Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Another Weekend of Wildcats CYBA Basketball


Fri.-Mon., January 20-23, 2023

My Mother spent another weekend with family members in attendance at her skilled nursing facility in Pasadena. She continues to battle on a daily basis.

On Saturday, the Camarillo Youth Basketball Association (CYBA) had a titanic game in their Grade 5 Division. Our grandson Jacob's Wildcats (2-0) were squaring off against the Trojans, the only other 2-0 squad in this eight team division.

Jacob is #5 in blue under the basket

Jacob chasing the Trojans tallest
player to the hoop

Deal it to #11!

At the end of the First Quarter, the game was tied at 4-4.

Jacob at the Point Guard position

Movement is a MUST!

Battling for another rebound

Defending the Big Man

At the Halftime intermission, the Trojans had surged to a 13-6 lead.

Rebound attempt of a missed free throw

There is that Trojan giant yet again

Getting back on Defense

The end of the Third Quarter saw the Trojans in cruise control mode with a commanding 21-9 advantage.

Jacob got in a ton of running
in this full court game

A free throw attempt for the Wildcats,
that Trojan player is REALLY tall!

Working the floor

Rushing in for a possible missed
free throw rebound

It was not a good day for the Wildcats but the Trojans were definitely the better shooting team on this day.

FINAL SCORE:
Trojans (3-0) 30 - Wildcats (2-1) 14

CYBA GRADE 5 STANDINGS
1. Trojans 3-0
2T. Bruins 2-1
Tigers 2-1
Wildcats 2-1
5T. Blue Devils 1-2
Orange 1-2
Buckeyes 1-2
8. Deacons 0-3

CYBA WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
All games will be played at
Las Colinas Middle School
on Saturday, January 28, 2023

1:30 pm Wildcats (2-1) vs. Tigers (2-1)
2:30 pm Deacons (0-3) vs. Buckeyes (1-2)
3:30 pm Trojans (3-0) vs. Orange (1-2)
4:30 pm Blue Devils (1-2) vs. Bruins (2-1)

After the game we all went out to dinner at Freda's Pizza & Woodfired Kitchen to have a early celebration of Vanessa's birthday that was coming up next Wednesday.

A good time was had by all!

Mary riding one of Camarillo's
artsy bikes on Ventura Blvd.

Back home, Mary and Laurie
needed to check the calendar
for upcoming events of interest

Monday night means another of
Mary's enjoyable ballet classes

In EuroBall news . . .

Jesús Sánchez's Mallorca Voltors
opened their 2023 Spanish Serie A
season with a win

SERIE A STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
1T. Badalona Dracs 1-0
Mallorca Voltors 1-0
3T. L'Hospitalet Pioners 1-1
Valencia Firebats 1-1
5. Zaragoza Hurricanes 0-2

Western Conference
1. LG OLED Black Demons 2-0
2T. Coslada Camioneros 1-1
Osos Rivas 1-1
4T. Alcobendas Cavaliers 0-1
Gijón Mariners 0-1

The 1-0 Voltors have a home game next
Saturday vs. the Zaragoza Hurricanes 0-2

About five months ago, the European League of Football added an expansion team in Paris. It has taken that long for the French team to finally settle on a nickname.

The ELF can finally welcome
the Paris Saints!

The Saints will play the 2023 sesson
in the five team Western Conference

Four German teams plus the Paris Saints.

These are the six clubs comprising
the ELF's Central Conference

This Conference has two German squads and one each from Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. 

The Eastern Conference will
also have six clubs in 2023

This is another Conference with two German teams. The Eastern Conference also has one team from each from four other countries, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

The geographic lay of the land
for the 2023 ELF season

The somewhat weird 17 team ELF 2023 configuration is due to the last minute withdrawal of the Istanbul Rams. The Rams wanted more time to regroup and rebuild after their dismal 1-11 initial 2022 ELF season.

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