With Independence Day falling on Saturday, this year’s OSA River Cities Hoops grassroots basketball tournament had a different look to it with a Thursday-to-Saturday schedule and an entirely in-state field of teams. The holiday also resulted in short-handed rosters...
Grassroots basketball teams from across Nebraska and Iowa competed in the annual OSA Crusaders River Cities Hoops Tournament over the weekend. Here’s a run-down of the standout teams, players and performances I saw throughout the tournament. 17U Oklahoma City...
The grassroots season has arrived and Adidas was the first of the three major shoe circuits to get going last weekend as every 3SSB team made the voyage to the Iowa West Fieldhouse in Council Bluffs for Chapter I of three spring 3SSB stops. A jam-packed weekend saw...
Omaha Sports Academy hosted the annual River Cities Hoops Summer Tipoff over the weekend with more than 300 teams taking part in various divisions and age groups. In part one of our recap, I highlighted the Platinum Showcase games featuring ETG Midwest 3SSB and the...
Omaha Sports Academy hosted the annual River Cities Hoops Summer Tipoff over the weekend with more than 300 teams taking part in various divisions and age groups. Many of Nebraska’s best teams competed in the tournament, though All Iowa Attack Elite Red took home the...
For the second time in three years, one of the three major AAU shoe league/circuits — that includes Nike or EYBL, Adidas and Under Armour — is having an event in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Adidas Boys 3SSB Chapter I, which is an invite-only event,...
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