March 29, 2024

Sports briefs

Youth basketball

Registrations are due Oct. 22 for the Creston Basketball Association’s Developmental League for boys and girls in third through sixth grades.

Registration forms are available at local schools and should be returns to the Creston Community Elementary/Middle School office.

This CBA program will be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays Nov. 7 through Dec. 12. Time periods will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays for both boys and girls. On Saturdays, boys will meet from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and girls will play from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

The format of the league will stress fundamental skills of basketball on Wednesday. On Saturdays, the high school coaches, along with their staff and layers, will reinforce e fundamentals and organize games for the players to practice those skills.

Cost of the league is $40 per player, which includes a T-shirt. Checks are payable to Creston Basketball.

For more information on the CBS, contact Brad Baker (email bbaker@crestonschools.org), Trish Dickinson (tdickinson@crestonschools.org) or Scott Driskell (sdriskell@crestonschools.org).

Also, separate from the CBA, there are two youth tournaments scheduled in Creston. Dates are Dec. 15 for the girls tournament and March 2 for the boys tournament. Anyone interested in organizing a team to participate may contact Larry McNutt (lmcnutt@crestonschools.org).