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Your news All Star game ends successful season for Bartlett's in-house basketball league

Posted April 19, 2011 12:00 am

Submitted by Stephanie FitzSimons, Bartlett Park District

The Bartlett Park District girls in-house basketball league recently held it's end of season All Star Games.

This season, 70 girls played in third/fourth-grade and 50 in fifth/sixth-grade in-house leagues. The coach of each in-house league team nominated their top two-three players to participate.

The girls chosen practiced for three hours and then played their all-star game on Saturday, March 19, in front a huge crowd at the Bartlett Community Center.

The third/fourth-grade team was coached by volunteers John Standefer, John Wafford and Jason Sharko and the Fifth/Sixth Grade team by Nicole Jara, Rita Castans and Jacki DiMaggio.

Players were awarded an all-star medal at the conclusion of the game to recognize their achievement.

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The fifth/sixth-grade team, from left, kneeling: Marisa Lynch, Pearl McFarland, Brooke Picardi, Elizabeth DiNuzzo, Allison Thies, Olivia Stangierski, Danielle Blasco and Kayla Emmerling; standing: Coach Nicole Jara, Coral McFarland, Ali Duensing, Kaitlin Freeman, Maddie McNeil, Elaine Volpentesta, Alyssa Modugno, Alyssa Kinast, Natalie Kochan, Molly Mehta, coach Jacki DiMaggio and coach Rita Castans. Courtesy of Bartlett Park District

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