I'll be talking to the 7th grade coach in the morning give me a call
friday and we can discuss 425-308-5447 (cell) Thanks Ron

Hi,
 
     This is maxballer, Msvl 7th, I informed the 6th grade coach last night. Let's have a pizza jamboree on Sat, invite teams. We cam split the cost for Officals, 4 teams, 4 quarters. Pizza & Pop for everyone!

looking for newport 8th grade feeder coach name and phone number. we have a friday night schedule conflict any help would be appreciated
thanks
knight hoops
425 775 2424

i'll talk to our 7th grade team to see if they are interested we have
a middle school size gym tuesdays and thursdays (the same gym you came to last season to scrimmage shorecrest as 6th graders) and we have the
Shorecrest hs gym saturdays 3-5pm / or we can come to the 6th grade practice

Marysville 7th Grade team is looking for a scrimmage, I can ask our 6th grade coach if he's available.

shorecrest 6th grade boys looking for a workout prior to league play
we can come to you

Hi,

    We're looking for a workout prior to league and Turkey Shoot, 7th grade boys, will play up!

Highlanders, Girls 5th and 7th grade team tryouts. Please contact Ray Shattuck, rzshatt@hotmail.com, for additional information. Thank you

Congratulations to a number of teams for representing WESCO so well this weekend at the CPC Classic in Bothell.

5th Grade A Division: Mukilteo Knights 1st place
5th Grade B Division: Stanwood 1st Place, Shorecrest 2nd Place
6th Grade: Shorecrest 2nd Place, Cascade 3rd Place
7th Grade: Meadowdale 1st Place
8th Grade: Jackson 1st Place, Stanwood 2nd Place

Full tournament brackets and results at www.cpchoops.com

Junior Jacks Youth basketball Organization in Longview, WA is hosting a 1 day tournnament on the 15th of November with a 3 game guarantee. Entry fee is $175.00 with proceeds benefitting the Juniior jacks 5th - 8th grade AAU boys basketball teams. Ganes will be played at R.A. Long High School and Monticello and Mt. Solo Middle School. High School rukes apply and association referees will be used.
Contacts: Rally Wallace rwallace@longview.k12.wa.us
          Randy Rochon rrochon@longview.k12.wa.us

Tony Dominguez of WWU is hosting a girls AAU basketball tournament on December 5th & 6th for girls teams grades 5th-8th. Cost is $225 with 4-game guarantee. Games are played at Western Washington University and surrounding schools. For more information, email Coach Dominguez at Tony.Dominguez@bellinghamslam.com

Scotts,
 
        I tried calling you this past summer, no response. WTA has one the 24th, Monroe 31 Oct. take your pick.

Any WESCO teams know of any tournaments they know for sure they will be signing up for? We are trying to figure out where everyone is going. Good luck this season everyone!

Edited by author 09-19-2009 07:58 PM
Just posted the next Directors' meeting (boys' program) on the WYBL homepage. Tuesday, September 29th, 7:00pm at Westin High School in Arlington.

Hey guys~ When and where is the next WESCO board meeting? Thanks~Jennifer

 i have a talented 9th grade son.
he is 6'3.
he is versatile he can play wing or gaurd.
location: spanaway, or tacoma area.
his team just ended and now were looking forward to a league for a new team or tournements.

informaton number; 253-381-9288 or 253-223-4300 call after 5oclock.
or post a message about your intrest we check this website alot.

MSVL HOOPZ (Marysville) will hold tryouts this Friday at the Naval Complex Smokey Point for girls in grade 4th & 8th. The times are 5-7 Friday and 11-1pm on Saturday. Please call 425-876-6215 if you have any questions. All Snohomish county players are welcome.

Stanwood 7th grade boys are looking for some games this Summer. We can arrange a gym or travel. Would like at least a back to back double header.......but home and home for 4 total would be awesome.

Thank you, Scott! I appreciate the info. :-)

Edited by author 06-29-2009 11:06 AM
maggiemay3939,

There's nothing in the WYBL rules at this time which restricts girls from playing on boys teams. With that being said, each WYBL feeder program may have their own set of guidelines for establishing team rosters. The whole idea behind the feeder concept is to develop young players for future high school teams. A high school boys varsity coach may insist his related feeder program restrict players on the feeder rosters to boys since these are the future players being developed for the boys high school team. I'm in no way discounting girls, and for this very reason, a WYBL girls program was established in 2009. Most of the boys programs hold tryout in the fall between September and November. If you click the "Contact Us" link on left hand column of the main WYBL home page and communicate with me, I'd be more than happy to email you the program coordinator for the boys feeder program within your area.

Thanks for your inquiry!

Are girls precluded from playing on the boys' Westco League teams via Westco boys' league rules?

If they are not precluded, and girls are allowed to play on boys' teams, when are tryouts for most of the Westco boys' teams?

Maggie

http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/articl...plate=ETPZoneSHLart

Great story about youth training.

Sorry, I just noticed the date is the same as the other.

June 20/21. http://www.wayouthsports.com/calendar.htm

If your looking at some good competition, June 13/14, wwww.SeattleYouthBasketball.com

I saw the info on that one, but that weekend won't work for us.

North Sound Elite will be hosting the Summer Kickoff tournament over June 13-14 and it will be open to 5 - 8th grade boys and girls teams. There will be a 4-game guarantee, stop clocks, 1st & 2nd place awards.
 
Our goal is to create a fun tournament with the best competition for this age group in the Pacific NW.
 
Attached is the flyer and registration form. Please enter early. If you have any questions please email me at the address below or call me at (360)631-6445. Also, for additional information go to www.northsoundelite.org
 
Ron Weems
President
North Sound Elite
nsecoach@comcast.net

SEE WEBSITE FOR FLYER:

www.northsoundelite.org

We have a 7th grade team looking for a tournament to play in. Does anyone know of any that are coming up?

i have a talented 8th grade son.
he is 6'3.
he is versatile he can play wing or gaurd.
location: spanaway, or tacoma area.
his team just ended and now were looking forward to the summmer league for a new team.

informaton number; 253-381-9288 or 253-223-4300 call after 5oclock.
or post a message about your intrest we check this website alot.

congrats to the 5th/6th Grade Shorecrest Scots for winning this past weekend's WTA Slamma Jamma. The team consisted of 8 5th graders and 1 6th grader and they won the 6th grade division. Nice job to Ron and his team! Way to represent WESCO.

Done. Arlington HS map added.

It might be a good idea to put a mapquest link up for Arlington High School for the tournament this weekend. I don't see it in gym locations.

Week #5 results and standings have been posted as of 10:00 AM today.

I would too! I'll post them as soon as Jeff H. or Darren C. email them to me.

Would love to see the results from week 5.

Thanks for the scores, Roger! The week #3 results and standings have been posted in the Wesco Girls section.

Edited by author 04-23-2009 11:33 AM
I hope to get the week #3 standings posted today. I am still missing scores from the 5th grade Shorecrest vs. Stanwood game and the 6th grade Shorecrest vs. Lynnwood game. If anyone knows these scores, please send them to me right away by clicking the "Contact Us" link on the left hand column of the Wesco homepage. The delay in posting weekly standings is the result of not getting scores reported in a timely manner. Coaches or directors should email Darren C. and Jeff H. with these scores during the evenings following their games. Thanks to those who promptly report their scores!

When are week 3 scores and standings going to be posted. The season seems to be going great so far.

Dear Coaches and Administrators -
 
North Sound Elite will be hosting the Summer Kickoff tournament over June 13-14 and it will be open to 5 - 8th grade boys and girls teams. There will be a 4-game guarantee, stop clocks, 1st & 2nd place awards.
 
Our goal is to create a fun tournament with the best competition for this age group in the Pacific NW.
 
