The Bleeker Wildcats Basketball team is starting up and doing great! The girls team, coached by Mr. Hamilton, has a record since the be- ginning of February of 7 wins and 1 loss. As of January 20th, they are ranked

6th out of 55 teams in their division. Captains Paige Poulakis and Emma Kiley said, “We want to do better than last year because it was disappoint- ing to lose to a team that we could have beaten. I think we are doing great and we have the potential to be able to win the playoffs, if we work hard.“ Coach Hamilton said,“ This is one of the best teams if not the best team I have coached. The reason being that they play as a team and their defense

is extremely good.” The boys’ teams also are going strong with JV having a record of 2 wins so far. The boys’ teams are coached by Jonathan and Tajah. Re- cently, both girls and the Varsity boys competed in the Gatorade NBA All-Star 2015 Battle of the Boroughs tournament. The Girls made it to the semi-finals, and varsity boys made it to the second