Pre-season Basketball

Pre-season basketball will start September 13th and run through November 5th. It is open to all basketball players who are not out for a fall sport. It will start at 4 o'clock and go to 5:30. It will include weights, running, and basketball workouts. Please see Coach Dell with any questions.

No Open Gym

There will be no open gym this week, July 27-29. Remember team camp is Thursday and Friday, July 29 and 30 at 3:45 for one hour.

July 29th and 30th

There will be a short 1 hour camp held next Thursday and Friday, July 29th and 30th. It will start at 3:45. There is no fee and is open to all high school players. The camp will focus on team offense and defense.

Shooting Camp Set For June 16th

Wednesday, June 16th there will be a shooting camp for grades 6-12. The camp will be at the high school and start at 2 o'clock. The camp is free to all players. Jim Edwards will be the coach running the camp. He is a shooting specialist with over 40 years of experience. He has been the head coach at Tri County, Beatrice, and North Platte, and is currently an assistant coach at Beatrice High School in Beatrice, Nebraska. He has been apart of numerous state championship and state runner-up teams. His reputation is tremendous among Nebraska high school basketball and Friend is lucky to have him for a day camp.

Meeting Scheduled

There will be a short meeting for the boys basketball team at 5 o'clock on Monday, June 7th at the high school. The meeting will cover York Summer League, open gym, and future camps. Players should bring a signed waiver form and $30 if they are playing in the summer league.

York Summer League Schedule Set

These games will be played in York, Nebraska. Here is the Schedule:
Varsity
June 7:
6:30 - Exeter Milligan B - New Middle School
7:15 - Milford B - New Middle School
June 14:
8:00 - York B - Elementary
9:30 - Milford C - Elementary
June 28:
5:45 - McCool Jct. - New Middle School
6:30 - York C - New Middle School
July 5:
8:00 - Thayer Central B - New Middle School
9:30 - York B - New Middle School
July 12:
5:45 - Meridian - New Middle School
7:15 - Exeter-Milligan A - New Middle School

Junior Varsity
June 7:
8:00 - McCool Junction - New Middle School
9:30 - Milford C - New Middle School
June 14:
5:45 - Aurora B - New Middle School
6:30 - Exeter-Milligan A - New Middle School
June 28:
8:45 - York B - New Middle School
9:30 - Exeter-Milligan B - New Middle School
July 5:
5:45 - York C - Elementary
7:15 - Meridian - Elementary
July 12:
8:00 - Thayer Central B - Elementary
9:30 - Aurora B - Elementary

Open Gym/Weight Room Hours Set

Starting June 7th, the Friend Boys Basketball Program will be having open gym from 2:30 to 5, Tuesday through Thursday at the high school. The first hour will be for grades 8 and under with grades 9-12 following. Starting at 5 o'clock the weight room will be open. Players are strongly encouraged to participate in both open gym and the weight room.

Summer Basketball Camps

The Friend Boys Basketball Program will be offering three camps this summer.

June 21-23, Elementary Camp students in grades K-5, 8-9:30 a.m.
July 5-8, Junior High Camp students in grades 6-8, 8-10 a.m.
July 5-8, Senior High Camp students in grades 9-12, 10-12:30 p.m.

A camp brochure can be picked up at the high school or contact Coach Dell at coachidell@gmail.com and he will email you one.