Dayton Metro
Youth Basketball Program
"Raising the level of play in the
Dayton Ohio Metropolitan Area"
Sami Baker - Georgetown
Sami is a 3 year starter for Butler HS. 2nd Team All-GWOC. Played last season with Dayton Metro.
Rebecca Bruner- IPFW
Rebecca is a 6'0" senior at Northwestern High School and has been playing with the
Metro for the last 3 years. She verbally committed to IPFW Division I on January 17.
Uniforms
Hotels
Summer program
2012 AAU Tryouts
Girls HS tryouts will be revised for this weekend
and posted ASAP.
Tryouts are being posted so check back often!
Dayton Metro has both 'National Teams' and 'Regional Teams'
National Teams will travel out of state to gain higher competition and exposure for the athlete!
Regional Teams will compete primarily in the Ohio Region!
Metro Freshmen Girls post 3-1 record at Cincy Finest Tournament
Dayton Metro Sophomores Start Season Strong
Dayton Metro sophomores returned to action at the Ohio AAU Tip Off in Cincinnati in March continuing where they left off last season. They went 4-0 winning the tournament for the second year in a row. They had wins over Cincy Swish, Ohio Lady Attack Blue, Sports Plus Shooters, and Hardwood Heat Premier.
At the Dayton Lady Hoopstars Super Regional, they placed second and qualified for Nationals in Orlando in July. They had wins over Ohio Lady Attack Blue, Capital City Comets, and Hardwood Heat. The final game was a rematch of the Ohio AAU Tip Off finals between Metro and the Heat Premier. It was another hard fought game by both teams but the Heat pulled it out in the end this time.
All Metro National girls' teams will travel to North Carolina this weekend for the Deep South Classic.
13u Girls National Team -
NATIONAL SHOWCASE TOURNAMENTS
Miami Valley Tipp Off 3-1
AAU Tip Off Cincinnati 2-2
Wright St.Roundball Classic (14's) 1-2
AAU State Championship District Qualifier 2-2
AAU Super Regional Cincinnati 2-2
UD Classic 2-2
Deep South Classic in North Carolina 3-1
U.S. Junior Nationals 2-2
Music City Madness, TN. 3-2.
Metro Sophomores finish 2011 season with another 1st place finish
Metro sophomores end the 2011 season with another 1st place finish at the FILA Juniors 16U Tournament in Louisville, KY. 5 wins & 0 losses with victories over Lady Rams (Jacksonville, FL), Capitol City Comets (Columbus, OH), X-Citement Black (Chicago, IL), Kentucky Premier (Kentucky) and beating Ohio Lady Jayhawks (Columbus/Washington Court House) in the finals. Coach Welch’s team ended the season with 11 straight wins.
Pictured from left to right: Victoria Wabler (Wayne), Megan Galloway (Greenville), Chelsea Welch (Fairmont), Alona Skipper (Fairmont), Sarah Ammons (Mason), Trischa Lacy and Natalie Quinn (Centerville), Coach Brian Welch.
(Not pictured: Konner Harris (Sidney), Megan Miller (Middletown Madison).
COACH HUTCHISON ADDS; "CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 'JUNIORS TO BE' FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SUCCESS THEY ACHIEVED THIS AAU SEASON. THEY REPRESENTED OUR COMMUNITY AND DAYTON METRO PROUDLY!"
Metro Sophomores finish 1st at the Nike Music City Madness Tournament
Metro Sophomores finish 1st (out of 64 teams) at the Nike Music City Madness Tournament. The path to the title included wins over Tennessee Pride (Thomas), Full Package (Illinois), Tennessee Pride (Cravens), NW Blazer White (Washington), Tennessee Pride (Holloway) and Mokan Eclipse (Missouri) in the finals. Not much time for a break before playing in the FILA Junior Nationals in Louisville, KY starting Wednesday the 27th through the 30th for the last tournament of the summer.
Galloway, Ammons, Lacy and Welch were all tourney team and Welch was MVP.
Pictured from left to right:
Back row: Asst. Coach Briana Welch, Trischa Lacy, Alona Skipper, Sara Ammons, Megan Galloway, Head Coach Brian Welch.
Front row: Victoria Wabler, Chelsea Welch, Megan Miller and Natalie Quinn. (Not pictured: Konner Harris)
Dayton Metro Freshman Finish 2nd in US Junior Nationals
Metro Freshman finish 2nd in USJN's out of 24 teams. They finished first in their pool beating Wisconsin Prestige, West Virginia Rampage, Canada Drive, Alaska Lady Hoops, and Heart of Illinois. The top two teams in each pool advanced. In the tournament play they beat the Illinois Lady Lightning and Michigan Fastbreak before falling in the finals to a second, hot shooting Prestige team. Metro freshman will continue their week long tour as they head to Lexington on Saturday for the Run for the Roses.
Pictured from left to right
Front row: Cayla Bensman, Haley Horstman, Sarah O'Malley, Bethany Krause, and Darian Rose
Back row: Coach Crawmer, Chea Taylor, Shannon Reilly, Mackenzie Walker, Emily Ostendorf, Emily Smith, and Coach Zimmerman
Dayton Metro Freshman win State tournament!
