Pride in the Spotlight

Strong showing for Pride at USJN's Hershey National Showcase

June 30, 2009 - The Pride girls continue to represent the program with strong performances @ USJN's Hershey National Showcase. Pride 15U's went undeated in poll play and advanced to the semi-finals before falling short in a physical game vs. CAS Panthers (Harlem, NY), finishing with a record of 6-1. The Pride 14U's also traveled to Hershey finishing with a record of 4-1, with their only defeat coming from Hoop Magic who went on to the tournament finals.

Both the Pride 14U & 15U's will travel to Blue Chip's Penn State Invite on July 5-8, to compete in one of the countries biggest live period events. Last year over 320 teams participated, with over 500 college coaches in attendance. In last years event our 15U girls went 5-1, before eventually falling to the tournament champion Philly Triple Threat.



14U Pride Boys

Pride 14U Boys finish on top at Millersville Tour.

June 7, 2009 - Congratulations to Coach Floyd and the 14U boys for their performance @ Athletes for Better Education's Millersville tournament. After losing their first game of the event the 14U's went undeated the rest of the way to capture the event championship!!!



13U Pride Girls

13U's capture fourth title of the year @ Iron City Classic

May 30 , 2009 - Congratulations to Coach Fleege and the 13U girls for winning their fourth championship of the 2009 season @ the Iron City Classic in Pittsburgh, PA. After losing in the finals of their first event the team went on to finish their season 23-1, winning four out of five events!!! Our 11U & 12U teams also participated in this event, both posting strong performances before eventually being defeated in the semi-finals.

 Next Up: USJN Hershey (11U,12U)



13U Pride Girls


15U Pride Girls

Strong showing for Pride @ GBA's Mountaineer Classic

May 10 , 2009 - It was a banner weekend for the Pride at GBA's Moutaineer Classic @ West Virginia University. The program brought home two more championships, with both the 13U & 15U teams finishing undefeated with a combined record of 10-0. In addition, the 14U girls finished second with a record of 4-1, coming up short in the finals 43-35 vs. the Hot Hoops.

Next Up: (13U Girls) Iron City Memorial Day Classic

Next Up: (15U Girls) Fairfax Stars Summer Spectaclar

 


 


13U Pride Girls

Back to Back Championships for Pride 13U's

April 12 , 2009 - Congratulations to the 13U girls for winning their second championship of the 2009 season @ the Solon Cage Classic in Ohio. The team finished 5-0, with the final victory over the NEO Blitz 56-49 claiming the tournament championship. See team roster pages for final results.

Next Up: (13U Girls) GBA Mountaineer Classic



11U Pride Girls


13U Pride Girls

Pride take two of three divisions at Blue Thunder's Hoop Start

April 5 , 2009 - Congratulations to both the 11U & 13U girls for their performances @ PA Blue Thunder's Hoop Start tournament, both winning their divisions and claiming the program 1st championships of the 2009 season. The two teams had a combined record of 8-0 with the average margin of victory +29 per game!!! See team roster pages for final results.

Next Up: (13U Girls) Solon Cage Classic, April 10-11

Next Up : (11U Girls) Mountaineer Classic May 9-10

 


 

Pride Announce 2009 Schedule

February 8, 2009 -The Pride are pleased to announce the 2009 season schedule, as the program gets set to begin their second season. The Pride will consist of twelve teams (6 Boys, 6 Girls) with student athletes from all over the state of Pennsylvania. The program also will host its first Annual Summer Slam tournament sponsored by Sheetz, with 72 teams participating this June 13-14. Click here to view the 2009 Schedule.


Pride Announce 2009 Tryout Dates

November 24 , 2008 -  The PA Pride boy's and girl's basketball program have announced their open tryout dates for the 2009 season. Tryouts will be conducted by the Pride Coaching Staff, and are set to begin February 21 through March 8. The tryouts will be held at the Summit Tennis & Athletic Club in Altoona, PA. If you believe you have what it takes, don’t miss this chance to be part of PA’s premier grassroots basketball program. Click here for more details.


Jennings
Jennings

Jennnings returns as Monmouth prepares to take on St. Francis

January 29 , 2009 - Former Pride coach Anita Jennings returns to central PA as Monmouth prepares to take on NEC opponent St. Francis Monday night @ the Stokes Building in Loretto. Currently, Monmouth has a record of 5-5 in the NEC conference, and a overall record of 10-10, while St. Francis stands at 5-4 in the NEC, and 7-13 overall. Click here to read Coach Jennings's Article in the Altoona Mirror.


Novak, Bellovich among nations best

December 28 , 2008 - Seniors Corey Bellovich (Keystone Oaks) & Nick Novak (Franklin Regional) make top 30 list for nations leading scorers. Nick Novak currently listed as the 5th leading scorer in the country is averaging 34 points per game shooting 71% from the floor. While Corey Bellovich is averaging a 29 points (ranked 30) and 13 rebounds per game. Click here for more details.


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