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Hammel Basketball Tournament Regular Season Ends This Week
By Cinque & Amir Williams

Fast break action takes place in the 10 and under division.
After fourteen weeks of some the best basketball action ever witnessed in the Rockaways, the Fourth Annual "Stop the Violence Basketball Tournament" is nearing the end.

With local teams participating and others from around the tri-state area, the Rockaway community has been treated to the perfect opportunity to check out some the future stars of the NBA and the WNBA. This year, the S.T.V.B.T featured twenty teams and 240 boys and girls between the ages of 7 to 14. The game times this Saturday, November 24, 2007 will take place from 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

The playoffs will begin on Saturday, December 1. Game times are from 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on both days. The finals will be held on Saturday, December 8 from 1:30pm - 5:30 p.m.

All games are played at Hammel Community Center, which is located at 81-14 Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

After fifteen years of outstanding service to the Rockaway Community, Curtis Williams, Center Director and founder of the Stop the Violence Basketball Tournament, will be taking a promotion and moving on.

It's showtime at the Hammel Community Center as Laquan Smith (right) dribbles the basketball.
But after building the S.T.V.B.T into one of the best basketball tournament Tri-State area, Williams has promised that this is not the end of the S.T.V.B.T.

"Next year's tournament will be bigger and better," Williams said.

10 and Under Standings: Team Joe McMikle- 8-2, B.K Ballers- 7-3, Team Hammel- 6-4, X-Men- 4-5, Sports'All Stars- 4-5, Team Deuce- 0-9.

12 and Under: NYC Panthers- 10- 0, Team Hammel- 6-3, B.K. Ballers- 6- 3, Sports' All Stars- 5-4, L.I Lighting- 4-6, X-Men- 3-7, Team Deuce- 1-8, Hoop Dreamz- 1-9.

14 and Under: B.K Ballers- 8-1, $how & Prove (Hammel)- 8-2, Sports' All Stars- 6-4, Team Joe McMikle- 4-6, L.I Lighting- 1-7, Team Renegade- 1-8.
Team Hammel Coach Curtis Williams gives instructions to his team.
Jasmine Nwajei, a future WNBA hopeful, participates in this year's tournament.

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