In the Handouts section, I have updated the brackets and posted the tournament results. I still to do not have all the results for 5A and 6B and Lake Denoon.
Summer League Information. The WYBL will not be running a summer league. Some organizations run their own leagues for the summer. Here are a few that I know of. If there are any more, please forward them to me and I will post.
Sussex Hamilton (6th grade is FULL), no more teams needed. Contact Dave Goecks.
Arrowhead (various grades). Contact Larry Dronek.
Pewaukee (5th grade - Thursday night). Contact Mike Basille.
Center Court Sports Complex - Waukesha (all grades). Contact Tom Jurczyk.
Cedarburg (all grades). Contact Mike Mesenbrink.
We will post materials for next season during late summer and early September. Similar to this year, our goal is to have the entry form, deposit, and division you will play in finalized by October 1st so we can immediately begin scheduling. The planned start date for the 2010 / 2011 season is Sunday, November 7th. As is always the case, please contact me at any time with questions and/or suggestions. The aim is to continue to improve to make the WYBL the best youth boys basketball league in the State.
For Information Concerning the League please Contact Lee Clement. The email address is
Thanks to all for a great season. The final week of tournament play saw equal doses of joy and heatbreak, as many buzzer beaters had the fieldhouse at Waukesha West rocking. In the 8th grade, both "trophy" games went into overtime. Sussex Hamilton withstood a furious rally and a long overtime period to finally subdue Waterford. NB West hit a "3" at the buzzer to send it to overtime where they eeked out a victory over rival NB Eisenhower. In the 4th grade level, the Waukesha Knights beat the top two seeds in back-to-back games. They survived a tough OT game vs #2 NB Eisenhower and then hit a improbable 3-point buzzer shot to beat #1 Mukwonago.Congratualtions to all. Only 7 months until next season....................... 8th Grade Results: 8A - Championship: Germantown beat Mukwonago in the championship game. Muskego beat Franklin in overtime in the Consolation Championship.
8B - Championship: Sussex beat Waterford in OT. New Berlin West beat NB Eisenhower in OT in the Consolation Championship.
7th Grade Results: 7A - Championship: Waukesha West beat Germantown in the championship game. Whitefish Bay beat New Berlin West in the Consolation Championship.
7B - Championship: Sussex beat Mukwonago in the championship game. Shorewood beat NB Eisenhower in the Consolation Championship. 6th Grade Results: 6A - Championship: Whitefish Bay beat Arrowhead in the championship game. Oak Creek beat Waukesha North in the Consolation Championship.
6B - Championship: Germantown beat Burlington in the championship game. Waterford beat Waukesha West in the Consolation Championship.
5th Grade Results: 5A - Championship: NB Eisenhower beat Cedarburg in the championship game. Franklin beat Mukwonago in the Consolation Championship 5B - Championship: NB Eisenhower beat Pewaukee in the championship game. Whitefish Bay beat Shorewood in the Consolation Championship
4th Grade Results: 4A - Championship: Waterford beat Whitnall in the championship game. Muskego beat Sussex Red in the Consolation Championship. 4B - Championship: Waukesha Knights beat Mukwonago in the championship game. Franklin beat Waukesha West in the Consolation Championship
The omens have been around for weeks now.The glass is looking half full and optimism abounds.
On February 1st, we required Punxsutawney Phil to come out of hiding and to garner enough smarts to possibly see his shadow.For us northern-living folks, we hold out hope that Phil sees something; even a partial glimpse of his shadow if it means better weather is just around the corner.Later in the month, the second omen arrives.Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training and we annually fall prey to a magic spell that tries to convince our brain that this could be the Brewers year.And now, the calendar has officially flipped to March, signifying the countdown to the NCAA basketball tournament.The soon-to-be tournament is a time for dreamers, a time for upstarts to make a name for themselves.The beauty, for many teams, is you don’t have to win it to become the toast-of-the town.Two upsets and the Sweet 16 comes calling, along with the coveted Cinderella label.
For now, the NCAA tournament will have to wait, because our version is now upon us.Like its older brethren, the WYBL Championships has room for several Cinderella’s to emerge as well as top seeded teams who plan on extending their season long good fortune.For those lower seeded teams, think of it as a rebirth, a renewal of promise that things are possible if the right potion is mixed up.Teams have had the last week to plan specifically for their first round opponent; or for those who court risk, perhaps look ahead to a possible second round foe.
In the year end tournament, I admit to having a soft spot for the underdog and will be silently rooting for one to emerge in each grade.Two wins puts you in the semi’s and you’re eligible to wear the slipper.I want those coaches, parents, and players to experience the thrill of unexpected victory.I vividly remember my 7th grade team losing its last league game and dropping to a #10 seed which meant a first round opponent that I was desperate to avoid ( Tosa East, a bad matchup for us).Worse, the powerful #2 Arrowhead team would be waiting to put us in our place should we dare crash the party.
I told the team that luck is really good preparation meeting opportunity.We practiced four times the week before the games.Two practices each were designated to the tendencies of each team and after the week, I still only believed we had a “puncher’s chance”.But still, a fat out of shape Buster Douglass beat Mike Tyson, so we were trying to be “lucky” too.
Lady Luck was indeed on our side.We got outplayed but survived #7 because of their mistakes, not what we did.Still, I’ll take it.We then conjured up the best performance of our season, mixed in some calls that went our way, and held Lady Luck’s hand as she led us to a most improbable victory over a stunned, disbelieving #2.It was the shot heard round the league.Mighty Casey had struck out!A look at the bracket revealed all chalk except for one team.Seeds #1, 3, and 4 all advanced to the semi’s; however, this party-crashing team, this motley crew without a pedigree, held the very same invitation as the others.Better yet, of all possible matchups, our scheduled game vs #3 Whitefish Bay was a good matchup for us.
Alas, my dear readers, the same slipper which fit so comfortably the week before seemed to shrink a size or two.It was a narrow, hard-fought loss.A game we could/should have won, but didn’t.That’s ok.Like Puxnsutawney Phil we saw our shadow and weren’t afraid.In fact, we liked what we saw.I hope your team can experience the same.
Grade 6A, game #7 is scheduled for NB West high school, 10am, court #4 in the fieldhouse. It is the only 6A game that could not be wedged in at NB Eisenhower.
Grade 4A. First round games will be played March 7th. Game #1, 2, and 4 will be played at NB West, court #4 in the fieldhouse. Games #5 and #6 will be played at Lake Denoon MS.
Grade 6B, game #8 is scheduled for Muskego HS, 7pm, court #1. All the rest are at NB Ike that day.
"The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy"
--- Jerry Tarkanian
That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.
---Mike Krzyzewski
