Left photo: The 12-0 Blue Team, the 7-to-10-year-old champions of the Department of Parks and Recreation’s boys summer basketball league, show their medals at the Veterans Memorial Park courts on Bull Hill Lane on July 31. Front row, from left, are Venson Taylor, Bryce Rose, Bryce Hayden and Nico Pratt. Back row, from left, are Jackson Gabriele, Andrew Loehn, Giovanny Wilson, Luciano Chambrelli, coach Paul Chambrelli, Khylan Crawford, Paul Colon Jr., coach Steve DeCrescenzo, Luca DeCrescenzo and Michael Wilson.
Right photo: 10-1 Gray Team, the 11-to-14-year-old champs of Park-Rec’s boys summer basketball league, show their medals at the Veterans Memorial Park courts July 31. Front row, from left, are Branko Finek, Kyle Villano, Tate Trevethan, Josh Johnson, Zeno Payton Jr. and Anthony Gagliardi. Back row, from left, are Trey Plummer, James Canavan, Faouzi Saibou, coach Phil Plummer, Kahlil Tomlinson, Kadrian Reeves and Mason Wright.
The league, supervised by Park-Rec program coordinator Brian Hayden, just capped its 23rd season.