Attached is the flyer and registration form. Please enter early. If you have any questions please email me at the address below or call me at (360)631-6445. Also, for additional information go to www.northsoundelite.org
 
Ron Weems
President
North Sound Elite
nsecoach@comcast.net

SEE WEBSITE FOR FLYER:

www.northsoundelite.org

Lee,
 
         Friday is family time, however every other Friday or even Saturday from 11-1.

Max, is Friday's best for you?

Maxballer, what grade?

I have a few stragglers that would like to travel and play, we have a facility for your team if you choose to some come south.
 
maxballer
4258766215

Looking for any 6th grade boys spring teams to have practice games. We have a Bellingham spring team and some gym availability. Also, we could travel South. Please email leejohns35@comcast.net if interested. Thanks

5th grade etl/wesco only 4 wins as a group?
(shorecrest getting 3 of them) we have a lot
of catching up to do

Looks like Arlington 8th & Marysville 6th, kept all cylinders tuned after the WESCO weekend. I would like to say, a job well-done truly! to all the staff members that made it possible.

Edited by author 03-17-2009 09:22 PM
disappointing weekend for sure. 2 of the games we had our team at full strength and 2 games we were missing players. my kids just didn't come to play. we lost 4 close games. Eastlake by 7, Skyline by 6, Bellevue by 3 and Mercer Island by 1. it was tough to duplicate the emotional and physical energy we put into the WESCO tournament.

Edited by author 03-17-2009 12:51 PM
What happened to the 7th grade Shorecrest team during the Feeder Bowl? Were they missing players?

etl 37 wesco 27

What was the final tally for the feeder cup challenge between ETL and WESCO?

Thanks also to H&L Sports in Everett for throwing together last-minute tournament t-shirts. I proposed the idea to them on the Wednesday before the tournament and they made it happen.

I want to second WYBL compliment. A top notch tournament that was well run. Congrats to Shorecrest 5th, Marysville 6th and Arlington 8th for their championship runs.

Secondly, I want to say congratulations to my team for an outstanding season. Thanks to Jeff and Stanwood 2014 for outstanding sportsmanship, attitude and effort. We could have not asked for a better championship game. WESCO should be proud.

Thanks to all who produced this year's WYBL tournament. It was exceedingly well-run and the facilities were top-notch. On behalf of our entire program, thanks to the Jackson guys and the Glacier Peak crew, too! BRAVO!

I would like to thank, Kings, Cascade, Glacier Peak, 6th grade teams, for outstanding sportmenship. These programs will go for with the continued positive coaching. A job well done!! Msvl 6th....

Good luck to all of the teams this weekend!

And a big thanks to Scott H. and the Jackson and Glacier Peak programs for putting on the tournament!

Today's results from Stanwood gym:

5th grade
Stanwood over Oak Harbor
Shorewood over Stanwood

6th Grade
Stanwood over Shorewood
Stanwood over Oak Harbor

7th Grade
Stanwood over Shorewood
Stanwood over Oak Harbor

8th Grade
Stanwood over Oak Harbor
Shorewood over Stanwood

thanks Scott!

ok, we are all dying to see the final results I think...

7th Grade Jackson 47 Arlington 46

Edited by author 03-01-2009 06:59 PM
Scott, sorry to ask, but do you have the 7th grade result for the Jackson/Arlington game?

Also, I just heard that Stanwood beat Shorewood for the 7th graders.

8th Grade Arlington 68 Jackson 46.

So who won that 8th grade showdown between Arlington and Jackson?

Thanks Jeff. We have alot of respect for your coaching and your team. Good luck next weekend.

Please do not post the Wesco Tournament seeds on this message board. The official seeding will be posted on the League website soon. Thanks!

Congrats to Coach Andrew and his 7th grade Shorecrest boys. This afternoon they came with a great game plan and ended Stanwood 2014 WESCO win streak.

Nice job!

Anyone know the results from 8th grade boys: MLT vs Shorewood, MV vs Oak Harbor, other games today? Lake won over Kings.

Edited by author 02-27-2009 02:56 PM
Looking for 7 & 8th grade boys for an AAU team in the Renton/Kent/Maple Valley/Auburn areas. Practices have started. League starts March 21. If you know of any that may be interested have their parents call Lovine at 206-679-7441.

thanks for the update on the cascade game

Edited by author 02-24-2009 08:37 PM
Cascade 8th lost to Marysville 8th 41-32. Taking nothing away from a very good Marysville team, Cascade missing their point guard didn't help matters... Oh well, it's on to the tournament!

I would like to scrimmage your select team, pls call 425-876-6215

to cascade2013 how did your 8th grade makeup game
go with marysville monday

Thanks Scott, If anybody is interested in scrimmaging my 7th grade Mavericks, please email me at kenreidy@hotmail.com. Thanks!

Ken, you are welcome to post your contact information on this message board. Scott

Cedar Park Christian Tournament.....thanks Scott for posting a link to our tournament flyer on your website's homepage. Cedar Park has an excellent facility and we are hoping to host a top notch tournament. One piece of information not on the flyer...we are offering a multi team discount.....for example..if 3 teams enter from the same select program the price drops from $250 to $225 per team. If 5 teams enter from the same select program, the price drops to $215 per team. We'd love to have as many Wesco teams as possible enter the tournament.

On a different note..I help coach a 7th grade select team made up of 7 boys that live in the Meadowdale High School District and 4 from the Edmonds/Woodway High School District. We have recently enjoyed the opportunity of playing Terrace, Cascade and Snohomish. If any 7th grade teams are looking for a practice game, we'd love to play. We'd have to play at your gym as we don't have a home gym. Scott...is it okay if I post my email address here? If not...just indicate on this message board that you are interested and I will find a way to contact you. Thanks. Ken Reidy

What was Arlinton boys record this year

Not a parent just a fan and boys.I follow all north end teams from middle to high school mabey im bored

bballfan sounds alot like bballparent!

Hey bballfan... Arlington? Boys or Girls???

if anyone is interested, here are the win/loss from our gym this weekend.

5th Grade: SC beat Marysville by 3, Glacier Peak beat SC by 1
6th Grade: SC beat Marysville by 2 in OT, Glacier Peak beat SC by 1
7th Grade: SC beat Marysville, SC beat Glacier Peak
8th Grade: Marysville beat SC

anyone have results from last weeks makeup games
between cascade and Marysville I know 5th grade
cascade beat marysville. looking for 6th & 7th grade

Just a note after watching the arlington high school games this play off it really shows that playing the parents and not the talent that has been swept aside over the years . we all know that they had no chance to progress to state its a shame may we learn from this lets hope...

Congratulations to the 8th Grade Cascade team for going 3-1 in the Port Angeles Presidents Day tournament to take 3rd place.

congrats to cascade winning 6th grade also 5th grade
finished runnerup to a very good shorecrest team

Congrats to the 5th grade Shorecrest team. They won the Port Angeles Tournament over the weekend. Way to represent WESCO!

Edited by author 02-15-2009 02:38 PM
The Wesco League has informed Shorewood and Marysville (7th grade teams) that they must make-up this game before the end of the season.

does anyone know what happened in the 7th Grade Shorewood vs. Marysville game? it looks like all of the other grades played each other but this game got PPD. Anybody?

anyone know the results from wednesdays 5th grade cascade at marysville

Skyline 8th grade team ( in Eastside Travleing LEague) is looking for non conference game to be played on your court Saturday February 14. As a matter of reference, Inglemorre beat us by 8. Contact me on 206 290 6470

In the Hoopfest for 7th grade, Jackson and Shorecrest played in the "Gold Division" and ended up playing each other for 3rd place. Jackson won 41-28.

This years Hoopfest Tournament at the UW ended with the Friends of Hoops team beating Innglemor to take 1st place and Cascade beating Jackson to take 3rd place in he 8th grade division.

Any one have this weekends results for 8th grade Boys?

