Sharon 8th Grade Travel C Team Wins Championship
Despite a rough 2-10 regular season record, the Sharon 8th Grade Boys C Travel Team rolled over its opponents in the playoffs to take the Divisional Championship. The Eagle C's suffered many close losses, twice succumbing in overtime. Then came the playoffs and the battle tested team was determined to show the league what it was made of. Playing as the 9th seed in a 10 team bracket, the Eagles began their title run by defeating Newton in the first round, 53-47. Next came Sudbury, the number one seed. The bracket-busting Sharon team dispatched them 44-35. In the final four, the Eagles made short work of Dedham, winning 60-30 to advance to the championship game against Needham at Mass Premier Courts on March 15. Despite trailing by one point at halftime, the Eagles turned up the heat with timely shooting and tenacious defense and won 63-48 to take their divisional championship. The players: Steven Kessler, Tim Peng, Adam Banks, Adam Gray, Brahm Gardner, Peter Gray, David Goodman, Mike Russo, Matt Russo, Michael Cooper, Dan Tarlin, Solomon Tarlin, Graeme Ownjazayeri. The team was coached by Dan Tarlin, Mike Russo and Peter Gray.

Sharon Rec Season Ends
Results are trickling in. Go to REC STANDINGS to see the winners and individual skill champs. Sorry if your team hasn't gotten the credit it's deserved so far. It's up to the coordinator for that grade to report the results to the webmaster. Blame them.

Time Change: Boys 11th/12th Grade Championship
Please note that Sunday's final game between Team 6 (Blue) and Team 2 (Green) has been moved to 5pm.

Regular Season Ending; Playoffs Coming Up
The regular season of the 2008-2009 Sharon Rec Basketball program is coming to a dramatic close. Now... the playoffs! Who's gonna take home the trophy? The stacked team with the gaudy record, or the one-win underdog waitin' in the weeds? Check out the final standings and look for playoff schedules and results on the REC STANDINGS page.

Free Clinic for Girls, Grades 1-8
The Sarah Behn Basketball Camp is conducting a FREE clinic for girls, grades 1-8, at East Elementary School on Saturday March 21, 2009. This FREE basketball clinic (did we meniton it was free?) for Girls Only, runs from 10am-12noon. Sarah Behn, former Foxboro High School and BC megastar and current Foxboro HS varsity head caoch, and her staff will teach the basic skills of shooting, rebounding, ball handling, and all of the other fundamentals of the game. She will teach the girls how to practice better and improve their skills. There will be prizes available for the girls to win and Sarah will donate one, Day Camp Scholarship to a week of summer Camp. If you have any questions, please contact: Kevin Daley at dcminc@verizon.net or Amanda Deni at adeni@townofsharon.org

Time Change for 7th Grade Boys this Sunday
The Rec Department has rescheduled the games for this Sunday, February 1. All games will be at East Elementary School as usual. The games will be played at the following times: Green vs. Black 1:00pm, Orange vs. Red 2:00pm, Blue vs. Gray 3:00pm

Sharon Travel Teams Invited to Watch a SHS Game for Free
Bob Sondheim (Sharon High School Athletic Director) has been gracious enough to extend an invite to the boys & girls of Sharon Travel Basketball to attend a representative game for FREE as he does each year. The selected evenings will be January 27th for the boys (vs. Franklin) and February 4th (vs. King Phillip) for the girls. All varsity games are at 6:30pm at the SHS Gymnasium (and if you get there for the 5:00 JV game, we're pretty sure they'll let you in to see their game for free as well). Any travel basketball player who wears their home jersey will be admitted for FREE. This is a great opportunity for the kids to see the next level of play at a great price.

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Grace Rehnquist Tops 1,000 Points in Win Against Attleboro
The bleachers were packed with students, parents, friends and family. Five boys even bared their chest for the event, spelling out G-R-A-C-E in gold body paint and screaming her name every time Sharon senior Grace Rehnquist touched the ball. Needing 21 points to reach 1,000 points in her varsity basketball career, Grace drained three-pointers (seven for the game), drove the lane for tough layups and calmly tossed free throws on her way to a quick 22 points that put her over the top shortly after halftime. She is only the seventh player in Sharon's history to score more than 1,000 points. The game was stopped as Grace collected a bouquet of flowers and balloons, hugging her family and teammates as the boys in the stands serenaded her with a boisterous rendition of Amazing Grace. She went on to lead the Eagles to a hard-fought 66-57 victory, scoring 35 points (1,014 and counting) to cap a memorable night at Sharon High.

