SOUTH WAYNE - The 13th annual Six Rivers All-Star Basketball Classic will be hosted at Juda High School on June 29, with the girls game tipping off at 6 p.m. and the boys game to follow at about 8 p.m.
There will also be a special 3-point shooting contest held in between the games.
All proceeds from the free-will admission and other fund-raising efforts during the night go directly to the American Family Children's Hospital.
The Six Rivers All-Star Classic was held for the first time in 2006. Retired Black Hawk boys basketball coach Jerry Mortimer designed the event and directed it until 2010. To date, the games have generated more than $17,000 in donations.
"I think it took a lot of planning from Mr. Mortimer to get things rolling," Black Hawk girls basketball coach and current Six Rivers All-Star Classic director Mike Flanagan said. "It's one of those things that could extinguish if someone did not pick up the ball and run with it. I assured him I would pick up the ball and keep it alive. The biggest reason to keep it going is for the donations we have made. I think it builds up the awareness and appreciation of the conference. It gives kids one more chance to compete and play. It's a pride thing. The Six Rivers East and West have been well represented statewide when the postseason rolls around."
The All-Star Classic features the top senior players from the Six Rivers Conference Western Division going head-to-head against the stand-outs from the Eastern Division in a game consisting of two 20-minute halves.
The boys Six Rivers East All-Star roster includes Barneveld's Kauy Fargo, Jacob Slaney and Jonas Ignatius; three from Juda in Keagen Haffle, Cole Fortney and Jace Morris; Black Hawk's C.J. Leuzinger and Jason Treuthardt; Pecatonica's Evan Prust, Argyle's Brent Ritschard and Monticello's Jon Errthum. The coach for the Six Rivers East team will be Black Hawk's Charlie Anderson.
The Six Rivers West All-Star roster includes River Ridge's Ty Bloom, Ryan Redman and Gavin Steiber as well as Potosi's Alex Udelhofen, Highland's Mitchell Wells, Potosi's Nic Spriggs, Belmont's Jacob Wedig and Cassville's Brandon Kinyon.
The girls Six Rivers East All-Stars include five players from Barneveld: Grace Schutz, Jessica Walker, Taryn Pickarts, Courtney Skaife and Brooklyn Hogan-Weier. The other East all-stars are Black Hawk's Brianna Hagen and Hannah Herbst; Juda's MacKenzie Byrne, Maddie Roth and Hailey Kammerer and Albany's Brook Kahler. Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan will coach the East all-stars along with Barneveld's Doug Pickarts.
The West girls all-star team includes the Shullsburg trio of Faith Ubersox, Nicole Teutschman and Brianna Leahy as well as Potosi's Abby Kasier, Benton's Emma Lawrence, Belmont's Kassandra Palzkill, Belmont's Brianna Ernst, River Ridge's Allison Ploessl, Rachel Herrick, Maria Breuer and Highland's Kylie Esser. Thew West all-stars will be coached by Shullsburg coach Nathan Russell.
There will also be a special 3-point shooting contest held in between the games.
All proceeds from the free-will admission and other fund-raising efforts during the night go directly to the American Family Children's Hospital.
The Six Rivers All-Star Classic was held for the first time in 2006. Retired Black Hawk boys basketball coach Jerry Mortimer designed the event and directed it until 2010. To date, the games have generated more than $17,000 in donations.
"I think it took a lot of planning from Mr. Mortimer to get things rolling," Black Hawk girls basketball coach and current Six Rivers All-Star Classic director Mike Flanagan said. "It's one of those things that could extinguish if someone did not pick up the ball and run with it. I assured him I would pick up the ball and keep it alive. The biggest reason to keep it going is for the donations we have made. I think it builds up the awareness and appreciation of the conference. It gives kids one more chance to compete and play. It's a pride thing. The Six Rivers East and West have been well represented statewide when the postseason rolls around."
The All-Star Classic features the top senior players from the Six Rivers Conference Western Division going head-to-head against the stand-outs from the Eastern Division in a game consisting of two 20-minute halves.
The boys Six Rivers East All-Star roster includes Barneveld's Kauy Fargo, Jacob Slaney and Jonas Ignatius; three from Juda in Keagen Haffle, Cole Fortney and Jace Morris; Black Hawk's C.J. Leuzinger and Jason Treuthardt; Pecatonica's Evan Prust, Argyle's Brent Ritschard and Monticello's Jon Errthum. The coach for the Six Rivers East team will be Black Hawk's Charlie Anderson.
The Six Rivers West All-Star roster includes River Ridge's Ty Bloom, Ryan Redman and Gavin Steiber as well as Potosi's Alex Udelhofen, Highland's Mitchell Wells, Potosi's Nic Spriggs, Belmont's Jacob Wedig and Cassville's Brandon Kinyon.
The girls Six Rivers East All-Stars include five players from Barneveld: Grace Schutz, Jessica Walker, Taryn Pickarts, Courtney Skaife and Brooklyn Hogan-Weier. The other East all-stars are Black Hawk's Brianna Hagen and Hannah Herbst; Juda's MacKenzie Byrne, Maddie Roth and Hailey Kammerer and Albany's Brook Kahler. Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan will coach the East all-stars along with Barneveld's Doug Pickarts.
The West girls all-star team includes the Shullsburg trio of Faith Ubersox, Nicole Teutschman and Brianna Leahy as well as Potosi's Abby Kasier, Benton's Emma Lawrence, Belmont's Kassandra Palzkill, Belmont's Brianna Ernst, River Ridge's Allison Ploessl, Rachel Herrick, Maria Breuer and Highland's Kylie Esser. Thew West all-stars will be coached by Shullsburg coach Nathan Russell.