Bellingham Regulators beat Meadowdale Mavericks 40-36 to win the 7th grade division in Anacortes.

lynden beat 8th grade jackson / i think by 20
I also think lynden won 6th grade

I know that the Shorecrest 5th grade won the tournament. I am not sure about other grade levels.

anyone have winners from Anacortes tournament

                             
                   JUNIOR JACKS CLASSIC
            4-8 Gd. Boys Basketball Tourney
 
                         Jan 25th
                    R.A. Long High School
                     & neighboring venues
                
                Hosted by the Junior Jacks Club
              $150 entry fee – 3 game guarantee

Contact- rrochon@longview.k12.wa.us Randy Rochon
                                                  360-636-1447

Contact- rwallace@longview.k12.wa.us Rally Wallace
        360-751-8510

Junior Jacks- a non profit organization whose mission is to provide a venue for youth whom are interested in improving their athletic skills as well as developing good sportsmanship qualities.

anyone have scores to report from this weekend?

Shorecrest 5th, 7th Beat Cascade
Cascade 6th, 8th Beat Shorecrest

Shorecrest 5th, 6th, 7th beat Arlington
Arlington 8th beat Shorecrest

thanks

Anyone have the final score between Jackson and Anacortes(8th Grade) in Champinship Game in Mt.Vernon Tourney?

Edited by author 12-08-2008 11:17 AM
The champions from the December 6th-7th tournament in Mount Vernon were as follows:

5th Grade: Shorecrest
6th Grade: Lynden
7th Grade: Stanwood
8th Grade: Jackson

Many thanks to all participants!

anyone in the mt vernon tourn i'm trying to get
results in 5th & 6th grade

All-

Stanwood AAU will be holding it's 4th annual President's Day Tournament on Feb. 14th-16th (Sat/Sun/Mon).

Our Tournament is geared mostly to 5th - 8th grade feeder type teams.

Stanwood AAU will provide scorekeepers.

Jeff Heckman
Stanwood AAU
425-330-3765
jeff@thermalpipeshields.com
stanwoodaau.com

Dear Coaches and Administrators -

North Sound Elite will be conducting a tournament over the Presidents Day Weekend Feb 13-15 and it will be open to 5 - 8th grade boys and girls teams. There will be a 4-game guarantee, stop clocks, 1st & 2nd place awards.

Our goal is to create a fun tournament with the best competition for this age group in the Pacific NW.

 Please enter early. If you have any questions please email me at the address below or call me at (360)631-6445. Also, for additional information go to... www.northsoundbasketball.com

Ron Weems
President
North Sound Elite
nsecoach@comcast.net


FYI...Tacoma area tournaments.

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Michael Bradley" <MichaelB@tacomaparks.com>
Date: November 30, 2008 12:15:14 PM PST
To: "Michael Bradley" <MichaelB@tacomaparks.com>
Subject: JD Hillis Tournament

Coaches,
 
Join us for the 5th annual JD Hillis Tournament Dec 26th – 29th. Games will start at 3:00pm on the 26th and 6:00pm on the 29th games will be the finals only starting at 6:00pm. Go to www.ontheball.us for more info and registration.

we are setting up scrimmages for Saturday at Shorecrest High School and our 6th grade team is still looking for a scrimmage. We have scoreboard and referees setup. please email me at andrew@fgi.com

Juanita is hosting a Thanksgiving basketball tournament on November 28-30 and they are looking to add one more 7th grade team. Please call Jon Hager (cell: 425-830-8165) if interested.

Our team will come to your place, just call 425-876-6215. Msvl 6th have Game and will travel anytime or place.

Anybody want to get in a scrimmage or two before the Thanksgiving Weekend? We can host or travel.

7th grade is looking for games, but we can probably get all 4 grades involved if a program is interested.

Looks like Stanwood 2014 lost to Jackson 2014 this afternoon by 12. The final score was 42-30. Anybody have a story on this game? Thanks for the update.

Redmond Basketball is holding our Holiday Tourney December 27th, 28th & 29th. For grades 5 through 9. We would love to have a mix of Wesco and ETL teams. If interested, please go to http://www.redmondselect.com
and click on Tourney registration form link for more info.

Edited by author 11-04-2008 03:27 PM
Pro Bound Ballers (AAU) still looking for 8th grade boys to try-out.
Try-outs are scheduled by appt only. Call 425-255-1733
(Kent/Renton/Federal Way/Des Moines/Auburn area)

Great representation from WESCO this weekend at the Sammamish/Interlake tournament.
8th Grade Championship: Jackson beat Shorecrest, congratulations to the Wolfpack.
7th Grade: Jackson beat Shorecrest in the Semifinals to go to the Championship. Congrats Wolfpack.
6th Grade: Shorecrest was one win away from the Championship, losing to Redmond.

Looking for scrimmage games ASAP!!! please call 425-876-6215, we will come to your site. I have a 6th grade team that's looking for live action.

I would like to see a WESCO weekend Basketball shoot-out, each grade plays a quarter aginst their peers. If you have a team that would like to play during the week just call the number mention above, We're a 6th grade team that's lookiing for action, 7th or 8th grade. " Bring it"

Stanwood 6th Grade interested in playing some games in November. Contact me at camanoren@wavecable.com

If anyone is interested in watching some basketball this coming weekend, both Jackson and Shorecrest will have their 6th, 7th and 8th grade teams playing at the tournament at Interlake and Sammamish High Schools this weekend.

Also, great job to Stanwood 2014 for their strong showing at the WA Youth Sports AAU tournament last weekend.

TRY-OUT
Who: Pro Bound Ballers (AAU)
What: 8th grade boys try-outs
When: Mon., Nov. 3 6:30-8:30
Where: Kent Commons Gym (across from Kent Station)
        525-4th Ave. N, Kent
Contact: bonusextra@msn.com or 425-255-1733

Kings is interested in their 6th grade team playing in some touraments.

Edited by author 10-16-2008 11:46 AM
To North Sound Elite. Click this link and send us your email address:

http://infosports.com/cgi-bin/y2.pl/?actio...d=15871&dir=wybl&tn=

Who knows how I can get a tournament posted on this site?

LOOKING FOR 5TH & 6TH GRADE TEAMS FOR A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT @ WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE THIS COMING WEEKEND OCT 4TH & 5TH FOUR GAMES GUARANTEED $200 ENTRY. WILL WORK AROUND FOOTBALL & SOCCER SCHED..
CALL TOSHA @360.202-0411 OR E-MAIL toshanelson@wavecable.com

Edited by author 09-10-2008 05:49 PM
Jennifer, the Wesco AAU meeting is set for 7:00pm on Thursday, September 11th, 2008 at Weston High School in Arlington. The address for Weston HS is 4407 172nd Street NE, Arlington, WA 98223.

Edited by author 09-10-2008 01:37 PM
Is there going to be a meeting for Wesco on September 11, 2008? If so, where? Thank you~Jennifer-Boys Director-Lake

Just posting information regarding the Bellingham 3 on 3. Been in past. Nicely run. Good Comp.

The 9th Annual Hoop Jam
KPUG is excited to announce it is almost time for the Bellingham Parks & Recreation 9th Annual Hoop Jam 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The tournament will take place Saturday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 24th in the Bellingham High School parking lot. The tournament offers divisions for 3rd graders up adults and divisions will be split up based on age and ability. Registration is going on now! Cost for 3rd through 12th graders is $80 a team; adults is $100 per team. To pick up a registration form stop by the Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department at 3424 Meridian Street. For more information about Hoop Jam contact Cori Kauk at 778-7000 or parks@cob.org.



