Old Mill Elementary hosted its Third Annual 3v3 March Madness Basketball Tournament and Free Throw Contest recently. Close to 200 Wall student athletes took part in the weekend’s activities. The Wall High School boys coaching staff switched roles and acted as volunteer referees for the day in the spirit of basketball and community. Matt Kukoda, Varsity Coach, Tom Cassidy, Assistant Varsity Coach, Joe Fisco, JV Coach, and Michael McGowan, Freshman coach all got to see firsthand the talent coming up through the elementary schools. Old Mill alum and Wall freshman Mike Cassidy manned the scorers table for most of the day.
Free throw contest winners were Old Mill kindergartener Marius Rossi, Old Mill second grader Erynn Richey, Old Mill third graders Riley Eldridge and Ryan Martin, and Allenwood Fifth Grader Colin Ackerman.
The hotly contested 3v3 tournament 3rd/4th Girls Division was won by “The Neon Lights” – Nicole Woods, Kaitlin Brice, and Ashlynn Wells. The 3rd/4th Boys Division was won by “Triple Threat” – Shane Giaimo, Gabe Cavazzoni, and Mickey Schroeder. In the 5th/6th Girls Division, “The Lumpy Sneetches” - Lauren Lacey, Brooke Hollawell and Margo Iradi went home with top honors. And the 5th/6th Boys Division saw a double winner. The “Three Amigos” won their division and also took home the “Best Uniform” prize for their creativity. Other winners of the weekend included the “Flying Squirrels” (Matthew Lauten, Michael Lauten, and Tyler Manguno) and “Lebrontourage” (Ryan Lasko, Ryan Legere, Matthew Van Brunt) for best team names and “The Lucky Leprechauns” (Nolan McCarthy, Jack McNulty, and Will Ahlfeld) for “Best Uniform” in the 3rd/4th age bracket.
