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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Projects: Youth

SWIS District Optimists Sponsor Tri-Star Basketball Contest
March 15, 2008

Optimists from the Mukwonago Optimist Club set up a competition for 120 kids between the ages of 8 and 13. These kids were winners from 20 of the 61 clubs in Southern Wisconsin.

Kudos to Joe Mundwiler and his Committee for putting together a wonderful competition.

Here is a photo of some of the volunteers.

Here is a photo of the volunteers getting everything ready.

Here is a photo of the registration stand with everything under control.

Here is a photo of Governor Elect Barb Nelson talking to the competitors.

Here is a photo of Governor Michael Shields talking about the Optimist organization to the fans in the stands.

The kids competed in 3 different skills tests, passing, dribbling and shooting. Here are photos of the passing station.

The passing station has the contestant make 3 chest passes and 3 bounce passes into the target. The younger contestants pass from a closer line than the older ones.

Here is a photo of one of the volunteers showing the contestants the proper way to run the dribbling (Ball Handling) station.

Here are examples of contestants performing tasks at the dribbling (Ball Handling) station. The dribbling station is a set of obstacles and the contestant weaves in and out while dribbling a basketball. The faster you complete the course, the better the score.

The shooting skills station has each contestant make 4 Free Throw shots and 2 other shots from outside the "key". The contestant receives points for each basket made. The younger contestants use a smaller ball and are in front of the regulation free throw line for their shots.

At the District level, they recognize First, Second and Third places for boys and girls of each age. Photos of the winners and their sponsoring Clubs are as follows:

8 year old girls (l to r):
Alyssa Lemirande - Middleton - 3rd Place
Nicole Huber - Mukwonago - 2nd Place
Maranda McCarthy - Platteville - 1st Place

8 year old boys (l to r):
Jeffrey Seaman - Portage - 1st Place
Carson Bull - Fitchburg - 3rd Place
Jack Smith - Middleton - 2nd Place

9 year old girls (l to r):
Samantha Curtis - Monroe - 2nd Place
Sydney Renz - Jefferson - 3rd Place
Natalie Lindman - Portage - 1st Place

9 year old boys (l to r):
Noah Kruser - Platteville - 1st Place
Mitchell Bacon - Middleton - 2nd Place
Phillip Selmer - Beloit - 3rd Place

10 year old girls (l to r):
Anna Hammer - Portage - 3rd Place
Monica Muth - Cambridge - 1st Place
Allison Hughes - Janesville - 2nd Place

10 year old boys (l to r):
Matt Welper - Mukwonago - 3rd Place
Jake Zinda - Waukesha - 2nd Place
Lane Kamps - Platteville - 1st Place

11 year old girls (l to r):
Natalie Mejia - Beloit - 3rd Place
Abigail Schmidt - Beaver Dam - 2nd Place
Cassie Hamer - Platteville - 1st Place

11 year old boys (l to r):
Jeremy Schneidor - Mukwonago - 3rd Place
Cannon Cooley - Waukesha - 2nd Place
Jordan Walker - Portage - 1st Place

12 year old girls (l to r):
Addison Hemming - Portage - 3rd Place
Claire Fox - Janesville - 2nd Place
Courtney Johnson - Waukesha - 1st Place

12 year old boys (l to r):
Nick Brewer - Monona - 1st Place
David Jensen - Cambridge - 2nd Place
Conner Klavekoske - Beaver Dam - 3rd Place

13 year old girls (l to r):
Eliza Bilderback - Platteville - 1st Place
Jackie Shepler - Janesville - 2nd Place
Paige Ringelstetter - Portage - 3rd Place

13 year old boys (l to r):
Josh Bollig - Mount Horeb - 3rd Place
Jalen Walker - Portage - 2nd Place
Dylan Teutschmann - Waukesha - 1st Place

Here is a photo of winners from Portage. 8 Year Old Boy Jeffrey Seaman and 9 Year Old Girl Natalie Lindman

Thanks again to all the families and fans for cheering on their contestants!

GENERAL INFORMATION

November 18, 2008
Click here for results of the SWIS Football Raffle. At the bottom of the page you can select the week you wish to review. The list is updated through Week 11.
October 21, 2008
Click here for a summary from the 2007 - 2008 2nd Quarter Conference. Click here for a summary from the 2007 - 2008 3rd Quarter Conference.
October 16, 2008
Click here for information on the Optimist Football Raffle Club Refund Checks.
October 8, 2008
Click here for the 1st Quarter Newsletter for the months of October, November & December.
March 18, 2008
Tri-Star SWIS District Basketball Event - March 15th, 2008. To see this year's event - click here.
January 31, 2008
Click here for information on how your Unrestricted Gift to the OI Foundation is used.
November 5, 2007
Visit the web site of www.courageofchildrenwithcancerbooks.org to learn more about the Childhood Cancer Campaign.
Consider the Dime-a-Day donation program for the OI Foundation- click for details.

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