Hoop Jam is brought to you by Bellingham Parks and Recreations, Ludtke Pacific Trucking, Inc. and KPUG 1170, The Sports Leader.

www.kpug1170.com

I'm hosting a Basketball fundamental clinic in Marysville at the Smokey Point Naval Complex. The cost is $10 for boys & girls in the 4th-8th grade. Please feel free to call me anytime at 425-867-6215. Tomkatz Hoops is providing instructions, dates are as follows: Jul 25,26, & Aug 1,2,8,9,14,15,16,21,22 and 23rd.

I have coached for over 20 years, locally 10. I currently coach the Msvl Tomkatz 6/7 grade team.

yeah the pirates have a total of at least 4 WESCO players. I will talk to my team and see if we can schedule a time to come up to Stanwood during the week. I would probably bring 6 or 7 kids. I will call you to confirm. Thanks Jeff.

gavin smoke.....with a name like that, no wonder he is so good. the pirates had the big point from mlt and the kamiak post.

i could probably get the high school mid-week if you wanted to come up.

my # is 425-330-3765

hey Jeff/Stanwood 2014, would you guys be interested in scheduling a few scrimmages this summer? we could travel to you or we can host at shorecrest high school.

Also, any other 6th grade teams interested in playing, please let me know. thanks.

the 6th grade lake stevens kid is named Gavin Smoke and I spoke with his dad at the WTA tournament. Very smooth game. Did the Pirates also have the kid the tall kid from Kamiak and the PG from MTL Terrace?

thanks for the kind words.

there was a 6th grade kid from lake stevens wesco playing for pirates that could touch the rim. the kid has the sweetest 10-12ft jumper i have ever seen. he dumped 30-something on us in the championship game.....and before you have to ask and the rumors start, yes i did talk with the lake stevens dad and offer my rental (rent free) in stanwood to his family

Another update if anyone is interested.

Stanwood 2014 played in the WYS Summer Slam this weekend and lost in the championship game by 5 to the Seattle Pirates (with several WESCO players on it).

Very impressive run for Jeff and his Stanwood 2014 team. Tournament included Washington Warriors, (2) ECBA teams, Seattle Pirates and more. Way to represent WESCO!

FYI to all of you WESCO Followers. We (Shorecrest 6th grade) played in a WTA tournament this weekend. Good competition with a Emerald City Force, Watts Reign and Seattle Pirates team. We had two wins and two losses. We lost by 4 to EC Force and 3 to Watts Regin.

Seattle Pirates, led by several WESCO kids (Lake Stevens, Kamiak, Jackson, MTL Terrace) won the tournament easily.

Great representation from WESCO!

If there are any 7th grade teams still playing there's a tournament up in Mt. Vernon area that has 13 teams in it. Below is a link of the bracket. I'm sure Tony would add the 14th to make things even.

HURRY THOUGH. IT'S THIS WEEKEND. LOOKS LIKE HE COULD EVEN ACCOMMODATE A NON-FRIDAY GAME.

THANKS
GUY


From: TonyTewalt [1]
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:55 PM
Subject: Tulip Tournament Brackets - Posted On-Line!
 
The brackets for the 2008 Boys & Girls Tulip Basketball Tournament (March 28th-30th) are now posted on-line. Please go on-line and verify your team’s game times for this weekend.

http://www.skagitcounty.net/Common/asp/def...basketball/main.htm

 
Please remember to bring a Participant Waiver Form for each of your players this weekend, if you have not previously turned them in. Each player on your team will need to have a waiver form filled out. You can turn these in prior to tip off of your first game right at the scorers table.
 
Also, note that Fine Designs Imprinted Sportswear will be selling tournament apparel once again on Saturday (3/29) and Sunday (3/30) at Mount Vernon High School. We’ll have additional information in your packet at your first game, as well.
 
Finally, spectators 12 years and older will be charged a $2.00 per day admission fee. The $2.00 per day fee will get spectators into all gyms and games for each day of the tournament.
 
Good Luck to your team(s)!
 
 
Tony Tewalt
Recreation Coordinator - Athletics
Skagit County Parks & Recreation
315 South Third Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
360-336-9339
tonyt@co.skagit.wa.us
http://www.skagitcounty.net/Common/asp/def...=General&p=main.htm

Edited by author 03-13-2008 11:44 AM
I just added a link to the Boys & Girls Club of Snohomish County Spring League flyer in the News section of Wesco web page.

You can find it here as well by clicking the link below:

http://www.infosports.com/wybl/images/SnoC...ing_League_2008.pdf

If the link doesn't work the first time, try clicking the "refresh" button on your web browser.

Yes, there is a spring league thru the snohomish county boys and girls club. Alderwood B&G club runs the league and Paul Keen is the athletic director there. The league is run well and the facilities are great. I was in RB sports 2 years ago and we had the same problems. The league starts in the 3rd week of april. I encourage all to inquire including 7th grade teams.

thanks marauder coach....we are interested in scrimmaging. Most of my team is still in tact for the spring...if anyone else is interested in scrimmaging a 6th grade team...please email at shorecrestbasketball@gmail.com, we have available gym to play at..thanks

hi guys, we tried to play in the rb sports winter season, but that just turned out to be a donation to rick as we have not had a game yet. does anyone know of any leagues that will be starting soon and if they play on sundays?
also if anyone would like to scrimmage our 6th grade team that would be fun too. just shoot me an email.
marinerbasketball@yahoo.com

thanks again guys,
chris

Hello All,
   I am inquiring if anybody knows about the Snohomish Boys and Girls club select spring league has decent competition? I heard they may have a few more teams this year than in the past.

If possible, please pass on my congratulations to the Arlington team, parents and coaches for their 7th grade victory over Jackson a few weeks back. It's always fun to compete against them. They play the game the right way and had an outstanding season.

Thanks,
Kevin T.
Wolfpack 7th Grade Parent

One more quick note. I want to give props to the 5th grade Kamiak Knights team. They finished the regular season as the 10th seed with a record of 7-8 in the 5th grade division. These kids played their hearts out at the end of the season and stormed their way into the Wesco AAU championship game against a very talented Shorewood team. In the end, Kamiak didn't win the championship, but it's certainly a run these coaches and players will never forget. Great job Kamiak 5th graders and coaches!

My two cents. Posting tournament game scores would be interesting.

Hey Guys. Thanks for your support of this web site! It's a pleasure and honor for me to maintain the site for Wesco AAU. This league is one of the coolest things going on in youth sports. I'm just happy to be a part of it.

Ditto on the Jackson comment. Thanks a million to these guys for hosting the Wesco Tournament. Excellent job guys!

FYI - I'm sending out cattle prods in the offseason for directors to use on their coaches to get scores out of them on Monday mornings next season. Oh Yah!

Thank you Scott H. for the awesome work on the site and thanks to the Jackson Select Program for their hard work from the volunteers, parents and kids. It was a great weekend of basketball.

I wanted to say a quick congratulations to the 8th Grade Shorecrest team for winning the WESCO crown for the 2nd time in 3 years. Great job Coach Wiggs and Coach Shands.

Thanks for the great tourney and excellent facilities during this years Wesco Finals. As a parent it was great to see all the teams work so hard and put on a great show for us fans and parents. There were lots of great games and with a outstanding final between Arlington and Jackson, it was more than I could have hoped for. I look forward to next year and hope that everyone else had as good a time as MLT did. Keep up the great work and see all of you next year.

Edited by author 03-03-2008 12:41 PM

I would like to send congrats to the 7th grade Everett team for finishing in 5th place. Cal, Jalen, Will, Evan, Kendall D, Kendall C, Joe, Reece, Darian, Jared, Toby and Bruce. This team struggled this year getting W's finishing as the 14th seed. After a good showing against the 3rd seed MLT, staying closer than the 11 point final score, they came back and won their next three games.

Great job fellas

Thank You WESCO people for another well run league. The web site is a fantastic tool for all of us at home to keep tabs on all the teams at different grade levels thru-out the season. Dont change a thing. Its perfect.

