Published May 31. 2018 11:12AM
Several area student athletes are members of the “In The Zone” basketball club located in Bath. The team recently won the AAU Girls Basketball 8th Grade Mid-Atlantic District Championship at Riverwinds in New Jersey. It will now move on and play for a Division 1 National Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Center in Orlando, Florida this July. Members of the In The Zone 2022 Platinum team are, front row, from left, assistant coach John Searfoss, Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe), Kelly Leszcynski (Nazareth), Madeline Ahern (Nazareth) and Hailey Miller (Lehighton). Back row, assistant coach Mike Leszcynski, Kylie Gilliard (Northampton), Olivia Smelas (Jim Thorpe), Zoe Wilkinson (Parkland), Leila Hurley (Jim Thorpe), Kailey Turpening (Freedom), and head coach Steve Turpening. Also on the team was Carisa Fogt (Parkland)
Area players part of district championship AAU teamSeveral area student athletes are members of the “In The Zone” basketball club located in Bath. The team recently won the AAU Girls Basketball 8th Grade Mid-Atlantic District Championship at Riverwinds in New Jersey. It will now move on and play for a Division 1 National Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Center in Orlando, Florida this July. Members of the In The Zone 2022 Platinum team are, front row, from left, assistant coach John Searfoss, Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe), Kelly Leszcynski (Nazareth), Madeline Ahern (Nazareth) and Hailey Miller (Lehighton). Back row, assistant coach Mike Leszcynski, Kylie Gilliard (Northampton), Olivia Smelas (Jim Thorpe), Zoe Wilkinson (Parkland), Leila Hurley (Jim Thorpe), Kailey Turpening (Freedom), and head coach Steve Turpening. Also on the team was Carisa Fogt (Parkland). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO