Wayland Athlete Helps Wildcats Win the AAU Eighth-Grade National Championship
The Massachusetts Wildcats defeated a team from Maine to win the tournament played in Orlando, Fla.
Wayland's Daly Place helped the Mass Wildcats eighth-grade team win the AAU Girls Basketball Div. III National Tournament this week in Orlando, Fla., according to Watertown parent Walter Morris. The Wildcats swept the competition in pool play – including teams from Deleware, Florida and Germany – to earn first place and a bye in the first round of the playoffs, according to AAUgirlsbasketball.org. The team defeated Hooperstown Huskies out of New York, 57-16, in the quarterfinals, before coming out on top of Georgia's Cagers Silver by just one point, 37-36, in the semifinal. The Wildcats faced MBNation from Maine in the championship game and came out on top, 46-31 in the final, according to AAUgirlsbasketball.org. Joining Wayland's Place …
Cathy Carnevale
10:08 am on Thursday, July 14, 2011
Way to go Daly and the rest of your team. This is a great accomplishment. - Auntie Cathy from New Jersey more ›