Hoopfest

Brecka and Kade, two members of the "Half-Court Crushers."

Mariah and Sydney pose with their game faces painted on.

Syd, Mariah, and Payton taking in one of Kade's games.

Sydney and Kade participated in Hoopfest, the largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the world. The tournament in Spokane, WA was host to 6,900 teams from grades 3 and up. Each team has 4 players. This year there were over 27,000 participants. It is an awesome sight to see. Sydney played with her good friends Payton and Mariah. They did well but ran into some tough teams. Sydney was sure excited to play competitively again. They went 1-2 in their bracket.

Kade played on a co-ed team with his buddy Brecka and some new friends. They lost their first game in overtime but ended up making the quarter finals by winning their next 3 games in a row. They lost to a very good team with two boys. Kade was the only boy on his team so he had to play the entire game, per the rules that you must have at least one boy and one girl on the court at all times. His team was very scrappy and played great.

We were very proud of both of them and are looking forward to next year!