Youth Basketball League Holds Generate-By Trophy Ceremony / iBerkshires.com

Randall Trophies in Pittsfield offered the awards.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Youth Basketball League held a push-via trophy ceremony Sunday.




“The league felt it important to permit the youngsters know we did not overlook them,” league organizer Mark Moulton mentioned. “We always want to acknowledge all the kids’ challenging operate and dedication with a large pizza party. Regretably, not owning a place to so, we needed to make confident all the championship groups bought their deserved trophies.”




Simply because of the pandemic, the NAYBL was not able to meet in man or woman to hold its annual banquet and trophy ceremony for the 2020/2021 season. The pandemic also impacted this period, and the league has been capable to go ahead since of difficulties in excess of the Armory and COVID-19 limits.




So between 12 and 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, league organizers set up in the Armory Parking Good deal to hand out 60 trophies.




“Just to have the girls appear back again and, we want them to know how critical it was and how well they did in excess of the study course of the 12 months,” women coach Kelsey Ouimet stated. “It is good to see some of the gamers and some familiar faces.”




Actually acquiring the trophies was not as uncomplicated as it has been in earlier yrs, and the distributor the league experienced historically labored with experienced long gone of business.




Thankfully Randall Trophies, out of Pittsfield, arrived through.




“We had been ready to use Randall Trophies,” Moulton explained. “As the period finished, anything shut down. We could not get anything at all and couldn’t get collectively both. Randall manufactured it quite effortless to get all we needed in a really well timed manner.”




As for this year, Moulton was not anticipating everything happening promptly. He said NAYBL might consider to arrange a period of some kind at the time the climate receives nicer.




“It was normally enjoyable to see the children each Saturday acquiring enjoyment and mastering the game,” he reported. “Watching them development in the activity, as nicely as the teamwork and sportsmanship, make it all worthwhile. Searching forward to their smiles once more.”

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