Sue Kiesewetter reports:
Sign-ups for the Kings Basketball Association’s competitive and recreational teams are available online through Sept. 30.
Boys and girls enrolled in grades 2-6 in the Kings Local School District are eligible to play. Go to www.eteamz.com/kbahoops/ to sign up.
Those who elect to sign up for competitive teams will play a 20-game schedule with two weekly practices. Players on recreational teams play 10 games and practice weekly.
Competitive teams are open to boys and girls in grades 4-6 and require potential players to attend two tryout sessions:
- Fourth grade girls: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 10
- Fourth grade boys: 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 10
- Fifth grade girls: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 25 and Oct. 11
- Fifth grade boys: 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 and Oct.11.
- Sixth grade girls: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 26 and Oct. 9
- Sixth grade boys: 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 and Oct. 9
Final competitive team results for boys and girls will be posted online the week of Oct. 15. Boys in grades 4-6 who were not placed on a competitive team should also attend recreational skills assessments.
Assessments for all girls in second or third grades and boys in grades 2-6 who are interested in playing on recreation teams, should attend skill assessment sessions according to the following schedule:
- Oct. 23: sixth grade boys, 6-7 p.m.; fifth grade boys, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
- Oct. 24: second grade boys, 6-7 p.m.; fourth grade boys, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
- Oct. 25: third grade boys, 6-7 p.m.; second and third grade girls, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Both boys and girls are assigned to second grade recreational teams. Games and practices are held at J.F. Burns Elementary School. Third grade teams practice and play at South Lebanon Elementary School.
Cost is $100 for players in grades 4-6 plus $20 for those who play on a competitive team. Players in grades two and three will be charged $80. There is a $200 family maximum fee.
