Friona Youth Sports starts second year
Friona Youth Sports kicked off its 2nd year with the Annual Basketball “Tip-Off” and Skills Camp last Saturday. 146 students signed up for the basketball season. Kinder is the only co-ed division with 24 players and 4 teams. 1/2/3 grade girls have 28 players and 4 teams. 1/2/3 grade boys have 45 players and 6 teams. 4/5/6 grade girls have 22 players and 3 teams. 4/5/6 grade boys have 27 players and 4 teams. There are 146 total kids and 21 teams. Games will be on Saturdays starting February 22nd and running through March 14th. All games will be played at the Friona High School Activity Center and Gym and the community is welcome to come out and watch the games. There is no game entry fee.
Friona Youth Sports was formed in November 2018 and began operations in February 2019. The vision was to bring sports to the youth who would otherwise not be able to participate in out-of-town leagues. Besides basketball, Friona Youth Sports also offers Soccer, Volleyball, and Flag Football.
The 2020 Board of Directors for Friona Youth Sports includes; Chance Lewellen (Pres.), Heather Grimsley (VP), Cindy Moreno (Treas.), Yvette Williams (Sec.), Jason Rector (Member), JoAnn Padilla (Member), Serafin Vasquez (Member), Ruben Chico (Member), Joseph Ramirez (Member), Trisha Winebrinner (Member).
If you or your business would like to help support FYS with monetary donations, equipment donations, or volunteer time contact Yvette Williams at 806-433-0111.
