Team Ham won the first Juneteenth Charity game defeating Team Homere 142 to 137. DULUTH, Minn.- The first ever Juneteenth Charity basketball game took place at Denfeld high school on Friday night. The team captains for the event were Duluth Denfeld boys head coach Phill Homere and Minnesota Vikings Fullback CJ Ham. Teams competing in […]
DULUTH, Minn.- The first ever Juneteenth Charity basketball game took place at Denfeld high school on Friday night.
The team captains for the event were Duluth Denfeld boys head coach Phill Homere and Minnesota Vikings Fullback CJ Ham.
Teams competing in the charity game were constructed from players that have made an impact of the community.
The event was an opportunity for the community to raise funds for AAU youth basketball and to celebrate Juneteenth.
“It gives everyone an opportunity to come together to watch us have fun, to have fun, but also remember what Juneteenth means. How important it is to so many people in our community, said Ham.” “To do this to raise money for Phill and his youth program. To get the kids on the team, to the kids to the tournaments, to the games. Again, I just really can’t say how much and how important that truly is. To see already, the game hasn’t even started yet, and to see the community already here supporting that cause, really just speaks for itself.”
Team Ham won the first Juneteenth Charity game defeating Team Homere 142 to 137.
Story Links Fieldhouse & Turf Fields Project Home RENO, Nev. – Tuesday marked a historic day for the University of Nevada and Wolf Pack Athletics as ground was officially broken on the long-awaited indoor fieldhouse and turf fields project. Completion of the facility is targeted […]
RENO, Nev. – Tuesday marked a historic day for the University of Nevada and Wolf Pack Athletics as ground was officially broken on the long-awaited indoor fieldhouse and turf fields project. Completion of the facility is targeted for summer 2026.
The project, over a decade in the making, became a reality in June when the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents gave final approval for construction at the conclusion of its quarterly meeting at the Joe Crowley Student Union.
Tuesday, University President Brian Sandoval ’86, University First Lady Lauralyn Sandoval, and Wolf Pack Athletics Director Stephanie Rempe were joined by ASUN leadership, members of the board of regents, and staff from Tolles Development in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the facility. Prior to the shovels hitting the dirt, Rempe and Sandoval were joined by ASUN President Carmina Aglubat and ASUN student leadership in unveiling a plaque recognizing the 92nd session of the Senate of the Associated Students and its role in making the indoor fieldhouse possible.
Numerous Wolf Pack head coaches and staff, and Nevada student-athletes were on hand for the ceremony, along with key University and Athletics supporters.
The 72,000-square foot facility will benefit the University student body by serving in a multi-purpose capacity. The fieldhouse’s 110 yards of indoor turf and recreation space will accommodate Nevada club and intramural sports while enhancing wellness and activity for the campus community. The facility also provides a critical practice area for the Wolf Pack Marching Band and Nevada spirit teams with additional opportunities for ROTC exercises, ASUN and community events, youth sports’ activities, and pregame events.
The fieldhouse has long been essential for Wolf Pack student athletes to train, compete, and succeed year-round. It will positively impact all 17 Nevada sports by providing training space for football and women’s soccer, batting cages for softball, and conditioning space for all Wolf Pack programs.
Auburn’s Sara Tole (148), the eventual winner of the Class 7A girls’ race in last year’s state cross-country championships, is scheduled to participate in this year’s Smiths Station Panther Stages meet on Thursday. (Photo by Arthur L. Mack for AL.com.)Arthur L. Mack | preps@al.com It’s hard to believe, but the 2025 cross country season starts […]
It’s hard to believe, but the 2025 cross country season starts Thursday with several meets throughout the state.
Thursday’s major meets include the BJXC First Chance 2-Miler hosted by Bob Jones High School; the Bayside Academy Admirals’ Twilight Invite hosted by Bayside School; Smiths Station Panther Stages; and Spread the Light, hosted by Houston Academy.
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Tickets are now on sale for the 7th Annual Great Alaska Duck Race, a statewide fundraiser supporting youth sports and local nonprofits. The race is set for September 13th, with ducks floating from the Ship Creek Overlook Park Bridge in Anchorage down to the Bait Shack, just below the Bridge Restaurant. Participants who purchase $100 […]
Tickets are now on sale for the 7th Annual Great Alaska Duck Race, a statewide fundraiser supporting youth sports and local nonprofits.
The race is set for September 13th, with ducks floating from the Ship Creek Overlook Park Bridge in Anchorage down to the Bait Shack, just below the Bridge Restaurant.
Participants who purchase $100 worth of tickets will receive a “muck,” a mythical creature that’s part moose and part duck.
Organizers say the event is a fun way for the community to come together while supporting important programs across Alaska.
Columbus has lost a basketball trailblazer. Larry R. Jones, a standout guard from East High School who starred for the University of Toledo and played 10 years in the NBA and ABA, died Aug. 16 at age 83. Jones, a 2011 inductee into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, spent the bulk of his pro career […]
Columbus has lost a basketball trailblazer.
Larry R. Jones, a standout guard from East High School who starred for the University of Toledo and played 10 years in the NBA and ABA, died Aug. 16 at age 83.