I agree 100% Thanks Scott for the hard work!! It was nice to check on the results and game times from home! Thanks also to the folks at Jackson and Heatherwood for being such great hosts!!

I'm tipping my hat to Scott H. for the speedy quick bracket updates and for all the work he's done on the website this year. Great job!

Good luck to everyone this weekend. I am very excited to see the culmination of a fantastic season for all grades.

No filming, just watching competitive AAU basketball. The "Patriot" Coach is actually the 5th grade coach. His son is the one with the curly hair on my team. We were all impressed by how well you played as a team, getting everyone involved.

Hey Shorecrest-

You sound oddly familiar to a certain Patriot coach. Did you film us as well?

Thanks for the kind words.

I wanted to congratulate both Stanwood 6th and Jackson 7th for winning the WaYouthSports President's Day Weekend tournament this weekend in the Seattle area. Way to represent Wesco!

I had the privilege of watching Stanwood on Saturday in my neighborhood (Alderwood) and they looked really good beating a decent Quest team by 25.

Congrats to Stanwood and Jackson!

I would like to Invite all teams from the Wesco league to attend the Tournament of Champions in Yakima Mar.21-23 for 6th-8th grade boys. I have committments from top teams from Spokane, Yakima, Idaho and from the Westside. If you are interested e-mail me at www.tourneyofchamps@aol.com or call Eddie 509-594-9365

Hey thanks for thhe info. Cheese



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Had I not been a frequent visitor to the Wesco website it would have never donned on me that the season ending tournament was changed from 2 days to 4. We'll get the word out here in Arlington.

I think it is a great idea.

Another possible idea is including a sponsor. I have the ability to have BadenBall.com (Baden Sports Official Online Store) be a exclusive sponsor to provide WIAA licensed basketballs for the tournament. In exchange we would setup a table for parents/kids to purchase officially licensed basketballs.

Let me know your thoughts.

I'm working on an interesting idea with the ETL board. Please let me know what you think.

ETL vs. WESCO
Ultimate Battle of the Feeder Systems

Here are some of my thoughts.
• Invite the top 4 ETL teams and the top 4 WESCO teams at each grade level (WESCO does not have 9th and ETL does not have 5th)
• Each ETL team would play 4 games…. a SAT and SUN doubleheader against the top 4 WESCO teams and vice versa
• The champion would be determined Ryder Cup style. 1 point awarded to the league for each win. There would be no grade level champion….only a league champion!
• If one of the top 4 teams did not want to participate the 5th place team would be invited
• ETL could host SAT or SUN and Stanwood could host the other. Or, if it’s easier, we could alternate every year.
• Stanwood would like to team-up with a specific ETL program and use this as a small fund raiser. If we charged each team $100 that would cover the referees. The gate/concessions would be kept by the host programs.
• The event could be held in the middle of March (well before SAT baseball games start)
• I could have a huge “FEEDER CUP” trophy commissioned that the winning program would hold for the year
• I feel the event would draw parents and players that didn’t even qualify for the tournament
• There are two things that make an event like this very special
1. In most cases the games will be against teams that they haven’t seen all year
2. With the Ryder Cup point system it’s all about the depth of the league. One league could have the top team at each grade level and not only lose but lose badly. Imagine the excitement late on SUN if the points are close.

Please tell me your thoughts on this.

Thanks,
Jeff Heckman
Stanwood Assistant Program Director and 6th grade coach

I've been impressed with most of the 6th grade teams. Most of the teams have figured out how to handle our pressure which has closed the gap considerably. When I saw MLT at the MV tourney I told their coach I thought they would be top 3 in the league... I don't really know how they got to be 7-5.

Haha! No way. Actually, you guys have the advantage. We have to play Kamiak at 3pm and according to the schedule your only game that day is against us. Fresh legs!

What team for 6th grade has surprised you so far this year? I really liked MTL Terrace's players, especially their big guy.

are we going to get homered in two weeks?

staying in seattle wys tourney so i can run the stanwood tourney at the same time.

Edited by author 02-13-2008 01:30 PM
thanks for the update Jeff.

My boys are excited for the tough challenge of playing you guys in two weeks. You guys are the only team we haven't beat this year in Wesco. (we beat Lake Stevens at a tournament earlier)

Are you guys going to Portland this weekend?

We got off to an early 15 point lead against Lake. Lake had a lot of good looks but had a tough time getting the ball to fall in the first half. They pretty much played us straight up the rest of the way.

I wasn't at the Marysville game. We played with only 5 players and didn't apply our standard 4 quarters of pressure. The game was tight the wlole way with STWD 6 winning by 5 or 6. The boys said MSVL 6 hit 15 3's. I don't know if it's true....but that is a ton of bombs.

Hey Jeff, how did your weekend go against Lake Stevens and Marysville? We had a tough, but good weekend against Arlington and Mount Vernon. We came back to win against Arlington and beat Mount Vernon in overtime.

Hey Shorecrest, I think you might be on to something. If nothing else, it should generate more postings and different strings off those postings. We've only had 10 messages posted during the 07/08 season. Pretty weak!

Does anyone want to use this a message board to post scores to get frequent updates? I am not sure if anyone uses this message board as much, but I thought it could be an option to help out the WYBL directors and coaches seeking scores immediately. Your thoughts?

I have put together a team comprised of several wesco kids for 7th grade spring ball. I have a couple of boys a year younger that have done very well in wesco and spring leagues. The trouble is getting a competitive league to join without having to travel far. You would like to have a set schedule everybody can work on for planning around other sports (baseball). Throw in a few tourny's and you have a 20-30 game season by june. Gym time is hard to get. Any suggestions on leagues this year for spring?

Larry

Has anyone thought of putting together a "Wesco All Star" team to play in the spring and summer? I know it would be tough to contact people but I think if the league got the most talented players, they could compete across the state. Any thoughts?

Congratulations to all WYBL teams who participated in the MLK Tourney - especially to Arlington. Great job!
I'd like to thank our 7th grade team and coaches for their efforts and great accomplishments already this season. As you may recall, this was the team that we didn't have in the WYBL last year since we didn't have enough kids at this age group in our first year. Coach Eric Esparza and Coach Dean Lotz are doing a wonderful job with this group of young men.
See you on the court...

Very kind words Jeff, thank you! Looks like you guys did great as well. Sucks running into the eventual champion early on. Congratulations!

Guy

P.S. Looks like some Wesco teams are representing the league quite well.

Edited by author 01-23-2008 02:00 PM
The 7th grade Arlington team just completed a great run in the WYS MLK Tourney. They made it to the championship game in THE biggest and best tourney in Western Washington (then got beat up by an amazing team).

Check it out!
 http://www.wayouthsports.com/archive/2008/mlk/08_MLK_7th.pdf

Congrats!

Happy New Year to everyone.

I just wanted to say how impressed I have been with all of the teams so far this year. I believe that the league has improved overall and become even more competitive since last year, especially at the 6th grade level (the level I observe the most).

Thanks to all of the coaches and parents who volunteer their time to make every Saturday enjoyable and exciting.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE IN THE WESCO.
ARLINGTON IS HAVING A TOURNAMENT ON DEC. 29TH AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR 4TH GRADE TEAMS. IT'S A ONE DAY TOURNEY AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR 4TH GRADERS TO PLAY THEIR OWN AGE TEAMS.
FOR DETAILS CALL BUD BRUMMEL @ 425 212-4510 OR E-MAIL BBRUMMEL@INDEPENDENCEMORTGAGESERVICES.COM

hi guys,
i am putting together a team for mariner's feeder program and heard thru the grapevine that monroe doesn't have a 7th grade team. if you would like we can fill some of the spots in their season. just email me and let me know if you would like to do that. also we are open for scrimmages etc.
thanks,
chris
marinerbasketball@yahoo.com

 Just a reminder to all clubs, that we are relocating all our games to the new Cavelero mid high school. It is a great facility and I think you all will be pleased. The address change has been posted by Scott on the location link.Thank you and look forward to seeing you all soon.

