FUTURE STARS PERFORM AT ONEKAMA HALFTIME SHOW

They took to the basketball court on Friday night with tense excitement. After weeks of steady practice, they were poised and ready for their big moment. The crowd at the Onekama School gym welcomed them with applause.

There they stood…the future stars of Onekama Girls Basketball.

On Friday, February 25, during the halftime of the Varsity basketball game between Onekama High School and Mason County Eastern, a group of Onekama elementary students entertained the crowd with a fifteen-minute scrimmage.

The girls, from grades first through fourth, were participants in the Winter Basketball Clinic that took place at the Onekama School gym on Saturday mornings during January and February. Friday night’s scrimmage was the culmination of the clinic, and a chance for the girls to show off their growing skills.

The clinic was run entirely by volunteer parent coaches, who shared their time and talents to give the girls a chance to keep active during these winter months. It is the fourth year of the elementary basketball clinic. The volunteer coaches – including Charity Domres, Terry Ingleright, Dennis McCarthy and Heidi Wisniski – have been pleased with the response to the program.

“We were thrilled by the enthusiasm and consistent effort demonstrated by girls over the past two months,” commented parent and coach Heidi Wisniski. Wisniski’s two daughters, Sophie and Chloe participated in the clinic and the scrimmage.

“The scrimmage gave all the girls from the clinic a chance to feel what it is like to play in front of a crowd,” added Wisniski. “We hope the experience was fun for the girls, and that it will help prepare them for future games. From the smiles I saw on their faces tonight, I’d say the scrimmage was a definite success.”