The 2016 JB Hoops Girls local AAU basketball team has been selected. The girls practice twice a week at Summit University and Riverfront Sports. They have been playing together since February, come from local schools and are in the sixth and seventh grades.

They have played at tournaments in Pottstown, Spooky Nook, Scranton, King of Prussia and Manheim. Upcoming tournaments and shootouts are in Gettysburg, Scranton and Harrisburg.

The team has an overall record of 16-7.

Members of the 2016 JB Hoops Girls local AAU basketball team gather after a tournament at West Chester University. From left, Anna Talutto, Elisa Delfino, Kylie Lavelle, Erin Pearsall, Coach Ashley Murray, Mia Blume, Alexis Chapman, Julia Kelly, Stephanie Yatko and Clair Marion.
http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_ABJ-My-Team-ME-May16.jpg.optimal.jpgMembers of the 2016 JB Hoops Girls local AAU basketball team gather after a tournament at West Chester University. From left, Anna Talutto, Elisa Delfino, Kylie Lavelle, Erin Pearsall, Coach Ashley Murray, Mia Blume, Alexis Chapman, Julia Kelly, Stephanie Yatko and Clair Marion. Submitted photo

My Team

Stephanie Yatko

Stephanie Yatko is a sixth grade student at Our Lady of Peace. Reach the Abington Journal newsroom at 570-587-1148 or news@s24528.p831.sites.pressdns.com.