Rec Center Report

Palisades Recreation Center will host a Basketball Skills Challenge this Saturday and Sunday for boys and girls ages 5-15. The event is open to all players, whether they played in the Palisades Basketball League or not. Every participant will receive a medal and event winners will get a trophy. Players can compete in all the contests or just one. Rookie Division (open to players born in 1998-99) contests will begin on Saturday at 10 a.m., Bantam Division (born 1996-97) contests will begin on Saturday at noon, Minor Division (born 1994-95) contests will begin Saturday at 3 p.m., Major Division (born 1992-93) contests will begin Sunday at noon and Junior Division (born 1989-91) will begin on Sunday at 4 p.m. Contests are as follows: NBA 2-Ball: Each team of two has one minute to score as many baskets as possible from any of the designated shooting spots; 3-Point Contest: Players have one minute to make as many three-point baskets as possible. Top scorers advance to the next round; Free Throw Contest: Players shoot 10 free throws, with top scorers advancing to the next round; 2-on-2: Half-court games in a double-elimination format. No games in rookie division; Slam Dunk Contest: Junior Division only. Players receive scores from judges based on the difficulty and quality of their dunks on 8-foot baskets. Top scores advance. For more information, call Rec Center Director David Gadelha: 454-1412. East Wins All-Star Game The Palisades Recreation Center held its interleague Minors All-Star basktball game last week, with the beasts of the East edging the best of the West, 60-57. Kahlil Simplis scored 22 points, Alden Cusick had 19 and Brian Lewis added eight for the East, which raced to a 17-2 lead in the first quarter. Christopher Murch had 17 points, Austin Kamel had 16 and Kyle Warner added nine for the West, which responded with a 17-6 run in the second quarter to pull within 23-19 at halftime. The game was tied, 38-38, going into the fourth quarter. Henry Elkus, Dylan Klumph, Tommy Sanford and Orson Wetterberg rounded out the East all-stars while Willy Gansa, Leo Abbe-Schneider, Jack Ramsey and Chris Sebastian also contributed for the West.