Garett

I didn't see the initial message about the Monroe 7th grade team, but I can tell you that they did not have enough players try out this year. Some chose to play on their school teams while others seem to have chosen other sports.

Wesco also had a great showing in the Sammamish Eastside Traveling League Tourney the weekend before. In 6th grade Shorecrest and Lake Stevens played in the final. In 7th grade Lake Stevens took first, and in the 8th grade Shorecrest took first. Our league is getting tougher every year. Great job coaches!

WESCO had a great showing in the Newport Eastside Traveling League Tourney last weekend. It was a 6th-8th tourney and WESCO had Monroe v. Stanwood in the 6th grade championship game and Arlington v. Jackson in the 7th grade division. Way to go WESCO!

What happened with the Monroe 7th graders? I have a 7th grader playing for one of the feeder programs and have seen a healthy program at Monroe. Was it a low turn-out? I do know they have a strong alternate AAU tourny team I see in the spring. If all of the High schools back the feeder programs, it should help get kids for their program.

The situation in Monroe (regarding the 7th grade) is unfortunate. What might be more unfortunate is to place a 2nd tier 7th grade team in its place. I'm wondering if a 2nd tier 8th grade team would be more evenly matched. Also, if we can't find a team I'm wondering if the pair for Monroe could be scheduled to play with another pair so one weekend we would play 3 games, but another might be a bye. I would rather get into a tournament over a weekend than play 1 game.

Thanks

Edited by author 11-12-2007 04:36 PM
I recently located this website and was quite impressed. I am from Longview, Wa. We have formed a youth basketball select program consisting of 3-8 grade boys which acts as a feeder program for R.A. long High School. We are attempting to seek out tournament availability elsewhere within Western Washington as well as promote our own tournament which shall be held December 2nd. 3 game guarantee $150.00
I will be speaking with our coaches regarding tournament info in your area. If any one is interested in our tournament, they can reach me at 360-636-1447 or e-mail rrochon@longview.k12.wa.us.

Sincerely,
Randy Rochon

Our league director sent out some info. from your meeting the other night. The BEST news I heard was that everyone would play everyone. That's far better than the 2 division thing. I would much rather play every team once, than half the teams twice. The other thing he mentioned was the possibility of moving the season end tournament to Jackson. Two things: 1. It's not as centrally located as Arlington, Marysville, or perhaps N. Everett. 2. Being in the 5th and 6th grade the last 2 years I can tell you that their second gym is not as large as Stanwood's, or Arlington's. A net goes down between main and second gym. One row of chairs lines that sideline, benches on the other. We've played 3 or 4 regular season games there and its standing room only. Crowds are bigger for the tournament. Unless there's a facility conflict I would look at Arlington. They have a brand new High School. The old high school gym was newly renovated and is as big as any high school. Plus there's a middle school 3 blocks away if needed.
Just my thoughts, thanks for listening. Looking forward to another great season. The website looks awesome and the new teams add excitement. Thanks for all your time and effort with this league.

Hi Everyone,
I am currently looking for 9th grade boys to field an AAU Select travel team for the spring. If you know of any kids up here in the North Sound area that would be interested, please have them contact me 360-631-6445. We are having try-outs this Sunday from 6-8 pm at the Arlington boys & girls club and on Oct 21st at the same time.

Thank you,

Cheryl, if the basketball player you are referring to resides within the boundaries of Marysville-Pilchuck High School, then he should be able to tryout for the Marysville AAU team. If not, then no, unless he can provide proof of an approved boundary exception on his behalf. Boundary exceptions aren't normally granted until a child is ready to attend the school of their choice.

One last question, and thank you very much this helps alot. Marysville boundries were expanded last year to incorperate alot of land in the Lakewood area. This child now has a Marysville adress and pays Marysville taxes, but attends Lakewood Middle School. So if he chose's to go to Marysville High School, in your eyes he should be able to tryout for the Marysville AAu team, since he is going to attend Their High School..
  Just trying to get my ducks in a role when I ask about him tryingout for Marysville...Thanks so much for your time......
"QT - Scott H." <qtopic+33-jZ6abBikypwt@quicktopic.com> wrote:
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Edited by author 10-11-2007 12:01 PM
This message is a response to "A father's" question posted on 10/10/07. Thus far, I don't believe that the WYBL has received any inquiries from Archbishop Murphy High School. At least nothing has been brought up on the subject during past WYBL directors' meetings.

Cheryl, your question would be best answered by the Marysville AAU program director. In my case, the Mukilteo School District has two high schools, (i.e. – Kamiak and Mariner). Mariner is not part of the WYBL at this time. I've had parents of kids in the Mariner school boundaries inquire about trying out for one of the Kamiak feeder teams. Some of these parents have insisted that their son will attend Kamiak. Anyone who's familiar with the Mukilteo School District knows that the student population at Kamiak is bursting at the seams and that it's virtually impossible to be granted a boundary exception. Therefore, all players in the Knights AAU program are required to provide a proof of address. I'm not familiar with Marysville's school district policies, but if the player you are referring to can attend MPHS with utmost certainty, then I would think they would be eligible to tryout for the Marysville AAU feeder program. I also know that MPHS has a huge student population and I would think they would be more restrictive on allowing boundary exceptions. Just my two cents, but again, I would defer to the Marysville AAU program director. Good luck!

Here's one for you guys. A player goes to Lakewood middle school, lives in Marysville and pays Marysville taxes. Is going to go to Marysville High School when he is a Freshman. There is no feeder program in Lakewood. Is he allowed to tryout for the Marysville feeder program, knowing he will be attending Marysville as a Freshman......Thank You
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Thank you very much. My son has friends that play in feeder programs and will miss the opportunity to play with them. I understand the dilemma. Has Arch Bishop applied or inquired about entry into wesco?

It all comes down to the high school these kids will eventually attend. Example: A 6th grader may attend St. Mary Magdalen (a private school) and later attend Cascade High School. This kid would be eligible to try out for the Cascade 6th grade feeder team. If they plan to attend Archbishop Murphy High School, then they would not be eligible to play on a Wesco AAU team since Archbishop is not in the league. The whole idea behind Wesco AAU is to develop players from within. There are many other AAU teams in the Puget Sound area that these kids can try out for. Check the local newspapers or the Pacific NW AAU website for tryout announcements.
Here's the link for Pacific NW AAU: http://www.pnaau.org/

Does anybody have an opinion on kids going to private schools that dont have a feeder program? Just need some help in clarity.

Mike P. Got your email, was on the site looking for anything new, just wanted to say thanks. See you in season.

Guy

Edited by author 09-05-2007 08:30 PM
Guy,

The middle school season changes won't affect our WESCO League schedule because we typically only play on weekends. With our new divisional format, everyone plays twice within the division and schedule will have you playing against 2 other teams from the opposite division on the WESCO AAU League opening weekend. This will rotate every year so you can be sure that you'll eventually have a chance to play everyone. We will cross over in the League tourney which provides another opportunity to play someone that you might not have faced during the year.

We've been assured that Mountlake Terrace WILL field a 7th grade team this year and the pairings are not official yet, but, we have identified the ideal partner teams which include MV with OH and Stanwood with Arlington.

Thanks for the interest as always - take care and good luck this season.

Mike

I second the website's new look is great. Congratulations on adding 2 new teams.

I was having a discussion yesterday with our Middle School Principle here in Arlington and he told me that here in Arlington and whatever league (I believe he said North County) they play in for basketball they have decided to move the boys basketball season to the 3rd sports season of their school year. That means they don't start until mid January. Does this effect the Wesco schedule?

Speaking of the schedule, with 2 divisions now will we still play everyone, or just the teams in our division?

