The Sting won three championships, two third place finishes and this weekend’s runnerup. The players are: front row left to right : Manager John Walker Pitts, Cameron Woodruff, Garrison Holupka, Sam Gravley and Will Pitts. Back row : Coach Robbie Gravley, Kaylen Freeman, Magic Moody, Tyric Fleming, Ryan Balardini and Ryan Pearson.
The Sting defeated teams from Spartanburg and Morganton, Asheville and Hickory, N.C. The Sting fell in the championship game, 55-46, to the Anderson Warriors.
Coach Robbie Gravley was pleased with the Sting’s performance, as the tournament is considered the biggest prize on the Youth Basketball of America circuit, Gravely said.
"Just about every team in Hickory was an all-star team, made from kids from multiple schools. Our team is 100 percent kids from Greer Middle School. Coach (Matt) Ramsdell and Coach (Jeff) Neely have a lot to look forward to,” Gravley said.
The Sting finished the season with a 20-6 record in six tournaments. The Sting won three championships, two third place finishes and this weekend’s runnerup.
These rising 7th graders will be elibible to play middle school sports next season.