The Lower Township grades 5-6 boys basketball team won its division at the Greater Cape May Elks/Tom Beheler youth basketball tournament recently. Pictured are (from left): back row – Bob Mahon (Greater Cape May Elks), Barb Mahon (Greater Cape May Elks), coach Anthony Famiano, Oguer Nunez, coach Mitchell Plenn; middle row – Mason Cronin, Jake Robson, Kaeshon Mitchell, Tommy Walters, Kabron Mitchell; front row – Braden Melo, Noah Plenn, Zac Castellano, Brent Reidenbach, Macky Bonner.
Two Cape May County teams were among the winners at the Greater Cape May Elks/Tom Beheler youth basketball tournament held Dec. 27-29 at the Richard M. Teitelman School and Lower Cape May Regional High School. The event was hosted by the Lower Township Department of Parks and Recreation.
Ocean City won the grades 3-4 boys division by defeating Lower Township, 21-19, in overtime in the championship game. Lower Township claimed the boys grades 5-6 championship by beating Middle Township, 42-23, in the title game.
Other winners at the tournament included Linwood (grades 5-6 girls), Northfield (grades 7-8 girls) and Hamilton (grades 7-8 boys).
Forty-two teams from Atlantic and Cape May counties participated in the tournament. Part of the proceeds from the event are donated to the ALS Foundation.
The Ocean City grades 3-4 boys team won its division at the Greater Cape May Elks/Tom Beheler youth basketball tournament recently. Pictured are (from left): back row – Bob Mahon (Greater Cape May Elks), Barb Mahon (Greater Cape May Elks), coach Bob Schweim, coach Tony Polcini, coach Billy Godfrey; middle row – Jake Holzer, Brandon Granger, Jordan Gonzalez, Eric Reiff, Johnny Godfrey, Miles Birch; front row – John Stamm, Cody Scweimm, J.D. Polcini, Josh Lenko.