Storm Conquer the Dawg Days of Summer
Aptos Storm girls basketball captured the 5/6th division Dawg Days of Summer tournament in South San Francisco Aug. 10 and 11.
In the first game the storm handed the Bulldawgs a 31-10 loss. The Storm was led by Hannah Hocom and Abby Pardue, each scoring 8 points, followed by Rylee Mennie with 5 points. Defensively the Stefanini twins Emma and Madison along with Madison Mendoza had numerous steals and created turnovers.
In the second game Aptos beat the Payes 45-12 with leading scorer Hannah Hocom knocking down 21 points.
The Storm won the championship game against the San Jose Shark City 30-8. Gabby Giuffre lead the way with 12 points. The team’s defense kept the Sharks from scoring in the first half.
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Aptos Storm Wins First Tournament
The Aptos Storm 5th grade Girls team won the Road Dogs Tournament at Mission College, their first tournament win after beginning play just last month.
The first game of the event was a battle against Alameda Vipers. Aptos Storm pulled out the victory 29-24 lead by Rylee Mennie 10 points, Madison Mendoza 9 points and Gabby Giuffre with 9 points.
Game two saw the Storm win 28 –12 over 3D of Oakland. Leading scorers Gabby Giuffre’s 10 points was followed by Madison Stefanini and Natalia Ackerman with 4 points each.
The third and final game was against the Hayward Swoosh. This was a defensive battle with the Storm pulling off a 17–2 victory. Leading Scorers were Emma Stefanini and Gabby Giuffre each with 4 points and Madison Stefanini, Madison Mendoza and Ryle Mennie with 2 each.
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Aptos Storm Expanding
The Storm also has a 7th grade team and are looking to start more teams over the next few months so we can field teams from 4th grade through high school.
The Aptos Storm Girls Basketball Club will be having clinics and open gyms over the next few months where interested players and parents can check them out up close. The first of these is an open game on Sept. 14 from 10-Noon, with clinics taking place every Saturday from 10-Noon. Clinics and games take place at Aptos Jr. High (for 4-8 grade) and Aptos High School (for 9-12 grade).
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The Aptos Storm is a new Level-3 AAU club that is seeking to raise the level of girls basketball in the area. For more information, contact Ralph Howe, President, Aptos Storm Girls Basketball Club (831) 334-3012 or visit us at www.facebook.com/AptosStorm or aptosstorm.org.