Jays Have Successful Team Camp

The Blue Jays returned to Stillwater, OK for the the Oklahoma State team camp for the 2nd time in 5 years on Friday and over the course of the weekend they played a lot of basketball...and had some fun also.

"I like attending the camp for a few reasons," stated Coach Stirtz. "It's well organized, the facilities are nice, and we're usually the only team from Missouri which allows us to play teams we never see from Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas."

After a slow start in the games on Friday (1 win, 2 losses), the Jays rallied to win their next 5 games in a row and make to the semifinal round of the tournament on Sunday. "We got a better every game we were there," mentioned Coach Simpson. "We were proud of our guys. They really stepped up each game and improved on what we asked them to do. Our offense was much more fluid and purposeful over the camp and our team defense started to come together."

"Every player made more of an impact in each game and they all gained more self-confidence in what they can bring to the team," remarked Coach Stirtz. "I've been to a number of team camps and this was one of my favorites with the players that went and what we got accomplished."

Blue Jays Host Elementary Camp

3rd-5th grade camp K-2nd grade camp

The Liberty Basketball Program hosted it's annual summer basketball camp this week. It was an awesome week of basketball with the campers. They listened well, worked hard on improving their games, played with a lot of hustle. Some of the more fun and exciting times were during the Hot Shot, Buzzer Beater, and the ever popular 'Shooting Carnival'. But nothing tops the temendous effort and fun of league games.

Our Blue Jay players and coaches would like to thank the campers for a great week of basketball. Thanks for making it one of the best camp weeks of all-time!

Also, a special thanks to Stasi Sports and Godfather's Pizza for their assistance in our camp.

Jays Complete Great Week of Camp

The Liberty Basketball Program hosted an awesome week of camp. The coaching staff was very impressed with the learning that took place and also with the campers enthusiasm, hustle, teamwork, and energy level.

Caleb Davis, a LMS 6th grader, said the following about the camp, "First of all, the best part of camp was scrimmaging. I also liked learning about the new picks in the motion offense. I think that will help me. Plus, the shooting drills we learned will benefit me."

Jacob Goodman, an 7th grader from SV, remarked, " I learned how to become a better teammate and how to be a more effective post player."

Pictured to the right are former Blue Jay All-State players Nick Larson, '07 and Shaun Adams, '09 as they spoke to the campers about what it takes to be a great player.

Thanks campers for a great week of hoops!