ERIE, Colo.—Biokats Sports Network, a local non-profit, joins the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s (LAF) fight against cancer by raising funds through the Rocky Mountain Basketball Showcase. Biokats president Jerry Howard announced today. “This year we wanted to provide an event that helps not only the local athletes, but the community in Cancer awareness.” Howard said. It’s a great program for a great cause.
The 4th Rocky Mountain Basketball Showcase will feature the regions best Boys and Girls athletes in Basketball. It’s the premier pre-season basketball event in the region.
For the Girls Showcase event, We have Chaundra Sewell(Broomfield HS, CO), Laura Palmere (Mullen HS, CO), Erica Hicks (Lakewood HS, CO), Rachel Messer (Thunderridge HS, CO), Meagan Malcolm-Peck (Horizon HS, CO) Meghan Hollenga (Air Academy HS, CO), Haley Homestead (American Fork, UT), Brooke Jelniker (Thunderridge HS, CO), Jaqueline Bartles (Pojoaque, NM), Samantha Martin (Chaparral HS, CO), Brenna Malcolm-Peck (Horizon HS, CO), Tameka Hunt (Montbello HS, CO), Carlie Needles (Thunderridge HS, CO).
For the Boys Showcase event, we have the following players:
Pierce Hornung (Ralston Valley HS, CO), Eric Swift (Denver Street HS, CO), Travis Shepherd (Fairview HS, CO), Thomas Bropleh (Geore Washington HS, CO), Gage Wooten (Eaglecrest HS, CO), Nick Fox (Sand Creek HS, CO), Bryce Valsquez (Doherty HS, CO), Austin Maag (Fort Collins HS, CO), Nate McAuliffe (Fort Collins HS, CO), Alfonso Hubbard (Gallup HS, NM), Zach Adams (Mesilla Valley HS, NM), Scott Adler (Mesilla Valley HS, NM), Wade Bronson (Bear River, UT), Jordan Weirrick (West Jordan HS, UT), Matt Weyland (Bear River, UT).
When: Saturday October 4th , 2008
Where: Legacy High School (Broomfield, CO)
There are several events scheduled through the day:
Team Scrimmages, Showcase, and the Benefit Game for LAF.
Funds raised through the Rocky Mountain Basketball Showcase will enable the LAF to continue helping people across the nation with the physical, emotional and practical challenges of cancer. Since its inception in 1997, the LAF has awarded more than $29 million to cancer survivorship programs and research.
To learn more about the 2008 Rocky Mountain Basketball Showcase, please visit the Biokats Sports Network website at http://www.biokats.com.
About Biokats Sports Network
Biokats Sports Network began in 2003 as a tool to Educate, Prepare and Showcase the talents of student-athletes. In addition to National Basketball Showcase, Biokats also hosts regional events for high school baseball, football, soccer, and volleyball players throughout the year.
About the Lance Armstrong Foundation
The Lance Armstrong Foundation inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. We provide the practical tools and resources survivors need to live life on their own terms. Our goal is to create a fundamental change in the expectations and experience of living with cancer and to lead and sustain a survivorship movement to help eliminate suffering due to cancer. We believe that in the battle with cancer, unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. The LAF was founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong and is located in Austin, Texas.
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