Regarding the 7th grade league, will Mountlake Terrace field a team this year?

Lastly did things work out so that Arl/Stan. and O.H./M.V. got paired together for the upcoming year?

Thanks Guys and Congratulations again for all your efforts regarding this league.

Guy

scott- great job on the new look to the website......very menacing!

Marysville Tomkatz Boys Basketball 4 - 8 fundamental skill camp is open to all local area youths wanting to get ready for the next level. Please feel free to call or E-mail; 425-876-6215, sblg4@aol.com.
I coached the 4-grade boys last year with Msvl AAU wesco.

Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! xnrfbwtrzhkjk

Scott H,
 
 I am interested to hear when we have our first league meeting and what the status is on Annacortes coming into are league. I hope to see you all at Aquafest 3 on 3 this coming weekend.

                                 Coach G

Edited by author 04-04-2007 11:57 AM
Here's the Wesco website:

http://infosports.com/wybl/

To all interested parties,

Use the "Contact" link at the bottom of the main Wesco page to send your inquiries. Please understand that we don't add just one team to the Wesco Youth Basketball League (example - One 7th grade boys team). If we expand, we add a feeder program (i.e. - 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys teams representing a high school service area). Each "feeder" program is paired with another feeder program for game scheduling purposes. Therefore, the league must maintain an even number of feeder programs in Wesco.

Scott,
Could you tell me the website of your WESCO league? We have a select team would like to join for next year. Please advice.

Richard

Jerry (Ferndale),

I got your email and I attempted to send a response to your Comcast account but it rejected. Do you have another email address you can provide me? Again, use the "Contact" link to correspond.

Scott

Tom-

From the first time we saw you in the fall league to the WESCO championship game your Monroe 5th team was so vastly improved. Must have been great coaching. Congrats to your squad! Please tell Wyatt (#12) and his family that I just saw a brand new 4500 sq ft home on 10 acres in the heart of downtown Stanwood for $150,000. Let me know if they are interested, I will put down the earnest $$ and we should be able to close the deal before next season.

Jeffco

"Any info on the Monroe 5th grader that was knocked out yesterday?"

Hi Coach, thank you for asking about our player. I heard that he did suffer a mild concussion, but that he was going to be okay. That kid plays all out, all the time. Any chance they might put a bit more padding along that wall? Thanks for all your work on putting on the tourney, and congrats to your 5th grade team for finishing the season undefeated. We look forward to playing you again soon. Tom-Monroe.

Jerry,

For more information on Wesco, email me by clicking on the "Contact" link at the bottom of the Wesco home page.

Scott

Edited by author 03-11-2007 02:01 PM
I am seeking information about the possibility our team joining your league next season, we are a team from ferndale (8th grade next year) and are seeking better competition/new teams to play. i would appreciate any info on the possibility of us playing in the wesco aau league next year. we would be willing to travel for our games.
thanks,
jerry (ferndale)

Thank you on another well run season by the WESCO group. I have 1 son who went thru the system of wesco and he made the freshman team being only 5'2" tall. Coaching and competition help him along in his growth. I now have a 6th grader still in the system.
  I would like to let spring coaches know, Sno boys and girls club is offering a select league and would like the competition to be strong. If you are thinking about spring, think of this league in the near future. The league starts in the middle of april.

Congratulations to all the teams that participated in this years WESCO league. It was a very exciting and challenging year. Mike P. thanks you for a terrific tournament. Scott H, wonderful job of keeping us well informed via the web site. A big “THANK YOU” to the coaches and assistants for the numerous hours in developing, shaping and guiding our kids. Good luck to all with spring sports. We hope to see you, at whatever level, next year.

Edited by author 03-06-2007 02:07 PM
I would like to congratulate OH 8th on there tournament victory. They where (in my opinion) the most intelligently and well prepared coached team in the league, and won deservingly with class. Congrats, much deserved.

Great season to everyone.

-Kamiak 8th

Any info on the Monroe 5th grader that was knocked out yesterday?

Jeffco

Dale R.

Try these web sites:

http://www.washingtongirlsbasketball.org/

http://www.ecbahoops.net/

http://pnaau.org/

Good Luck!
Scott

Hello, my daughter is interested in playing spring Basketball in Seattle. She is currently in the 8th grade. How do I even start looking for a team for her to play on? Thanks,

 A sincere "thank you" to all who have put so much time into making this league such a sucess!!! Good luck to all and let the tournament begin!!!

The WYBL Tournament Schedule is now up. Sorry for the delay. I've been out of town.

Getting inquiries from parents as to when the schedule will be out for the tourney this weekend.....Any ideas when you will have it posted???

Hi All,

I coach the Arlington 6th grade team and I was wandering if I could get at least the day we play this weekend? I'm having to coordinate some extra events for us this weekend and even knowing the day we play would be a big help.

Thanks for all your efforts all year!

Guy

COACHES LOOKING FOR SPRING B-BALL
OUR LEAGUE WEBSITE HAS INFORMATION ON OPTIONS FOR SPRING BALL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT HAND SIDE ON THE MAIN PAGE, PACIFIC NW AAU, WA YOUTH SPORTS, WTA, RB SPORTS, AND EASTERN WA ALL EITHER HAVE LEAGUES OR RUN EXCELLENT TOURNAMENTS. EASTERN WA, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS INLAND EMPIRE WWW.IEAAU.ORG, HAS WELL ORGANIZED TOURNAMENTS EACH WEEKEND. THE BOYS CLUB IS ALSO OFFERING A SELECT SPRING LEAGUE. TOURNAMENTS ARE A GREAT OPTION FOR TEAMS BECAUSE YOU CAN DO THEM EVERY WEEKEND OR EVERY OTHER WEEKEND AND GET QUALITY COMPETITION. FOR INSTANCE, I HAVE PLAYED IN THE RB SPORTS LEAGUE, AND THE COMPETITION WAS SO-SO. I THINK THAT TOURNAMENTS CAN GIVE YOU MORE COMPETITION AND A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY. THE FACT THAT A LOT OF BOYS PLAY BASEBALL, MAY EFFECT THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION IN THESE SPRING LEAGUES. THE ONE REASON I LIKE RB SPORTS IS THAT THE GAMES WERE ON SUNDAYS AND I COULD WORK AROUND ANY BASEBALL SCHEDULES. I THINK YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO GET WESCO TO DO A SPRING LEAGUE. I HOPE SOME OF THESE OTHER OPTIONS WILL HELP.

Just reading some of the comments about spring basketball. I am looking for a decently ran spring league for 5th and 6th graders close to where wesco home base is. I dont want to travel to seattle to get games and would like to stay within wesco boundries. I had kids on my spring team last year thru the YMCA in everett that played on 4 5th and 6th grades wesco teams this year. I think a spring league supported by wesco is a good idea even if we have to shrink the number of team down from 13, to keep them playing. Any ideas on leagues would be helpful.

Great job scott,thank you for all the effort agian this year on this website.I know it's a full time job. I think the whole league appreciates it. A speacial thanks to all the Directors,Coaches, Players and Fans for being so flexable this season w/ all the last minute changes.GREAT JOB WESCO LEAGUE.
Have fun and good luck to everyone at the tournament

Mike of Cascade,

There's no secrecy in the final seedings. As of 2/14/07, there are still games to be played so not all seeding have been determined. I've updated the web site with the information I have thus far. Everyone's patience is much appreciated. Hopefully, coaches and directors will be more timely in reporting their game scores next year. I'm well aware that everyone is eager to view the results and standings each week during the WYBL season.

Best of luck in the tournament!

Thank you.

"The final standings will be posted after all regular season games have been played. All make-up games should be completed by Friday, February 16th."

The message is not the messenger I understand.

And we will have exactly zero practices after Friday. That's our problem and nobody elses. But ... if one person know the scores and the potential match-ups, then we all should have the same info. Right now we could play any one of seven teams. Why the secrecy?

