The 25th annual B&K Basketball Camp at Paden City High School is now in the books as another great opportunity for the players who attended.

Included were instructional drills in ball handling, passing, shooting and rebounding. Offense and defense techniques were taught, with video tapes on hand to help as instructional guides. The campers also enjoyed a number of contests designed to sharpen their basketball skills.

The camp was brought together by the tandem of Bob Burton, a former coach at Paden City, and the present coach, Fred King. Upon Burton’s retirement, the camp stayed together with the help of many. One of them is Assistant Coach Jeff Bowers, who has been with the program throughout the years.

Others who have played an instrumental part in staging the camp are Mark Barnhart and Brent Croasmun, as well as Fred’s wife, Debbie.

A total of 85 campers and 20 instructors were involved in this year’s camp. The instructors, as well as the campers, were kept busy all the time during the day and even well after the camp was over for the day. The campers were put into two separate groups, one for the younger campers and one for the older campers.

Early in the morning, the older campers separated into two areas, one outside (when not raining) and one in the big gym. Before they split up, the campers would stretch and shoot for 15 minutes before the camp started, getting into major motion. Meanwhile, the younger groups went to the all-purpose room, where they followed the same routine as the older campers.

Every day the campers practiced foul shots, three point shots, and hot-spot skill fundamentals, such as a standing broad jump, vertical leap, rope jump, quickness drill, and bag jumping. In addition, campers participated in an academic portion where the youngsters took a math test.

While all of that was happening, the athletes were separated into teams and competed against their own age and gender groups. A ribbon ceremony was held to recognize the campers every day for their accomplishments. Each camper had the opportunity to win a blue ribbon daily. During the games, ties were broken with foul shots.

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Medal winners from the basketball camp were:

K-Girls: Caitlyn Northcraft, gold in foul shooting, hot spots, three point shot, one-on-one, and academics;

K-Boys: Carter Johnson, gold in foul shooting, hot spots, three point shot, one-on-one, and academics;

First grade Boys: Foul shooting: gold, Joel Moore; silver, Ty Walton; and bronze, Hunter Fulks; Hot Spots: gold, Joel Moore; silver, Ty Walton; and bronze, Hunter Fulks; three point shot: gold, Joel Moore ; silver, Ty Walton; and bronze, Zander Henderson; One-On-One: gold, Ty Walton; silver, Joel Moore; and bronze, Zander Henderson; Academics: gold, Wesley Hendrick; silver, Aaron Thorn, and bronze, Justin Barker;

Second grade Boys: Foul Shooting: gold, Grant Barnhart; silver, Bryce Amos; and bronze, Trevor Williamson; Hot Spots: gold, Grant Barnhart; silver, Trevor Williamson, and bronze, Bryce Amos; Three point shot: gold, Grant Barnhart; silver, Trevor Williamson, and bronze, Bryce Amos; One-On-One: gold, Grant Barnhart; silver, Trevor Williamson, and bronze, Bryce Amos; Academics: gold, Bryce Amos; silver, Grant Barnhart; and bronze, Trevor Williamson;

Third Grade Girls: Foul Shooting: gold, Mady Winters; silver, Alexis Hashman; and bronze, Hope Weber; Hot Spots: gold, Alexis Hashman; silver, Mady Winters; and bronze, Cassidy Sine; Three point shot: gold, Mady Winters; silver, Alexis Hashman; and bronze, Raven Fulks; One-on-One: gold, Mady Winters; silver, Regan Smith; and bronze, Alexis Hashman; Academics: gold, Mady Winters; silver, Cassidy Sine; and bronze, Keaton Snider;

Third Grade Boys: Foul Shooting: gold, Carson Palmer; and silver, Keaton Snider; Hot Spots: gold, Keaton Snider; and silver, Carson Palmer; Three point shot: gold, Carson Palmer; and silver, Keaton Snider; One-on-One: gold, Carson Palmer; and silver, Keaton Snider;

