Reno "Jam On It"
The Renegades hit Reno for the "Jam On It" Memorial Day Basketball Championship in Reno, Nevada May 26-28. 450+ teams all the way from Oregon to Idaho came to play ball at the Reno Convention Center. Renegades represented BIG TIME with 8 teams from the green: 8Girls, 12Girls, 14Girls, 9Boys, 10Boys, 11Boys, 12Boys and 13Boys came ready and took on the competition.

All 8 teams played their hearts out with tenacity and a true competitive spirt that made all their parents and coaches very, very proud. Many of the Renegade teams beat their competition by double digits with one team even winning a game by 53 points and another team taking a Championship home in double overtime!!! In the end, 2 of our girls went 2-2 and all 5 boys teams took home the Championships!

Here's how it went down...

A Super Regional Division 1 Championship was brought home to the Renegades by the boys of 12&U by beating out the Oregon State Champions - Oregon Spartans. The 12's beat their competition for the weekend by a total 111 points. Way to bring home another Division 1 win for the Gades fellas!

The littlest ladies of the Renegades, 8&Under, worked hard all weekend. They played with a lot of heart and determination which made their parents very happy. Although they didn't go home with a win, they played with a winning attitude.

The Lil' Lady Renegades of the 12's finished the weekend with a great 2-2 record in Division 2 play finishing 6th among 32 teams. The ladies played hard and with only 6 players, full-court pressed and ran fast breaks all four games! (Talk about determination!) Their average victories were by an awesome 15 points. Great job ladies!

The Lady Gades of the 14's also finished the weekend with a 2-2 record with 24 teams in their Level 2 Division competition. The ladies played great losing their final game by only 1 point in overtime and winning their earlier games by an average of 25 points! Hat's off to you too ladies!

The 8&Under boys played up in the 9&Under Open Division 2 play and went home with the Championship! The young men drove hard to the basket winning all their games in double digits and even by 33 in one game! The boys went 3 and 1 for the weekend and actually learned the press right before their Championship game! Way to go boys!

10&Under boys went undefeated for the weekend in Open Division 2 beating every team by an average 33 points. The boys had their best games all year and were well gelled. The Championship game was a true nail-bitter as the Gades went basket for basket against Fremont OTC and took the win 38-37. Great job guys.

11&Under boys took the weekend in the most amazing fashion in Open Division 2 play. Not only were they undefeated in all their games and also winning by an average 13 points but they also had the last Championship game amongst the Gades. They literally took the game down to the wire going into double overtime against YBA Blue. Awesome work fellas! Check out clips of the final seconds at YouTube!

13Boys also took home a Dvision 2 Championship winning their games by an average 15 points. Their pool play consisted of 24 teams and they mowed down their competitors even winning a game by 32 points. Great job guys!

Thanks to the Renegade families that came out to support and cheer on the players. It was a great weekend and let's do it again next year!

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