Everyone wins at Hoopfest

The big winner was the Bainbridge Island School District at the 11th annual Hoopfest for BEST March 6. Eighty-five teams from grades three to 12 competed in the 3-on-3 basketball tournament on the Bainbridge High School campus. The tournament raises funds for the Bainbridge Education Suport Team. More than $11,000 was raised through entry fees, concessions and a silent auction.

March 16, 2005 7:00 am
Hoopfest raised more than $11
Hoopfest raised more than $11

The big winner was the Bainbridge Island School District at the 11th annual Hoopfest for BEST March 6.

Eighty-five teams from grades three to 12 competed in the 3-on-3 basketball tournament on the Bainbridge High School campus.

The tournament raises funds for the Bainbridge Education Suport Team. More than $11,000 was raised through entry fees, concessions and a silent auction.

Proceeds benefit the BEST staff development focus area, filling the void created by state cuts to public school teacher development; enrichment grants to help and encourage teachers as they develop unique and creative ways to teach our children; and the BEST Summer Institute, a week-long staff development workshop.

Winning teams include:

Girls

3rd-4th Grade: Gracie Kenyon, Selam Black, Faith Campbell, Katie Raben (Bainbridge).

5th Grade: Jackie Steiger, Amy Bakalarski, Carly Bakalarski, Tiffany Strafford (Port Orchard).

6th Grade: Andra Zachary, Jessica Rutter, Mary Leigh Reynolds. Jordyn Oleacha (Silverdale).

7th-8th Grade: Sammy Zwicker, Anna Wood, Fran Freida, Lindsay Willmann (Bainbridge).

High School: Caitlyn Salo, Angela Failla, Jacquie Menalia, Kerry Hillier (Bainbridge).

Boys

3rd Grade: Brett Green, Peter Fawley, Ben Freedman, Ben Kussie (Bainbridge).

4th Grade: Kendall Gill, Jackson Suter, Brian Bratlien, Ethan Syverson-Blair (Poulsbo).

5th Grade Blue: Lars Hanson, Clark Rose, Connor Kenyon, Lukas Anderson (Bainbridge).

5th Grade Orange: Rico Failla, Ryan Schreck, Steven Wellbrock, Adam Pool (Bainbridge).

6th Grade Blue: Matt Staff, James Donella, Bryce deVeaux, Scott Hurlow (Bainbridge).

6th Grade Orange: Chris Repar, Colin Walters, Sam Medak, Cody Williams (Gig Harbor).

7th Grade Blue: David Korsak, Kenneth Futch, Aaron Laurence, Jake Sartain (Poulsbo).

7th Grade Orange: Rolf Toren, Tetsu Asakawa, Tony Hall Adam Ruby (Bainbridge).

8th Grade Blue: Miles Gander, Paul Weese, Ben Eisenhardt (Bainbridge).

8th Grade Orange: Brendan Gawlowski, Ross Olason, Andy Redmond, Will Watson (Bainbridge).

High School Blue: Jordon Miller, Will devanderSchueren, Willy Greene, John Baggett (Bainbridge).

High School Orange: Michael Petring, Justin Tabafunda-Wing, Jon Morsette, Fiore Alailima (Bainbridge).

High School Varsity: Grant Leslie, Ned Whalen, Peter Leslie, Theo Miller.