Gallatin’s Erin Sweatman and Robert Heldenbrand and Pattonsburg’s Nena Woodward and Chase Cornett will take part in this weekend’s games
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The District 26F Lions All-Star Basketball Classic moves into its second decade Saturday night as area high school grads get set to tip off in the 11th annual games, held again this year on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville.
This year’s event features 46 recent high school grads from Northwest Missouri, including four from Daviess County schools. Gallatin’s Erin Sweatman and Robert Heldenbrand and Pattonsburg’s Nena Woodward and Chase Cornett will take part in this weekend’s games.
Proceeds from the games go toward scholarships for graduating high school seniors in the District 26F area schools. Tickets for the event are available at the door or from participating area Lions Clubs. The girls all-star game tips off at 5 p.m. followed by the boys contest.
Rosters for this year’s games include:
Girls Purple Team — Heather Wiederholt, Abbie Steins and Ashley Pride of Northeast Nodaway; Angela Campbell of Savannah, Rachel Kemper of Jefferson, Jennifer Yocum of Mound City, Bridgett Berry of Grundy County, Stephanie Sinkhorn of Fairfax, Kayna Wake of Worth County, Sabrina Sample of King City and Nena Woodward of Pattonsburg. Coaches for the Purple Team are Doug Kingery and David Lanning.
Girls Gold Team — Amy Sullins of Stanberry, Casey Beavers and Katie Barnes of Trenton, Erin Lohafer of Maryville, Jodi Esely of Savannah, Kalle Hatcher of St. Joe Central, Amanda Schuetz of South Holt, Holly Bachali of St. Joe Benton, Amber Harding of Ridgeway, Bess Baldwin of North Nodaway and Erin Sweatman of Gallatin. Coaches for the Gold Team are Jenny Croy and Corbit Wilson.
Boys Purple Team — Riley Atha and John McAndrew of St. Joe LeBlond, Kevin Archer of Jefferson, T. J. Spire-Sweet of St. Joe Central, Nick Gray of Rock Port, Robert Heldenbrand of Gallatin, Joey Wilmes of Maryville, Carl Look and Justin Morlock of St. Joe Benton, Chris Healy of Worth County, Jake Haley of Braymer and Brian Reilly of North Nodaway.
Boys Gold Team — William Fischer of Hamilton, Charles McDonald of St. Joe Lafayette, Travis Spire-Sweet of St. Joe Central, Chris Motsinger of Stewartsville, Ross Hullinger of Maryville, Troy Gorham of Braymer, Derek Hancock and Casey Johnson of Tarkio, Miles Kinman of Northeast Nodaway, Jason Dougherty of South Holt, Aaron Murphy of South Nodaway and Chase Cornett of Pattonsburg.