West Seattle sweeps Parks & Rec Youth Basketball Championships!

Speedy Demons: Standing left to right: Coach Sonya Elliott, Julia Nark, Kelsey Klapperich, Anna Carlson-Ziegver, Abby Tuthill, and Coach Jason Elliott. Kneeling left to right: Charli Elliott, Ali Campagnaro, Sami MacKenzie, Annalisa Ursino, and Sarah Cooper. Not pictured: Allyson Ylvisaker

Knights: Standing left to right: Coach Todd Stordahl, Alex MacKenzie, Michael Sasonoff, Parker Diller, Diego Rangel, Mike Dennehy, Carter Mensing, Coach John MacKenzie, and Kevin Stordahl. Kneeling left to right: Casey Lenzie, AJ Lingg, Dylan Jergens, Emmett Abdian, and Joey Meucci
The “sweep” headline comes from John MacKenzie, along with the photos you see above, and the story about the newly crowned champs:

The Girls U-12 Silver division Hiawatha Speedy Demons and the Boys U-12 Silver division Alki Knights brought home back to back championships at Miller Community Center last Sunday.

The Speedy Demons played at 11 AM against a tough and determined Yesler team but came out ahead with a gritty 21-18 victory to finish the season undefeated. The hard-fought battle included 2 players from Hiawatha fouling out in the 4th quarter.

The boys followed at 12:30 PM and finished off a pesky Meadowbrook team with a 6-0 run late in the 4th quarter giving them a 40-33 victory. Vashon Island gave Alki their only 2 defeats of the season but Alki got revenge by beating them in the semi-finals to advance to the championship game.

Both teams used incredible teamwork and perseverance. Each player understood their role and made a valuable contribution to their victory. All the hard work and practice paid off for the 2 West Seattle teams.

Congratulations to both teams!

8 Replies to "West Seattle sweeps Parks & Rec Youth Basketball Championships!"

  • Mookie March 25, 2009 (9:40 pm)

    wow – what a sweep indeed, that is stunning finale to a thrilling season!! Congratulations – that’s some great coaching and a LOT of fantastic, dedicated kids. So pleased for both teams.

  • Cami March 26, 2009 (7:47 am)

    Hey, it was fun to watch you guys/gals this season!

  • Fred March 26, 2009 (1:46 pm)

    WOW, I am so impressed with young athletes in West Seattle. Keep up the good work and remember there is no I in Team (unless your a poor speller and spell it Tiem).

  • banana March 28, 2009 (1:10 pm)

    great job everyone

  • Mindy March 29, 2009 (1:30 pm)

    Congratulations! That was truly a challenging game and you gals did awesome.

  • Jane Becker March 29, 2009 (1:36 pm)

    Ali, congratulations to you and your team. The championship—cant get any better then that!!!Love you, Grandma and Grandpa

  • Susan Zins March 30, 2009 (6:45 am)

    Nice Job Ali!!! Congratulations, Love, Aunt Susan

  • a friend April 6, 2009 (7:52 am)

    Nice job Ali!! It was a good game.

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