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Sparks Finish 11th at the Penn State USA Invitational
Monday, July 12, 2010
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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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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Sparks 14’s Finish 6th at the AAU Nationals
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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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Strong Team Play Lifts Sparks To Title
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Gym Ray Challenge Website: The Saratoga Sparks 14-under division team came to Sunday's games at the GymRat Challenge tournament without its head coach as Tony Mingione missed the event for a family function, and without one of its better players, whose opts not to play in Sunday games due to religious reasons.
But those seeming handicaps did nothing to derail the championship run of the Saratoga Sparks, who used strong overall team play and a well-designed strategy to advance to Sunday night's championship contest of the 6th annual GymRat CHALLENGE for girls where it earned a 56-40 victory over the New York Gauchos. Read More...
Sparks Sweep Late Game Heroics Define Weekend
Saturday, June 05, 2010
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The Saratoga Sparks AAU Basketball organization offers the AAU basketball experience for girls ages 10 & up. We are based in Clifton Park, New York but we have girls participating from throughout New York's Capital District. Our teams play in AAU and NCAA sanctioned tournaments throughout the Northeast.The Saratoga Sparks Girls AAU Basketball Program has entered another positive, rewarding and productive AAU basketball season. We provide Capital District Area Girls who are serious about basketball, with an opportunity to play with and against some of the best basketball players in the Northeast. Players can expect high quality coaching and an emphasis on improving basketball skills while developing new friendships
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Niskayuna's Ashley McCaughan leaps for two against the Connecticut Roughriders during the Sparks 50-32 victory in Springfield at the New England Elite College Showcase.
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