The Dayton Metro Freshman win all 5 games to take the state title. They had wins over Capital City Comets, Cincinnati Swish, Dayton Lady Hoopstars, and Ohio Express. They will take a break for the month of June and pick back up for the college exposure tournaments in July.
Pictured from left to right:
Back row: Coach Crawmer, Katie Fenlon, Emily Ostendorf, Mackenzie Walker, Sarah O'Malley, Chea Taylor, Emily Smith, Coach Zimmerman
Front row: Haley Horstman, Shannon Reilly, Aubrey Zimmerman, Bethany Krause
Dayton Metro Freshman win Greater Cincinnati Classic
Dayton Metro Freshman win Greater Cincinnati Classic going 5-0 on the weekend with wins over Cincy Legend, Dayton Lady Hoopstars, Cincy Legacy, Dayton Pilots, and Cincinnati Heat Premier.
Pictured from left to right back row: Coach Crawmer, Shannon Reilly, Emily Ostendorf, Chea Taylor, Sarah O'Malley, Emily Smith, Coach Zimmerman
Front row: Haley Horstman, Aubrey Zimmerman, Bethany Krause, Katie Fenlon
Not pictured: Mackenzie Walker
15U Girls Tournament Win at Kingdom
Metro Freshman's plays big in the Ohio AAU Tip Off Classic Wins Soph's Bracket 4-0
Pictured from left to right: Coach Zimmerman, Shannon Reilly, Chea Taylor, Katie Fenlon, Aubrey Zimmerman, Emily Ostendorf, Haley Horstman, Sarah O'Malley
College Commitments from the Metro Class of 2011:
Sami Baker; Georgetown College KY., D-II
Photo above: Georgetown College Coaches:
Head Coach Susan Johnson
Asst Coach Andrea McClosky
Vandalia Butler Varsity Coach: John Schmidt
Dayton Metro Coach Pat Manning
Rebecca Brunner - Indiana-Ft. Wayne University, D-I
Rebecca Brunner signing her "Letter of Intent" to attend Indiana-Ft. Wayne University.
Photo above: Rebecca with Father and Mother
Erika Thornsberry - Lipscomb University
Erika Thornsberry Signing Letter of Intent to Play at Lipscomb University!
Erika is a 4 year starter at St. Mary's HS and 2009-2010 1st Team All Western Buckeye League and 1st Team All District Player 2010.
Photo above: Erika, Mary Ann Thornsberry (Mother), Jeff Thornsberry (Father), and Saint Marys Head Coach Kelly Fulmer.
Delanie Wolf - Ashland University, D-II
Delanie Wolf, joined by her parents James and Shelly Wolf, and high school coach Nann Stechschulte, signing to play basketball for head coach Sue Ramsey at Ashland University.
Winter Conference Program
2012 Tournament Brackets
2012 Boys/Girls Tournament Brackets
1st Annual Parker Bernard Athletics Angels Basketball Tournament
100% of the proceeds go to the
S. Parker Bernard Scholarship Fund.
Dates
March 16th, 17th and 18th
Tournament Locations
Bellbrook Schools
- Ray and Joan Kroc Center
(The Salvation Army)
Format
Boys 4th, 5th and 6th grades
- Two divisions per grade
- 3 Game minimum
Registration Fee
$175 per team
Felder 17U Team Wins the Silver Bracket Championship
Dayton Metro -Felder 17U team won the Silver Bracket Championship at the prestigious King James Classic tournament in Akron, Ohio in which there were over 100 teams in their age group from all over the US and Canada. The team finished the weekend 6-1 and beat some very good teams along the way. Dayton Metro-Felder got off to a slow start in pool play losing their first game and then won their next pool game by over 50 points! They then won five games in a row in bracket play to claim the championship. They beat former NBA player and ESPN analyst Tim McCormick's ACB Hoops Bank team in the championship. Four players on the ACB team have committed to Division 1 schools to play basketball in 2012 and a fifth is a highly recruited Division 1 player. It was a great win for Dayton Metro - Felder!
Picture: Front row L to R: Kendrick Williams, Marques Greene, Ryne Pugh, Jack Mapes, Coach Greg Felder Back Row L to R: Coach Chris Mapes, Jordan Bryant, Cole French, Greg Felder, Khaleal McCormick, Taylor Decker. ( Not Pictured Zach Stillings)
Dayton Metro 5th Grade Boys
The 5th Grade Dayton Metro went undefeated on their way to the 7th Annual Buckeye Prep Invitational championship. Metro squeaked out a close one against a talented Michigan Titans squad. On their way to the title game, Dayton Metro defeated OIC Ball Dynasty, Dorian's Pride, Team Toledo and the Michigan Titans.
Front row left to right: K.J Redmon, Mike Pogue, Jackson Stoller, Cade Morgan.
Back Row left to right: Tournament Director, Jack Campbell, Alex Reigelsperger, Drew Ashurst, Kyle Lawson, T.K Robinson & Coach Painter. (Storm Painter not pictured)