3-on-3 basketball tourney raises $1,300 towards new courts at Albion

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – A high-arcing shot goes up Saturday in one of the 3-on-3 basketball games on Main Street in Albion.

More than 45 kids played in the youth basketball tournament during the Albion Strawberry Festival. The event raised $1,300 towards new basketball courts at Bullard Park on Route 31.

A cornhole tournament organized by Dubby’s Tailgate on Friday night also raised $300 towards the new basketball courts.

Part of Main Street was closed to traffic for the festival. Organizers wanted to take advantage of the Main Street lift bridge undergoing a once-in-a-century overhaul which allowed for the street to be shut down for traffic.

The Bounce for Bullard Committee organized the tournament and has another planned for Aug. 5 as part of the Rock the Park event or the Albion Summer Music Festival.

Construction expected to start soon on two new courts. The Greater Albion Recreation and Events, Inc., a non-profit organization, secured a $40,000 grant from the James and Juli Boeheim Foundation towards two new full-size courts at Bullard.

Keeler Construction will soon put in the subsurface for the courts.

The winning teams in the 3-on-3 tournament include:

• High School – first place, Triple Threat from Lockport; second place, Thunder from Alden; and third, Batavia from Batavia.
• Middle School – first place, Certified Munchies from Albion; second place, Batavia from Batavia; and third place, 5 Stars from Medina.
• Elementary – first place, Rangers from Spencerport; second place, ROC Boys from Rochester; third place, Ranger Rebounders from Spencerport.