Announcements

Feb 2, 2008

Coach Edwin Howard will be back as our head coach and director of basketball
Denise Benavidez, former Challenger and 2007 Hastings grad will join our coaching staff when she returns home from University of Alaska where she was signed to a basketball scholarship late last summer
Other coaching staff additions to be announced later
A New boys 7th-8th grade team will be formed. 1st Challengers boys team

June 6, 2007
15U Challengers took 2nd place in NLS/Cobras Tuneup tournament at Paul Revere with outstanding Overtime win.
It took an exciting overtime win in the last game to earn 2nd place. It was a great performance by the team. They girls deserve to be congratulated for an outstanding team effort, especially after bouncing back from a tough loss in a game that was very rough and physical. Coach Aguilar believes the team earned some respect from the last game and may have learned something about hanging tough, executing, and finishing a close game.

2007 BCI Nationals
Congratulations to our 13U Challengers for competing in the 2007 BCI Nationals. Despite the win/loss record, our main goal of providing our young players the opportunity to compete at the national level and learn from the experience was accomplished. Our girls gave it their all and played better at the end of the tournament ... and that's all we can ask for. This can only inspire them to work hard throughout the school year and look forward to going back next summer.

2007 Shoot-A-Thon Results
Congratulations to Macy Moore, Anyssa Flores, Laura Chavez, and Alex Updegraff, for their outstanding performance in the Challengers Shoot-A-Thon. Macy Moore: 1st place Free Throws (overall); Anyssa: 1st place 5-spot shooting (overall); Kelly Trevino: 1st place 5-spot shooting (15U); Alex: 1st place Free Throws (13U); Laura: 1st place 3-point shooting (overall)

Challengers Select 18U reaches Consolation Championship at Cinco Ranch
Our newly formed 18U team debuts successfully by reaching Consolation Championship in Texas Elite Classic at Cinco Ranch. Perseverance does pay off..after trying since last spring to bring an 18U team together, Coach Aguilar finally managed to lure a group of 07 graduates to join younger 10th - 12th graders to play in select NCAA exposure events during the July NCAA recruiting period. And we are very happy for Denise ... she is finally rewarded for her loyalty to the Challengers and her passion to play ball. The team will operate on a tournament by tournament basis with players paying a tournament fee. Challengers Select 18U will play in two upcoming tournaments: MAYB H-Town Championships (Jull. 20-22) and a NCAA showcasse at the end of July, either DFW Elite Big Flava Showcase in Dallas or Tournament of Stars in Lake Charles, La. The team currently has 10 players, and the could add two or three more by the end of the month.

July 2, 2007
Congratulations Rice University Women's Basketball Campers
Congratulations to Katy Lee of the Challengers 13U team who was awarded a trophy for winning the Hot Shots Shooting Championship as well as a camper of the day honor.

Congratulations to Isabel Novoa of the Challengers 13U team who was awarded a trophy for Most Outstanding Point Guard in her age division and was selected a Camp All-Star and was selected Camper of the Session. She also played on the 3-on-3 team with Jasmin Guillory and they won the championship.

Congratulations to Jasmin Guillory of the Challengers 13U team who was also on the winnng 3-on-3 team and was selected a Camp All-Star.

Congratulations to Kelly Trevino of the Challengers 15U team who's team was undefeated in the 5-on-5 competitions.