Jones, a 2011 inductee into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, spent the bulk of his pro career in the ABA starring for the Denver Rockets, Floridians, Utah Stars and Dallas Chaparrals. He played two seasons in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and finished his playing career with the Munich Eagles in Germany in 1975 before playing one game for the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the Eastern Basketball Association in 1975-76.
At East High, Jones was a late bloomer as a forward listed at 6 feet 2, 180 pounds. According to his recollection during a 2024 appearance on the “Be A Baller” podcast, Jones was cut multiple times from East’s varsity team before showing rapid improvement the summer prior to his senior season.
After starring as a senior, he earned a scholarship to play for the University of Toledo. His career got another boost there after coach Ed Melvin switched Jones from forward to shooting guard. He starred for Toledo, becoming an all-MAC first team selection in 1962. He finished his collegiate career with 1,315 points in 63 games for a 20.9 points per game average, including 23.3 PPG in 15 games as a senior.
He missed all but one game during his junior year due to a fractured wrist and scored 35 points during the game he was injured. Jones was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the fifth round of the 1963 NBA Draft but returned to Toledo for his senior season. He was then selected by the 76ers in the third round of the 1964 draft.
The 76ers assigned him to Wilkes Barre of the Eastern Professional Basketball League, and he averaged 20 points per game in 1965 before making his NBA debut for the 76ers as an injury replacement to finish the season. He played two more years with Wilkes Barre before the 76ers released him.
Jones, a free agent, earned contract offers from the NBA’s Lakers and ABA’s Denver Rockets. He picked Denver and became an ABA star, but it wasn’t an easy decision.
Jones told The Dispatch in 1987 that he packed his things and began driving West before making his decision along the journey.
“When I got to St. Louis, I had to make a decision,” Jones said. “I-70 to Denver, or Rt. 66 to L.A. I decided to go to Denver. It was closer.”
During his second ABA season with the Rockets, Jones averaged 28.4 points per game and became the first ABA player to score 2,000 points in a season. In 1968-69, he set a league record with 23 straight games scoring at least 30 points. Jones became a four-time ABA all-star, three-time All-ABA first-team selection and was chosen as the ABA Players Association’s first president.
Following his playing career, Jones became an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons before taking a head coaching position with the Las Vegas Dealers of the Western Basketball Association. Jones also coached Franklin University for one season (1982-83) and joined the Women’s Professional Basketball League as director of player personnel before taking a general manager/head coach position in 1984 with the WPBL’s Columbus Minks in his hometown.
Following his career in professional basketball, Jones returned to Columbus to run youth basketball camps and work as a substitute teacher. He also earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio State.
“You try to pay back,” Jones said on the 2024 podcast appearance. “Maybe I could say something, talking to kids, that could make a difference in their life.”
Dispatch reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.social
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Local youth sports programs could be at-risk due to a lack of volunteers. WVSSAC Executive Director sets the record straight on new NIL rule Program organizers with the YMCA of Southern West Virginia have begun the search for dedicated individuals to step up as youth soccer coaches. Advertisement YMCA COO Mat […]
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Local youth sports programs could be at-risk due to a lack of volunteers.
WVSSAC Executive Director sets the record straight on new NIL rule
Program organizers with the YMCA of Southern West Virginia have begun the search for dedicated individuals to step up as youth soccer coaches.
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YMCA COO Mat Bishop said not to worry if you are not an expert on the soccer field, as the role at this level is more about engaging with young players than securing championships.
“Don’t feel intimidated if you don’t know anything about soccer, especially in these younger age groups,” said Bishop. “Really, if you can teach someone to kick a ball, you can help us coach in that younger league. You’re giving them the fundamentals of what to do. We will give you the tools that you need to do that.”
Those interested in registering or just getting more information can do so online or by stopping by the YMCA of Southern West Virginia on East Main Street in Beckley.
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READY TO PERFORM — More than 30 youth throughout Steubenville and the surrounding area will participate in the Sycamore Youth Center’s upcoming performance of “The Incredible and Death-Defying Expedition to Planet X,” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. The Guadalupe Theater Co. and area rock band Dear Other […]
READY TO PERFORM — More than 30 youth throughout Steubenville and the surrounding area will participate in the Sycamore Youth Center’s upcoming performance of “The Incredible and Death-Defying Expedition to Planet X,” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. The Guadalupe Theater Co. and area rock band Dear Other are producing the show.
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STEUBENVILLE — The stage is set at the Sycamore Youth Center as music, laughter and adventure awaits.
On Thursday, the Guadalupe Theater Co., alongside local rock band Dear Other, will present “The Incredible and Death-Defying Expedition to Planet X.”
The original musical, written by Marc Barnes, will be performed Thursday through Saturday and is being led under the direction of Grace McKeegan. The cast includes more than 30 young actors from Steubenville and the surrounding area, supported by live music that promises to make this an unforgettable show for all ages.
“This production is family-friendly and will be a wonderful opportunity for our community to see the incredible talent of local young adults,” stated Bobbyjon Bauman, executive director of the Sycamore Youth Center. “We are thrilled to host this show and provide a space where the arts can flourish alongside faith and community.”
Performance times are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets can be purchased at the door at the cost of $5 for adults and $3 for children. There is a family cap of $20, officials noted.
Community members are encouraged to attend and enjoy an evening of fun, music and imagination, while supporting local youth engaged in the arts.
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