Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Youth hoops program jumps in as Gold Sponsor

The 205 Tip-Off Classic added its third Gold Sponsor - to go with Platinum Sponsor Fred VanVleet - for the basketball extravaganza that is now less than a week away.

The Midwest Wildcats Basketball program serves more than 1,500 players from Illinois, Wisconsin and Northeast Iowa. The Wildcats have teams for players from second grade through 12th.

The program, run by Chuck Lynde, has been in existence for more than 15 years. Players such as Halle Stull and Kayla Steward (Eastern Illinois University) and McKaela Schmelzer and Anaiah Moore (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) sharpened their skills in the Wildcats program.

Wildcats Basketball joins Associated Bank and the 1955 and 1956 West Warriors state champion basketball teams as Gold Sponsors.

To learn more about the program, go to rockfordbasketball.org.