Trio of Jammers squads win season-ending titles
Three Burke Jammers travel basketball teams recently capped their spring seasons by winning championships, with the fifth-grade girls, sixth-grade boys, and eighth-grade girls finishing first in their respective brackets during the Great Smokies Shootout May 30-31 in Hickory.
The fifth-grade girls were the champions of the Gold Bracket after also winning a tournament in Boone on May 23. Pictured (from left to right) on the front row are Sylvie Matthews, London Murray, Millie Gills, Blakelee Garrison, Symantha Mitchell, and Peyton Ruggles. On the back row are Sierah DeHetre, Kennedy Thomas, and Bridget Matthews. The team is coached by Brittany Thomas and Brandon Gills.
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The sixth-grade boys were the champions of the Silver Bracket. Pictured (from left to right) are Blayke Curtis, Lucas Cosovan, Boston Bollinger, Titus Keaton, Nolan Lozano, Brandt Patton, Elisha Lankford, and Remy Treadway. Not pictured are player Jace Ramsey and coaches Scott Compton and Jerome Ramsey.
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The eighth-grade girls won the Silver Bracket championship. Pictured (from left to right) are Ivy Robinson, Aubrey Compton, Olivia Smith, Jessie Harmon, Braylee Bollinger, Mo Smith, Aubree Holloway, Natalie Marley, Abigail Garcia, and Miya Carson. The squad is coached by Kelsey Houser and Mike Houser.
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The fifth-grade girls were the champions of the Gold Bracket after also winning a tournament in Boone on May 23. Pictured (from left to right) on the front row are Sylvie Matthews, London Murray, Millie Gills, Blakelee Garrison, Symantha Mitchell, and Peyton Ruggles. On the back row are Sierah DeHetre, Kennedy Thomas, and Bridget Matthews. The team is coached by Brittany Thomas and Brandon Gills.
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The sixth-grade boys were the champions of the Silver Bracket. Pictured (from left to right) are Blayke Curtis, Lucas Cosovan, Boston Bollinger, Titus Keaton, Nolan Lozano, Brandt Patton, Elisha Lankford, and Remy Treadway. Not pictured are player Jace Ramsey and coaches Scott Compton and Jerome Ramsey.
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The eighth-grade girls won the Silver Bracket championship. Pictured (from left to right) are Ivy Robinson, Aubrey Compton, Olivia Smith, Jessie Harmon, Braylee Bollinger, Mo Smith, Aubree Holloway, Natalie Marley, Abigail Garcia, and Miya Carson. The squad is coached by Kelsey Houser and Mike Houser.
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