Area athletes participate in Lions All-Star Basketball games

Area coaches and senior basketball players were selected to play in the 1st Annual Lions District 26-M5 All-Star Basketball Games. The game was held on Saturday, June 12 at The Georgia Robertson Burns Complex on The Missouri Valley College Campus in Marshall, Missouri.

Local participants played for the girls and boys South All-Star teams. Both South teams won. Adrian player Austin Erickson said, “I had a great time at the Lions All-Star Basketball Game. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of guys to play with. The South team won and I’m glad.”

The Adrian Lions Club sponsored two players for this prestigious game. Austin Erickson and Keenan Morrow played in the All-Star game. Keenan Morrow said, “Playing in the Lions All-Star game was a great experience and I am truly honored to have been a part of it. I appreciate the Adrian Lions Club, who helped make this an experience I won’t forget. Austin Erickson agrees. “I am grateful to the Adrian Lions Club for giving me an opportunity to play in an All-Star Game. I am honored and privileged.”

Area coaches and players are pictured: James Wheeler, Adrian boys basketball coach; Kate Sanders, Archie; Miles Nieder, Miami; Austin Erickson, Adrian; Keenan Morrow, Adrian; and Adrianne Lane, Drexel girls basketball coach. Unable to attend Taylor Flanery, Archie.

photo by Lorrie Cook