Fourth Grade Girls: Foul Shooting: gold, Ashley Kelly; silver, Kyndra Pilant; and bronze, Paige Brill; Hot Spots: gold, Kyndra Pilant; silver, Paige Brill; and bronze, Ashley Kelly; Three point shot: gold, Kyndra Pilant; silver, Ashley Kelly; and bronze, Paige Brill; One-on-One: gold, Kyndra Pilant; silver, Paige Brill; and bronze, Ashley Kelly;

Fourth Grade Boys: Foul Shooting: gold, Peyton Auxier; silver, William Steele, and bronze, Jake Bland; Hot Spots: gold, Peyton Auxier; silver, William Steele, and bronze, Jake Bland; Three point shot: gold, Jason Anderson; silver, William Steele; and bronze, Wade Smitley; One-on-One: gold, Payton Auxier; silver, Aiden Cosper; and bronze, William Steele; Academics: gold, Peyton Auxier; silver, Aiden Cosper; and bronze, Jason Anderson;

Fifth Grade Girls: Foul Shooting: gold, Lauren Flannery; silver, Emily Lancaster; and bronze, Jolee Walton; Hot Spots: gold, Lauren Flannery; silver, Jolee Walton; and bronze, Cora Grimm; Three point shot: gold, Lauren Flannery; silver, Cora Grimm; and bronze, Emily Lancaster; One-on-One: gold, Lauren Flannery; silver, Emily Lancaster; and bronze, Jolee Walton; Academics: silver, Lauren Flannery;

Fifth Grade Boys: Foul Shooting: gold, Trey Slider; silver, Tyler West; and bronze, Jacob Greene; Hot Spots: gold, Trey Slider; silver, Tyler West; and bronze, Nathan Barker; Three point shot: gold, Trey Slider; silver, Tyler West; and bronze, Jacob Miller; One-on-One: gold, Tyler West; silver, Nathan Barker; and bronze, Jacob Greene; Academics: gold, Nathan Barker; and bronze, Jacob Miller;

Sixth Grade Girls: Foul Shooting: gold, Mackenzie Drake; silver, Ashlynn Filliez; and bronze, Lauren Anderson; Hot Spots: gold, Ashlynn Filliez; silver, Mackenzie Drake; and bronze, Lauren Anderson; Three point shot: gold, Caitlyn Stewart; silver, Ashlynn Filliez; and bronze, Lauren Anderson; One-on-One: gold, Ashlynn Filliez; silver, Mackenzie Drake; and bronze, Lauren Anderson;

Sixth Grade Boys: Foul Shooting: gold, Jarrett Moore; silver, Dylan Roberts; and bronze, Tyler Kocher; Hot Spots: gold, Tyler Kocher; silver, Dylan Roberts; and bronze, Kyle Mason; Three point shot: gold, Dylan Roberts; silver, Tyler Kocher; and bronze, Jarrett Moore; One-on-One: gold, Tyler Kocher; silver, Nahan Lancaster; and bronze, Jarrett Moore; Academics: gold, Dylan Roberts; silver, Marcus Allen; and bronze, Ryan Jones;

Seventh Grade Girls: Foul Shooting: Haley Anderson won gold in foul shooting, hot spots, three point shot, and one-on-one;

Seventh Grade Boys: Foul Shooting: gold, Hayden Hizer; silver, Colby Bucher; and bronze, Sam Lancaster; Hot Spots: gold, Peyton Michaels; silver, Hayden Hizer; and bronze, Tyler Williamson; Three point shot: gold, Peyton Michaels; silver, Hayden Hizer; and bronze, Wyatt Smitley; One-on-One: gold, Hayden Hizer; silver, Colby Bucher; and bronze, Jace Reed; Academics: gold, Tyler Williamson; silver, Josha Greene, and bronze, Bryce Sine;

Eighth Grade Boys: Foul Shooting: Gold, Drew Wells; silver, Tyler Anderson; and bronze, Jeremy Lancaster; Hot Spots: gold, Drew Wells; silver, Tyler Anderson; and bronze, Brannan Jones; Three point shot: gold, Drew Wells; silver, Tyler Anderson; and bronze, Brannan Jones; One-on-One: gold, Devon Price; silver, Tyler Anderson; and bronze, Brandon Jones; Academics: gold, Drew Wells; silver, Tyler Anderson; and bronze Jeremy Lancaster;