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Sharon 5th Graders Win Holiday Tournament


The Sharon Boys 5th grade “Gold” travel team swept its way to victory in the Easton Muscato Holiday Tournament at Stonehill College on December 26-29th. The team has now won the Muscato Tourney in consecutive years having won the title last year as fourth graders. The team defeated Hanover 30-26, Westwood 29-26, Pembroke 34-6, and, in a rematch from last year, Easton in the championship game 36-35 winning by 3 point baseline shot at the buzzer.

Sharon Rec Basketball Rosters
Rosters for Sharon Rec Basketball are almost all in. 11th and 12th grade boys have just been added. Check here for Sharon Rec rosters. Rec rosters, schedules and standings can be found by clicking the appropriate button to the left. Download the 2008-2009 Rec basketball gym schedule here.

More REC Basketball Info
December 6 will be the start of Recreation Basketball and evaluations and/or practices will be held at that time. Parents your child needs to show up for evaluations to be placed on a team, they will not be placed on a team without an evaluation. Time and location information will be posted online. Please stay posted for further information. . .We will be holding a meeting on Dec. 4, 2008 at 7:00pm in the Community Center for coordinators, coaches and student coaches. If you are interested in being a coach or assistant coach and have filled out an application form this meeting is for you! You have to attend if you would like to still participate. . . Head coach positions will be determined by the league coordinators and approved by the Recreation Department. We are still accepting coach application forms and will be until November 19. . . If you have filled out a referee application form and are still interested in refereeing please refer to the website for training information coming soon.

REC Basketball Info
Here is all the info you need to register and play in the Sharon Rec Basketball program in 2008-2009. Team rosters and schedules will be given out to you by the coordinators, and posted here soon after the registration process is complete. Registration forms can be downloaded here. The deadline for registration has been extended to November 14, 2008:

Grade 2 (Instructional program) - $90 per child
Saturday’s only; December 6 - February 14 (10 weeks), 9:00-10:10am

Grades 3-12 (separated by grade and gender) - $100 per child to participate
This program runs from December 1– Mid March

REC Basketball Registration Extended
The registration deadline for SHARON RECREATION BASKETBALL has been extended until Nov. 14. Please get your registration forms in today

New Forms for Ref and Coaching Wanna-Be's
There are three updated forms in our REGISTRATION section: Referee Application, Coach Application and CORI Form. Please download, fill them out and mail them to Amanda Deni, Assistant Recreation Director, at the Sharon Recreation Department, 219 Massapoag Ave, Sharon, MA 02067. Player registration is coming up soon. Hang tight.

MetroWest Zero-Tolerance Policy
This one's so great, we couldn't wait for the official language to post it. All of Sharon Travel is now playing in the MetroWest League. This year, they have instituted a "zero-tolerance" policy on the behavior of players, coaches, officials... and parents and spectators. Coaches and players who don't demonstrate restraint or good sportsmanship during the game will, as always, be assessed a technical foul. Now spectators' boorish behavior can cost their team a technical as well. Plus, they'll be thrown out of the gym. Bravo. So, you can cheer, clap, be positive, and be supportive. Remember the motto: players play, coaches coach, (officials officiate) and parents cheer. Or else.

Sharon Travel Playing Time Guidelines
The SBA Board has worked out playing time guidelines for Sharon's travel players. Travel ain't rec, so expect playing time to be apportioned according to skill, the flow of the game, practice attendance, and general player behavior. Players will, however, get into each half of every game. See the official guidelines here.

Sharon Travel Rosters Now Posted
Rosters for all Sharon Travel Basketball teams are now posted. Congratualtions to all those who made a team. If you didn't make a team, we strongly encourage you to play in the town's rec basketball program. Major fun, guaranteed playing time. Sharon gyms (no traveling to Mass Premier or other towns).

Sharon Travel at Mass Premier Courts
SBA once again has elected to house the entire 2008-2009 travel basketball program — including tryouts, practices and home games — at the state-of-the-art Mass Premier Courts in Foxboro. You can check out the facility on-line at www.mpcourts.com. This move allows the travel basketball program to expand the number of participants and teams, increase the number of practices, and control costs relative to prior travel seasons. Click here for directions to Mass Premier.

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