sadie O’Donnell 10 , Ellery Sullivan 8, Jouslynn Perrin 6, Grace Allen 2, Hailey Hewett 2); Dream 36 (Gabriella Mundacruz 18, , Kenley Green 4, Monarch Malinowski 4, Nevaeh Buscaino 2, Brooklyn Knott 2, Maddalena Castro 2, Dani Faulkner 2,Scarlett LeFeuvre 2)

Storm 30 (Adriana Bracciodieta 14, Taleah Blacklaw 12, Enid D’Abreo 2, Gabriella Mundacruz 2); Sting 28(Anastasza Windover 9, Aya Abdoulhafize 6, Lily Ann Scott 4, Duaa Tijani 5, Maeve Huddle 2, Jouslynn Perrin 2)