Rodman Ride For Kids Event Approaching

Rodman Ride For Kids Event Approaching
The Boys and Girls Club, along with other collaborating youth serving agencies, will be participating in the approaching Rodman Ride for Kids. The Ride is a 25, 50 or 100 mile bike ride through the towns of Southeastern, Massachusetts which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 25th. As the event approaches, the Boys and Girls Club is actively seeking teams of riders (5 riders constitute a team), individual riders, sponsors and volunteers. 100% of all funds raised go directly to the agencies. In addition, funds raised from our sponsors and riders will be matched with a 15 percent grant through the Ride. Last year’s event was a tremendous success and a fun day for everyone involved. Anyone interested in participating in the event, or gaining more information, should contact Resource Development Associate, Heather Brigham at ext. 1132.

Boys & Girls Club Summer Program
In addition to the 21st season of Safe Summer Streets, which provides programming for 13-18 year old members from 5:00 – 11:00 p.m. six nights a week, the Club will offer an on-site, 7-week program for members ages 6 to 12. This program will operate on a 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. schedule (Monday to Friday) for 8-12 year olds and a half-day program (9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. or 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.) for our 6 & 7 year old members. Session #1, which will begin on 7/6 is now full, but openings for session #2, which will run from 7/26 to 8/13 are still available. There is no cost to sign up for the summer program provided you have a current membership. The daytime program includes a breakfast and lunch component for all members as well as field trips, special events and a session concluding Olympics. The program will see participating members traveling through all core program areas each day. Registration forms are available at our front desk. For more information please contact VP of Operations, Dave Bonnell at ext. 1430.

Intermediate/Senior Basketball League Championships
The 10-team Intermediate/Senior Basketball League (I/SBL) has completed the post-season tournament this past week crowning Michigan and Boston College as the 2010 Senior and Intermediate division champions respectively. In the 4-team Intermediate division the semi-final games were held last Saturday. In the opener Boston College, behind the offense of Terrell Davis (10) and Alberto Monteiro (9) defeated Stanford 50-30. Stanford was led by Aloisi Barbosa (17). In the second game it was Georgia Tech defeating U.N.C. 48-30. Trei Fernandes (15) led Georgia Tech while Philip Lodge (12) led U.N.C. This moved the two winners into the best of three championship series. In game one it was the duo of Eduardo DeLeon (22) and Jonge DaSilva (18) leading the way for Boston College, capturing a 70-62 victory. Kaylab Silva (23) and Emoni Vicente (18) led the Georgia Tech attack. In the second game Georgia Tech was able to close the gap but still came up short 86-84. Rayshaw Matthews (24) and Jonge DaSilva (24) led the offense for Boston College while Georgia Tech was led by Trei Fernandes (35) and Kaylab Silva (20). In the 6-team Senior division the first quarter-final game saw Baylor defeat Syracuse by a score of 59-53. Ryan O’Neal (17) and Ryan Roach (16) led the Baylor offense while Johnathon Lopes (15) and Mazinho Correia (15) led Syracuse. In the second quarter-final game California knocked off Duke 49-48. Nick Simpson (11) led California while Duke was led by Paul Lewis (18). In the first of two semi-final games California surprised N.C. State 73-58. Hollister Elliot (23) led California while Jordan Williams (13) led N.C. State. In the later game it was Michigan bumping off Baylor 70-63. Michigan was led by Tyrik Jackson (20) while Ryan O’Neal (16) led Baylor. This set-up a California vs. Michigan championship series. In game one of the best of three championship it was California, opening up a half-time lead and then holding on for a 86-82 victory. Nick Simpson (27) led California while Dwayne Harper (28) led Michigan. In the second game Michigan rebounded to capture a hard-earned 74-67 victory. Michigan was led by the tandem of Tyrik Jackson (32) and Michael Montrond (22) while it was Jonge DaSilva (28) leading the way for California. In the decisive game three Michigan held on to capture a 68-64 victory. For Michigan it was Dwayne Harper (23) leading the way while Hollister Elliot (31) led California. Congratulations to Michigan and Boston College on their championship seasons. For information on the upcoming 16-team Safe Summer Streets Basketball League, which will include divisions for Girls (13-18), Intermediate Boys (13-15) and Senior Boys (15-18), please contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals at 617-288-7120, ext. 2210.