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| www.4SeasonsBasketball.com |
| A 24-hour marathon of basketball games, drills and contests is not for wimps. |
| Nearly 50 young players showed up at Riverside School in New Castle to meet that challenge the morning of Thursday, Jan. 2. Hosted by 4 Seasons Basketball School, the event involved boys and girls from Carbondale to De Beque, ranging in ages from 7 to 17. From 10 a.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday, these young athletes had their chance to eat, breathe and sleep basketball purely for the love of the game. |
| Roundball 'Round the Clock |
| Photos by Kelley Cox |
| At right, nearly at the 24-hour mark, Ryan Melody catches his second (or third) wind. Below, by 6:30 a.m. Friday morning, Kristin Guettler had trouble keeping her eyes open at the breakfast table. But she wasn't ready to give up that basketball yet. |
| Top, Coach Mike Cox of New Castle addresses the bright-eyed players early in the day Thursday. Above, 20 hours later several players, including Stuart Stapleton, were sneaking off to the sidelines to catch a few winks on the bleachers. |