The 18th Annual Wellington Basketball Sharpshooting Contest was held this year on August 10, 2024, featuring cooler weather, partially cloudy skies, and a light breeze in the air. In the senior division Julian Cid took first place for boys and Emory Gage took top honors for the girls. For the junior division the top scorers were Chloe Roberts (girls’ division) and Greyson Schreiner (boys’ division). In the boys’ youth division, the top scorer was Rowan Schreiner. In the team division the top scorers were Brandon and Christine Chin. The complete list of winners is below, along with many great pictures of the event. This year we had a total of 27 kids participating, along with 11 sets of adult/child teams. Thanks especially to Wellington volunteers Greg Dykes and Brandon Stauty for officiating! We also thank all the wonderful Wellington residents who came to help with our event plus all the residents who showed up to watch and support our young athletes. We hope to see you all again next year on the last Saturday before school starts in 2025!
Competition results:
| Boys Senior Division | | | Girls Senior Division | |
| Julian | Cid | 1 | | Emory | Gage | 1 |
| Danny | Mangelson | 2 | | Juliet | LaBarbera | 2 |
| Brandon | Chin | 3 | | Aria | LaBarbera | 3 |
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| Boys Junior Division | | | Girls Junior Division | |
| Greyson | Schreiner | 1 | | Chloe | Roberts | 1 |
| Santiago | Hinojosa | 2 | | Carolynn | Walker | 2 |
| Elliot | Gage | 3 | | Promise | Rodrigues | 3 |
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| Boys Youth Division | | | Team Division |
| Rowan | Schreiner | 1 | | Brandon & Christine Chin | 1 |
| Collin | Donohue | 2 | | Elliot & Chris Gage | 2 |
| Naaman | Walker | 3 | | Colin & Joe Donohue | 3 |
All participants in the 2024 BB SS Contest:
| Brandon | Chin | | Juliet | LaBarbera | | Logan | Roberts |
| Julian | Cid | | Belle | LaBarbera | | Promise | Rodrigues |
| Colin | Donohue | | Matthew | LaBarbera | | Malone | Schreiner |
| Gage | Elliot | | Danny | Mangelson | | Rowan | Schreiner |
| Emory | Gage | | David | McKiernan | | Greyson | Schreiner |
| Juwon | Han | | Advik | Pyakuryal | | Yash | Singh |
| Santiago | Hinojosa | | Adhrit | Pyakuryal | | Jack | Stauty |
| Martin | Hori | | Chloe | Roberts | | Carolynn | Walker |
| Jack | Keller | | Elijah | Roberts | | Naaman | Walker |
Thanks to all who participated in our annual event, and special thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make the competition possible, especially to Wellington resident Greg Dykes who brainstormed and started the event in 2006 and has officiated in every single contest since then!
Here are pictures from our 2024 contest: