Sixth-grade basketball team places 2nd in tournament

Published 7:00 pm Thursday, November 23, 2017

: The Albert Lea sixth-grade girls’ traveling basketball team captured second place in the Mason City Hardee’s Tip Off Classic on Nov. 18. They defeated Hampton-Dumont 37-18, Belmont-Klemme 40-15, Waverly Shell Rock Gold 30-29 and lost in the finals to Mason City 44-14. “It was a great start to the season with only two weeks of practice behind us,” said coach Tom Jones. Pictured in the front row are Lily Hyke, Erin Boorsma, Alexis Jones and Elizabeth Wallace; and pictured in the back row are Nancy Jones, Phoebe Holst, Addison Herr, Kayla Johnson and Tom Jones. The girls play in Mankato on Dec. 2 and will host the Albert Lea tournament on Dec. 9 at Albert Lea High School. - Provided