Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Shenendehowa High School’s Marissa Ray has decided to attend
Union
College this fall. The 6’0” guard will be playing basketball
for the Dutchman next season and is looking forward to playing
college ball in front of the home crowd. While long time Sparks
teammate and Niskayuna center Katie Cocca will be packing her bags
and heading off to play basketball for the
College of Saint Benedict in St. John’s
Minnesota.
The dynamic duo have played together with the Sparks since the 5th
grade and they have clearly hit the books, both attending fine
institutions with great reputations for academics.
We wish Marissa, Katie and their families the best of luck and
thank them for their contributions to the program.
Tags: Marissa
Ray Katie Cooca Union College Saint Benedict
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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Long time Saratoga Spark Kayla Wheeler will be playing college
basketball at the
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The 5’11”
forward graduated from Shenendehowa High School with grades that
placed her at the top of her class. Her college choice was very
simple,
“All I want to do is get a great education and continue
to wear the colors that have helped me become a better player,
teammate and citizen” shared the lanky soon to be college
freshman. Kayla will soon be starting her college career wearing
Sparks orange for the TIgers of RIT.
Local fans and family where thrilled to learn that RIT will soon be
competing in the Liberty League against local power houses RPI,
Union and Skidmore.
Not only did Kayla play six seasons with the Saratoga Sparks, but
she also spent her senior year as an assistant coach, helping the
Sparks 16U team to a very successful season. We wish Kayla and her
family the very best and look forward to rooting for RIT when they
are in the area.
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Wheeler Rochester Institute
of Technology RIT
Monday, July 12, 2010
Tournaments
The
Saratoga Sparks 16U team traveled
to State College PA this past week and finished up their 2010
campaign by finishing 11th out of the 64 teams in the Southern
Bracket of the Bluechip USA Invitational Tournament. The Sparks
finished with a 4-2 record while turning the heads of many college
coaches.
Niskayuna’s Ashley McCaughan, Shenendehowa’s Megan Rogers and Mandi
Edick and Queensbury’s Alexis Perryman were all named game
MVP’s.
The week was terrific for the Sparks who spent much of the season
being haunted by their coach about the importance of winning the
first game of the tournament. Pressure was applied at every
practice and a website was created as a constant reminder that
winning the first game at Penn State would split the tournament
field in half, assuring the Sparks games against the best
competition in their bracket.
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Tags: Penn State Mandy
Edick Megan Rogers Alexis Perryman Ashley McCaughan
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Tournaments
The
Saratoga Sparks 14U
basketball team took sixth place in the 2010 AAU Girls Basketball
National Championship Tournament held July 6-10 at ESPN’s Wide
World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida. The team is comprised
of Section II freshmen players who finished their regular AAU
season undefeated with 30 wins. At the National Tournament, the
Sparks were 5 and 3 against a field of 40 of the best teams in the
United States. The Sparks are the first local team in recent memory
to finish this high in the AAU National Championship Tournament.
The Sparks advanced all the way to the Elite Eight round.
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Tags: Nationals Ailaiya Demand Cassie Broadhead Madison Rowland Sydney Rosales AAU Girls
Basketball National Championship