Hoops, They Did it Again!

Lincoln Boys Take AEF Middle School Basketball Championships

Coming off a double championship in the Girls division, the Lincoln Middle School boys’ teams were not to be outdone. The Lions scored a double victory by clinching the Alameda Education Foundation’s (AEF) Boys Basketball championships in Divisions I and II.

In a very competitive league, the Lincoln DI overcame an initial deficit to overtake the Academy of Alameda (AOA) Olympians in the DI championship on March 28 by a score of 30 – 25. In DII play, the Lions held off a challenge from the Wood Middle School Beavers on March 6 to secure the championship by a score of 41 – 27.

AEF’s Middle School Sports program is designed to provide students with the benefits of participating in organized sports to support their physical and socio-emotional development. Academic and behavioral tie-ins with participating AUSD and Charter middle schools help prepare students for high school. The AEF program includes Fall Coed Volleyball, Winter Girls and Boys Basketball, and Spring Track & Field. AEF took over running Middle School Sports for the school district in 2009. Approximately 650 6th – 8th graders benefit from the program over the course of a school year.

Nine teams from 7 middle schools (AOA, Bay Farm, Encinal Junior Jets, Wood, Lincoln, ACLC and Nea) participated in this year’s Boys Basketball season. Students wore many hats to make the program a success including serving as gatekeepers and scorekeepers. AOA and ACLC/Nea added excitement to the games with their cheerleading squads.

Lincoln MS D1 champs. Photos courtesy of AEF and used with parental/guardian permissions.

Lincoln MS D2 champs. Photos courtesy of AEF and used with parental/guardian permissions.