Guy,

I've added a link to the main page. Thanks for the tip.

Scott

Here's a link I thought you might add to the links/tournaments page. We're going to Yakima Mar. 9-11. The eastern side of our state is extremely organized with their tournaments and their regional AAU.
Take a look, I think you'll be impressed.

Thanks,

Guy
http://www.ieaau.org/

Scott-

O.K., I’m doing a 180 on this! I agree that there are a lot of kids that don’t play baseball in the Spring and why should they pay big $$$ to play for Emerald City when they could be playing and representing WYBL in Seattle. I have at least 4 kids on my team that might be interested. I’ll foster the idea on my end.

I like your camp idea as well. I'll talk to some of the H.S. coaches about this.

Jeffco

Edited by author 02-08-2007 11:28 AM
Jeff,

I just see this as an opportunity for kids to play more basketball. In the spring, many Wesco teams lose kids to sports like baseball or soccer. Oftentimes, this leaves kids who want to play spring basketball with limited opportunities. From my own personal experience, I usually hear from 4 or 5 players off a roster who express an interest in playing spring basketball in any given year. Rather than having spring basketball players seek out other outside teams, why not assemble Wesco players onto spring teams? Depending on the numbers, we could certainly form more than one team per grade level. Multiple teams could be formed geographically. It would be interesting to see just how well a team of combined Wesco players might compete at a big AAU tournament.

Last year, our 6th grade Kamiak and Shorecrest programs combined kids to play in the PNWAAU spring league. This is the kind of opportunity I’m talking about. Throw out all of the political B.S. that goes on with selecting Little League all star teams. We know all of these kids can play basketball, so the more opportunities we can offer them, the better.

There was talk last year of potentially putting together a summer basketball camp for Wesco players at a central site like Arlington or Stanwood. If someone could take this on, it would be awesome to invite former Wesco stars to assist with providing training and instruction.

Again, these are just some ideas to create more basketball opportunities for the whole WYBL family. It’s good to get people thinking and talking about these ideas even if they don’t come to fruition.

Just my two cents.

Scott

Scott-

I don't think the program reps should get involved in deciding which kids make an all-star team. Just seems like it could have a polarizing effect. I'm all for individual coaches picking up players as he/she (very p/c of me don't you think?) sees fit and going out and competing against other "club" teams.

Jeffco

Garett - I think it would be great if Wesco all star teams were formed for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades at the conclusion of the Wesco season. These teams could compete in the local AAU spring league in order to prepare for a regional AAU tournament like the one in Reno, Nevada talking place during Memorial Day weekend. I will bring this up at the next Wesco meeting.

Wesco coaches,

   What do you guys feel about putting together an all-star team to play other leagues? Something to end the season with and the kids, I think would enjoy it. It could be something we impliment next year.Please give me some input ccoaches. Coach G

Thanks Guy... Not a coach just a concerned parent

Dear Coach,

Thank you very much for your concern. A.J. had x-rays taken and thankfully nothing is broken. It was considered a deep
muscle bruise. Should be O.K. in a few days.

You guys have done a wonderful job with your team this year, keep up the good work.

Coach Guy


P.S. Dear players...I forward this to you as a perfect example of great sportsmanship and high character we all should strive for. Just like when you helped put the chairs away at Port Angeles this is a very classy act and I just wanted you all to see that class and character CAN mix with competitiveness. Thanks...see you tonight!!!



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We (Cascade 6th grade) played Arlington on Saturday. During the game one of their players was hurt (ankle/knee) injury. Just checking in to see if anyone might know how he is doing? I hope everything is okay as he looked like he was in a lot of pain.

The Knights played good basketball during the MLK weekend up in Bellingham and took 1st in the Western Washington University Tournament. It was good to see Wesco well represented at the tournament with teams from Oak Harbor, Mount Vernon, Arlington and Kamiak for grades 5th through 8th. I believe that Arlington took 1st in the 8th grade division.

Sportsmanship: "The ability to be gracious in winning or losing." As we get more into the Wesco schedule and less in tournaments let's all try to remember to keep proper perspective of what we are doing. You get no bonus points by embarrassing another Wesco team. Many of these kids develop friendships and mutual respect for opponents while battling as fierce competitors on the court. I have seen players that were hated ememies in the 5th grade, give each other hugs after 8th grade games. Go figure - the players know what to do. The game is ended with a final show of sportsmanship - the shaking of hands. Good luck and have fun.

THANKS SCOTT.

Our 5th grade squad lost to Arlington's team in the championship game of the Port Angeles Martin Luther King Jr. Tourney on Sunday. I know that Cascade's 5th graders also competed and did well, too. Congratulations to all WYBL teams and coaches.

Guy,

My understanding is that teams will play both weekends. I will forward information to you as soon as I get it. I know that Mike P. (Stanwood) has been working on the brackets and format.

Thanks for the reply Scott. I'm trying to schedule our team into a couple of tournaments at the end of the season. Am I to assume that we'll play both weekends?

Is there any place we can view individual game scores?

Can anyone recommend a good place to purchase duffle bags for youth basketball teams in the Seattle area?

Paul - Email me and I'll get you the contact information you are looking for. Click the "Contact" link at the bottom of the WYBL home page.

Scott

Yes, you win

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I'm interested in organizing a program for Shorewood High School in the Wesco Youth Basketball League beginning next year. Can someone please tell me who I should contact for information in doing this?

Thanks -- Paul N.

Darren, great tournament and for a worthy cause. You, Bud and the many other volunteers should feel extremely proud of what you’re doing. Our hopes and prayers go out to Karl and his family. Please keep us posted. Also, can you post the results of the tournament?

Guy,

Mike P. will have an explanation soon. He is in the process of putting together the tournament format.

Can someone explain the format this year for the end of season tourny?
Thanks--Guy

Arlington Hoop Classic still has openings in all divisions. This is a one day tournament. Games start at 9am - 8pm $195.00/team Register online at www.atownhoops.com or fax to 425-212-2175. For further info contact Bud Brummel 425-212-4510 or Darren Carlson 425-239-4423

Pro Photo Express is looking for a Large Basketball Tournament to photograph Action Shots during the Holiday break. Prefer one that has 3-5 courts going at one time in the same area, as in Juanita High School. I set up 9 laptops to view photographs on right after the game. We print onsite. Contact me about this or any other venues you would like great photos at.
darcy@prophotoexpress.com 425-402-0296

The Holiday Classic is being run through the Stanwood girls basketball program and Rick Byrum (www.RBsports.net). Rick should have something posted on the RBsports website by Thursday evening.

Hello LMN:

I don't know the answer to your question, but I've referred it to Mike P. in Stanwood. If he provides an answer, it will be posted on this message board.

When will the schedule be posted for the Holiday Classic in Stanwood scheduled for this weekend (12/16 & 17)?

7th grade boys team from Ferndale would like to play some games over the christmas break. Willing to travel, pay for refs. Will also play up verse 8th grade teams. Please call if interested.
Jerry 380-2714
jprather@bham.wednet.edu
jerry-jennifer@comcast.net

Jeff H.,

I'll e-mail you the Mercer Island contact info. shortly.

Scott H.

I'm trying to contact the 5th grade Mercer Island coach from the Eastside Traveling League...........any ideas??

Thank You Scott

The results from the Mount Vernon Basketball tournament-
                        5th: 1st – Stanwood
                                    2nd – Marysville
                                    3rd – Anacortes

                        6th: 1st – Mount Vernon
                                    2nd – Stanwood
                                    3rd – Oak Harbor

                        7th: 1st – Bellingham
                                    2nd – Burlington
                                    3rd – Mount Vernon

                        8th: 1st – Burlington
                                    2nd – Arlington
                                    3rd – Oak Harbor

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