November 30, 2016
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The Blazers Boys and Girls Club were division champions in the 1st and 2nd grade
category.
The 3rd and 4th grade team from the Blazers Boys and Girls Club won their division
against teams from four other local Boys and Girls Clubs at in the Basketball Lead-
ership League tournament.
Coach Austen (left) and Coach Rashida (right) work
with kids like Noah (center) to build character and
sportsmanship.
Players from grades 3-6 comprise the winning East All-Stars team, comprised of players from all
of the Boys and Girls Clubs in the Portland area.
Basketball Leadership League
Boys & Girls Clubs
host tournament
Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland wrapped
up its 8-week basketball Leadership League
with an all-Club tournament on Nov. 19 at
the Blazers Boys & Girls Club in northeast
Portland.
The league, which focuses on building
character and sportsmanship, is driven by
volunteer coaches and community partner-
ships with organizations like Buffalo Wild
Wings, Rip City Academy, and Portland
Parks and Recreation.
“Coaching with the Boys & Girls Club
provided an amazing opportunity to work
with kids with unlimited amounts of ener-
gy. There is no greater feeling than watch-
ing a player not only learn basic basketball
concepts but to take away life lessons like
team work, integrity, and compassion,”
said Coach Rashida, who led the 1st and
2nd and 3rd and 4th grade teams out of the
Wattles Boys and Girls Club in southeast
Portland.
The youth basketball league sponsored by Boys & Girls
Clubs of Portland provides an amazing opportunity
for kids to develop basic basketball concepts and life
lessons like team work, integrity and compassion.