Recreational Basketball

The Morris Memorial Recreational Basketball program is for girls and boys in grades 1-8 who reside in the Chatham Central School District and the surrounding townships.  This non-sectarian program,  formerly known as the St. James CYO Program, uses basketball as a vehicle for enhancing players’ positive social skills and self esteem.   Youth will learn basic basketball skills with a strong focus on sportsmanship and team spirit. Volunteer coaches will lead skill-building drills during the first half of the hour and then the youth will scrimmage other teams during the second half of the hour.  Scores are not kept and all players receive equal playing time, regardless of skill.  All teams are co-ed with 1st and 2nd graders playing on Sunday afternoons at the Morris Memorial while 3rd-8th graders play on Saturday mornings at the Chatham Middle School.  The  3rd-8th grade teams practice one evening a week.

Registration fee is $45.00 for the first player from each family and $30.00 for each additional player.  Placement on a team will only be guaranteed to those youth who register onine by November 27th.  there will be a $15.00 late fee added to registrations after the 11/27 deadline.  Scholarships are available by calling the Morris office or emailing Michele @ morrism@fairpoint.net.  All children receive a T-shirt.  Coaches will call players regarding team assignments and practices.

TO REGISTER, PLEASE GO TO www.sportssignup.com/Morris-Memorial-Online-Registration.start

Travel Basketball

The Morris travel basketball program is for youth seeking to play at a more competitive level.  Information regarding try outs will be distributed via back pack mail and will be noted on this website. Games usually start the end of November, beginning of December and continue through February. Most teams compete in a tournament the first part of March.  Youth who participate in the Travel Program are also required to participate in the Recreational League.

3rd Annual Lions Club Foul Shooting Contest, 2/4/2011
The Morris Memorial recently finished its 8-week recreational basketball program with the 3rd Annual Lions’ Club Foul Shooting Contest.  Youth in grades 3-8 practiced once a week and played games on Saturday mornings at the Chatham Middle School.  The Chatham Lions Club once again provided trophies to the top three boy and girl shooters in each grade. The following youth were awarded trophies:

1st Place Girls:  3rd Grade, Naveah Daigle, 4th Grade, Jenna Skype, 5th Grade, Megan Gilligan, 6th Grade, Baylee Cox.
2nd Place Girls: 3rd Grade, Addie Potter, 4th Grade, Grace Doyle, 5th Grade, Hallie Allen, 6th Grade, Myra Crane.
3rd Place Girls: 3rd Grade, Lexi Mickle, 4th Grade, Emma Gregg, 5th Grade, Crystal Gerke, 6th Grade, Anna Kratt

1st Place Boys: 3rd Grade, Caleb Ganson, 4th Grade, Curtis Buchan, 5th Grade, Brandon Baccaro, 6th Grade, Josh Gianfrancesco, 7th/8th, Casey Jones
2nd Place Boys: 3rd Grade, Justin Geerholt, 4th Grade, Matt Denson, 5th Grade, Caleb Doyle, 6th Grade, Andrew Fahey, 7th/8th , Lucas Rinaldi
3rd Place Boys: 3rd Grade, Zach Gregg, 4th Grade, Anderson Coonrad, 5th Grade, Hayden Spock, 6th Grade,Tyriff Burch, 7th/8th, Matt Howes

The Morris Memorial appreciates the generosity and support of the Chatham Lions Club and would also like to thank the Chatham School District for allowing the Morris basketball programs to use the school gymnasiums for practices and games.