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1/2 mile w/o I-94,_one block s/o 10 Mile_No Showers
586 445-4570_i__Leo Bloomfield - 443-619-2188
Parking & Gym entrance in rear (on south side)
586 294-8740
Jacob - 586 601-8818
Parking & Gym entrance on east side
| The Sterling Hgts Rec. Dept. has announced the Senior Center construction is due to finish in late January. That will keep our league at Eastpointe Middle School a little longer than originally scheduled. As updates come in they will be posted here. |
2022-23
Winter Season Rules |
| 1_Games
to consist of two 19 minute halves.
Clock stops on all whistles and restarts when the ball is touched
in bounds. Teams will have two time outs per
game and one added time out
for overtime. Overtime is decided by
the first team to score seven points. After an offensive
team timeout, there is the option to
take the ball out at half court vs. the baseline. During
the last two minutes of a game both
teams will shoot one and one on defensive
fouls. Upon 10 or more team fouls, the opposing team will be awarded
two foul shots. All players entering the game must wait at mid-court
until a whistle is blown or score keeper horn sounds and play is
stopped.
2_Line-ups including last names and #'s are to be turned in to the scorekeeper before each game. Ratings are to be given for missing players and subs. All players on a team are to wear the same color shirt with a number. Managers may sign and photo the final score sheet for file. 3_All players are to play at least 16 minutes per game. All players are to sit a minimum of six minutes each half. Any participant that is ejected from a game cannot play in theirs or any other teams next scheduled game or the succeeding game will be a team forfeit. If the ejected player is rated 9.5, the sub can be 8.5. If rated 9.0, sub can be an 8.0. If 8.5, 8.0, or 7.5, sub can be 7.5. Throwing a punch or fighting is a 3 game suspension with committee review for possible expulsion. 4_No sub is required however attempts should be made to acquire one. A substitute player may play a 2nd game for a full time player of similar rating on another team. If no sub is available for a missing player a full time player may sub in and play a 2nd game for someone of similar or higher rating. In the event that a player is permanently replaced for the season, the successor player shall pay the pro-rata share of league fees. If a player has an injury that may prevent him from playing in his next game, he must advise his manager at least one day in advance of his playing status. No “stand by game time subs” are permitted for possible pre-injured player replacement. 5_All
players are to provide full name, phone number and email address
and to update if there are changes. All fee balances are to be
paid no later than the first game. The total 2022-2023 fee is
$290.00 per player (for 24 games). There will be additional player
fees incurred if the facilities are not vacated by the designated
time. Eastpointe, Sterling Heights and St John are to be vacated
by 8:45 pm. Cleanliness is mandatory at the facilities. |
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Game 1 In the upset of the night Green raced out to a 12 point lead in the 1st half. Without the leadership of their manager Purple wasn't able to come back. Purple had a two pronged attack and it wasn't enough to match the Green Machine's steady play even though they had to run with only six players for the night. Green used two subs and clamped down on the outside game of Purple to come away with a 60-52 win. The triumph allowed Green to escape the bottom of the standings and cause a log jam for 4th in the league. That will be sorted out in two weeks when the four teams match up against each other.
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Game 2 Lt Blue found out just how scrappy of a team Gold is. Because of Gold's hustle and getting back on defense, Lt Blue's fast break was just not working. In a hard fought first half Lt Blue managed to take a five point lead at the break. Gold maintained a balanced scoring attack as opposed to Lt Blue relying mostly on one player. As has been their pattern, Lt Blue didn't foul much, making Gold earn their points during the contest. Gold remained in striking distance the entire game but just couldn't get over the hump. In the end the stragegy by Lt Blue worked and they were happy to walk away with their fifth consecutive win. They defeated Gold by that same five point difference, 52-47. The success kept Lt Blue within a game of the first place Blue team. Gold fell into a 4-way tie for fourth. Lt Blue is still looking forward to their Pearl Harbor Day rematch with Blue.
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Game 3 In this featured match-up Blue came out ice cold. White came out clicking (or was it clucking?) with balanced scoring and carved out a 10 point lead. Blue was able to slice it down to seven by intermission. Hoping to go a leg up on several other teams in the standings White's strong defense held down the potent outside shooting of Blue in the opening session. White felt Blue was sticking their neck out and they were ready to chop it off. In the 2nd half White wasn't able to stuff the 3 point barrage that Blue threw at them. Blue rallied and pulled ahead in the last couple of minutes. They trotted away with a closely contested four point victory. Gobbling up the win kept Blue undefeated while White now shares 4th with four other fine feathered friends.
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Game 4 Silver was looking to climb out of the basement in their contest with Red. In the tightest match of the night Silver took a one point lead at the half way mark. Silver fought hard despite missing their high scoring center again. With the teams matching shot for bloody shot Silver played tough until the very end. Red's manager said he believed there was a lid on the rim since while free throws are free . . . so are bricks. Despite Silver's brutal assault Red relied on their defense and stayed alive. Red had two senior stable subs that scored and one hit a clinching free throw with eight seconds left. Silver then had possession but Red's defense stiffened. They did not allow Silver a shot and went home with a one point squeaker over their adversaries.
Now everyone has an extra week off to lick their wounds before returning to action. Enjoy the football games and Happy Thanksgiving. The Sterling Hgts Rec Ctr (new gym) is open for seniors on Saturdays 11am - 1pm including 11/19 however due to an event they will be closed 11/26.
If you'd like to add something to the recaps my phone number is available from your managers. Individual names do not appear in the recaps. I'd prefer text messages.
Bruce
Open Gym at
Sterling Hgts
Possible
Open Gym at
Sterling Hgts
Possible
Open Gym at
Sterling Hgts
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Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Kristen 586 446-2750 or 586 446-2766
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