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Just 2 Days Left to Sign Up for Hopewell Youth Basketball Season

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

Although we’re right in the middle of football season, it’s almost time for basketball season.

In fact, registration is now open for the 2026-27 Hopewell Youth Boys Basketball Season.

As I can personally endorse, this is a very well-run league with a lot of people that work hard to make it a good experience for the kids.

It’s your child’s opportunity to build skills, learn the game, make friends and be a part of a growing sport in Hopewell.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*Grades 3 thru 6th

*Registration Close on September 11th

*Games will be played at Hopewell Memorial Jr. High

*One Practice a Week (on Monday or Tuesdays)

*1 or 2 Games per Week (Thursdays and Saturday’s)

*Registration Fee: $105

If interested, here is the link to sign up

https://registration.bluesombrero.com/55065/program-questions/preview/224610

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Hopewell 5th Grade Boys Advance to Finals of South Side Tournament

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

Starting on Saturday, the Hopewell 5th Grade boys travel basketball team started up action in the South Side Basketball Tournament.

The Vikings played in two games on Saturday as they took on Avella and Blackhawk. Hopewell lost both games- 19-17 to Avella and then 29-23 to Blackhawk.

However, the Vikings have rebounded in a big time way as elimination play opened up this morning.

Hopewell started the day by taking on West Allegheny and came away with a 31-7. That was followed by a 27-23 win over Blackhawk in the semifinals.

Next up is the championship game at 1 PM vs. Avella.

Good luck Vikings!

Here’s a look at the boxscore for the quarterfinal and semifinal games.

West Allegheny game: Kellen Boehm 6 points, Landyn Dellicarpini 5 points,  Bowen Smith 4 points, Logan Giering 4 points, Cooper Biller 4 points, Micah Lattimore 2 points, Austin Adams 2 points, Sean Bain 2 points and Breyson Hoth 2 points.

Blackhawk game: Sean Bain 8 points;  Cooper Biller 5 points, 5 assists, 3 blocks; Breyson Hoth 2 points and 6 rebounds; Landyn Dellicarpini 4 points, Bowen Smith 4 points, Logan Giering 2 points, Kellen Boehm 2 points.

Best of luck in the championship game Vikings!

 

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Information on Two Hopewell Youth Basketball Camps Next Week

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

A good development opportunity will be available for boys and girls in Hopewell during the month of July.

A “Little Dribblers Camp” will be taking place for kids in Kindergarten thru 2nd grade.

The dates of this date are July 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th and this will take place at the Hopewell Junior High Gym B. Each practice will last from Noon until 1:15 PM.

The children will be coached by Craig Biller and Brandon Ambrose with the focus being on shooting, footwork and ball handling.

The total cost of this camp is $60.


A second basketball activity will also be taking place for boy’s and this will last a bit longer.

A Hopewell Youth Skills and 3 on 3 League will also be starting up next week.

Here are the details of this fun and rewarding program-
*Players will be evaluated on the first day and placed on even teams based on grade and ability. These teams will remain the same through the remaining dates for the league, unless the coaches feel a change is necessary from a competitive standout.

*Each session will include the following:
-35 minutes of skill development with the focus on improving shooting, footwork, and ball handling.

–Following the skill development, their will be two 15 minutes 3 on 3 games daily.


The dates and times for this will be July 9th, July 11th, July 16th, July 18th, July 23rd and July 25th at the Hopewell Junior High School- Gym B.

-Boy’s entering grades 3-4 (as of fall 2025): 12:00 PM-1:15 PM

-Boy’s entering grades 5-6 (as of fall 2025): 1:15 PM-2:30 PM

The cost of this camp is : $90 per player.

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New Hopewell HC Doug Biega Hosting Upcoming Summer Skills Camp for Kids

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

In order for a school district to have a successful sports program/league it needs to have strength from the varsity team that trickles down to the youth teams.

If the junior high and youth programs aren’t strong, success and proper player development won’t take place.

New Hopewell Boys Basketball Coach Doug Biega realizes this and isn’t wasting any time getting to work on taking a look and working with the young players in our district.

Biega has announced that he and his coaching staff will be hosting an upcoming Summer Skills Camp for Girls and Boys in Hopewell.

Something to note is that this camp will be taking place from June 9th thru the 12th, so you only have a couple of weeks to sign up. Deadline to Return Registration is May 23rd.

Not only will Coach Biega be instructing, but the camp will also include current and former Division 1 athletes, current and former professional athletes, current and former high school and college coaches.

Your son and daughter will be taught and will learn basketball from people who know and can play the game.

Here is the information that you need to know:

COACH DOUG BIEGA’S HALL OF FAME SUMMER SKILLS CAMP

Who Is Invited: Boys in Grades 3-8 in the 2025-26 school year.

Location: Hopewell Junior High Gym A (Upper Gym)

Dates/Time: June 9th-12th from 9 AM to 11 AM Daily.

Gift: Each Camper will receive a basketball.

Cost: $100 (Sibling Discount of $50 per additional camper)

Clink on the link below to get the flyer for the camp

Doug Camp 2025

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An Update on VSN’s Hopewell Boys and Girls Notebook

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

On Sunday, Vikings Sports Now debuted a new weekly feature that we’ll be running where we highlight accomplishments that Hopewell athlete achieve outside of playing for our school teams.

This segment was very well received and we look forward to next weekend’s edition. Just a reminder, if your child is involved in a sports activity aside from school sports, message me this and every weekend letting my know how they did (724-462-5756) or mvukovcan@gmail.com. Let me know who they play for, how they did and send me a picture.

However, before we put a wrap on last weekend, VSN has a couple more accomplishments to let you know about.

**A shoutout to Hopewell’s Wes Gigliotti for an outstanding weekend on the basketball court. Wes plays for the Drill for Skill 5th Grade team and his team, DFS The County Ambrose, won the DFS Spring Shootout by going 4-0.


Not only did his team shine but so did Gigliotti as he was named tournament MVP. In the opening two games, Gigs had back to back performances of 15 and 19 points.

Hopewell’s Wes Gigliotti

Nice job Wes!

**We also wanted to recognize some Hopewell girls that play for Strick Hoops Basketball. Hopewell’s Sofia Cronin and Madison Morgan team had a successful weekend.

After not winning a game in a tournament two weeks ago, this team bounced back with a couple impressive wins.

On Saturday, they won both of their games, 53-11 and then 33-28 over Drill 4 Skills Yurcina. This was a cool moment as 4 Hopewell players matched up-Cronin, Morgan, Gia Yurcina and Isla Rock.

By winning these two games, it put Cronin and Morgan in 1st place for their bracket for Sunday play. However, they fell short losing to Drill 4 Skills/Garafalo, which featured two other Hopewell players:  Callie Sadler and Ri’lynn Davis

A tremendous representation from Hopewell girls basketball players in these basketball AAU tournaments.

 

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