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Sixth-grade hoops team wins tourney titles

Friday, April 30, 2010

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Neighbors | Submitted.The sixth-grade Fitch basketball team, from left, (front) Derek Gunter, Dante Sanfilippo, Scotty Duffy, Anthony Linert, Nick Terry, Ben Nishimura; (back) Coach Joe DiFrancesco, Dominic DiFrancesco, Jared Kapturasky, Bryce Hall, Brian Beany and Coach Brian Beany went 28-8 this season. The team captured two championships and finished runner-up in tournaments throughout the past four months.

The Austintown Fitch sixth-grade basketball team capped a successful season by winning tournament titles in Leetonia and St. Christine.

The team compiled a record of 28-8 record this season and also finished runner-up in a tournament at Jackson Milton. The team’s two-year overall record is 44-12. The squad has claimed four championships and three runner-up finishes in that span.