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Local athletes shine at Korbey 3v3 Basketball Tournament

by | Mar 18, 2024 | Sports

Korbey 3v3 Basketball Tournament

Elena Valis drives on Nina Staffieri during the Grade 7/8 girls competition. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

The annual Mary Korbey 3v3 Tournament returned to Hopkinton High School and Hopkinton Middle School on Sunday, drawing 66 teams from Hopkinton and beyond. The event is a fundraiser for the Mary Korbey Scholarship Fund, named for a popular youth basketball coach and realtor in town who passed away at the age of 50 in 2015 after a battle with cancer.

After some fierce but fun competition, winners were crowned in 10 divisions.

The winner of the Grade 4/5 Girls Division was the Court Queens — Sloane Repetto, Brooke Elliott, Quinn Shepard and Gianna Santucci. The winner of the Grade 6 Girls Division was the Unicorns — Jenna Valis, Harper Shepard, Brooklyn Bearfield and Emily Fine. The winner of the Grade 7/8 Girls Division was Swish — Elena Valis, Chloe Bearfield, Abbie Rabinovich and Kate Riesenberger.

The winner of the Grade 3 Boys Division was the Uxbridge Spartans — Julian Nazareno, Cole Hamilton, Dylan Burke and Jackson Nazareno. The winner of the Grade 4 Boys Division was the Raptors — Jack Klotsche, Jameson Marino, Brandt Eagley and Ben Elliott. The winner of the Grade 5/6 Boys Division was the Underclassmen — Nate Pantera, Jack Pantera, Luca Yurewicz, Curtis Marchand and Karan Gill. The winner of the Grade 7 Boys Division was Fundamentals Elite — Jack Monopoli. Trevor Hodne, Cam Nelson and Carson Polsinello. The winner of the Grade 8 Boys Division was Vanik n em — Alex Fine, Joe Vanik and Aiden Nguyen.

The winner of the Adult Division was Bus Drivers — James Marquedant, Ryan Hamilton, Craig Sager and Joe Clark. The winner of the Senior Division was HopDads — Suren Padmalingam, Greg McNally, Christian Apollon and Ryan Elliott.

Photos of all winning teams can be found at the Hopkinton Basketball Association website.

Korbey 3v3 Basketball Tournament

Drew Levine dribbles past Theo Smith and Luke Powers (right) in a Grade 3 game. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Korbey 3v3 Basketball Tournament

Members of the Korbey family pose for a picture at the event. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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