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Annual Board, Coaches and Staff Appreciation Dinner
March 14, 2024
Shawn Daly, WHGBL league President provides a “State of the League” address.
Craig Tanner, receives the Elmer Jardine “Person of the Year” award.
WHGBL University Scholarship winner Anna Sicilliano with her mom, Lisa Oriard.
On Thursday, March 14th, the West Hartford Girls Basketball League (WHGBL) held their annual Board, Coaches, and Staff Appreciation Dinner Event at The Pond House Cafe in West Hartford. During the event, Shawn Daly, the league’s President, Delivered a “State of the League” address that outlined many of the successes and challenges the league had during the season. He spoke about the growing popularity of the league, including the record number of Juniors Division teams this season, and the Juniors Division team that won the Corpus Christi Middle School, “February Frenzy” basketball tournament. He also spoke about the weather issues and facility issues that cancelled the first week of the season and required changes to the Minors Division playing logistics.
During the evening, board member and the league’s Director of Training & Development, Craig Tanner, was presented with the Elmer Jardine, “Person of the Year” award for his unwavering support of executing the league strategy and value proposition as a teaching league.
At the end of the evening, former player, Anna Sicilliano, was presented with a scholarship check for $1,000. League President, Shawn Daly, spoke about Anna’s application essay and how Anna recognized how the WHGBL had given her the confidence and leadership skills necessary for her to be a successful student. Anna will be a freshman at Yale University in the fall.
Breaking News: WHGBL Receives Proceeds from Local Basketball Clinic
March 13, 2024
Players listen to Coach Mark Walker during a basketball clinic with the On the Court Basketball Academy.
Players work on passing techniques during the On the Court Basketball Academy clinic.
On Wednesday, March 13th, several members of the West Hartford Girls Basketball League (WHGBL) participated in a basketball clinic delivered by Mark Walker with the On the Court Basketball Academy. Some of the proceeds from the event were provided to the WHGBL.
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BREAKING NEWS: Sparks win 2024 Seniors Division WHGBL Championship and Pittsburgh wins 2024 Juniors Division WHGBL Championship!
March 10, 2024
Seniors Division team Sparks holds their Championship Trophy after defeating the Dream
Juniors Division team Pittsburgh holds their Championship Trophy after defeating Georgetown
Watch our live stream of the 2024 WHGBL Seniors Division Championship Game
Watch our live stream of the WHGBL 2024 Awards Ceremony
Watch our live stream of the 2023 WHGBL Juniors Division Championship Game
West Hartford Girl’s Recreational Basketball League Juniors Division Tournament Team Wins Corpus Christi Middle School’s 2024 “February Frenzy” Basketball Tournament
February 19, 2024
The West Hartford Girls Basketball League (WHGBL) entered a Juniors Division Team and a Seniors Division team into the Corpus Christi Middle School’s February Frenzy Basketball Tournament over the President’s Day weekend holiday. The Varsity entry consisted of players from three WHGBL Senior Division teams (the Sparks, Mystics and Dream). The Varsity team played valiantly against some very tough competition. The Junior Varsity (JV) entry consisted of players from two WHGBL Juniors Division teams (Pittsburgh and Georgetown).
The JV team started with a loss to St. Timothy’s Middle School of West Hartford (St. Tim’s) 32-15. However, they recovered quickly with wins against Weathersfield Travel team 22-5, Cromwell Travel team 14-11 and Corpus Christi Middle School of Wethersfield 26-14. This put the WHGBL JV team into the championship game with a rematch against St. Tim’s of West Hartford. This time, the outcome was different with the WHGBL JV team playing tough defense and making great shots to win the championship with a 33-28 victory.
The league is so proud of both the WHGBL Varsity and JV teams and coaches. They teams played very hard and the coaches and players represented West Hartford recreational basketball as great ambassadors.
Congratulations to the JV team players and coaches for winning the Corpus Christi Middle School’s February Frenzy Basketball Tournament!!!