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.