ERBM’s 2022 fifth and sixth grade competitive basketball team. Left to right are (front row) Dexter Chinn, Ashton Tapia, Eli Bennett, Logan Selby, and Hoyt Garcia. (Back Row) Gavin Allen, Nick Gates, Jonan Von Roenn, Lawson Anderson, and Bradley Conrado. (Coaches) Travis Anderson, Amy Chinn, and Waylon Bennett. | ERBM COURTESY PHOTO
MEEKER I Both fifth and sixth grade basketball teams finished their regular season on Feb. 26. The Competitive team finished a perfect 7-0 season and won the Colorado River Youth Basketball League. Meeker defeated Silt handily in the championship game 35-11. When asked what coaching this group was like, Amy Chinn responded, “This was a fun bunch of kids! They worked hard at practice and got better every week. Each of them are extremely competitive individuals who work together as a team. They love the game of basketball and that made it fun for everybody involved.”
As for the fifth and sixth Recreation team, they played against Rifle 2 in the season ending tournament. They fought hard and battled to the end but could not come out with a win. Rifle took the game by only 3 points. When asked what coach Sean VonRoenn thought of this season, he said, “We had a great turnout with 13 boys; they put a season’s long worth of effort and made some great improvement. I look forward to watching both of these groups continue to play as they get older. The future of Meeker basketball looks bright.”
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