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The athletes on Old Saybrook’s 8th-grade boys’ basketball club team stand proudly, while wearing their championship T-shirts after defeating Bellingham, Massachusetts in the championship game of the Killer B Tournament Feb. 24. Pictured are (back) assistant coach Jeff Butler, assistant coach Nancy Gatta, Josh Linder, Tyler Appleby, Riley Lawson, Carson Brown, Jake Butler, Noah Grace, and Head Coach Mark Brown; (front) Jack Gatta, Reed Nobile, Kasey Root, and Nick Scalzo. Photo courtesy Mark Brown

The Old Saybrook 8th-grade boys’ basketball club team recently concluded its fifth and final year as a squad by winning the 8th-grade Division title in Killer B Tournament at the M-Plex in Mansfield, Massachusetts on Feb. 24. Old Saybrook’s road to the championship included wins against Massachusetts teams Mansfield and North Attleborough, and then culminated with a victory over Bellingham in the final.

When Old Saybrook’s athletes were in their first season as 4th graders, the team did not win a game in its league. Since that time, the squad has greatly improved by winning a total of 38 games, including its recent tournament championship.

“Our final week of hoops together was the best basketball we have ever played, as it should be,” Old Saybrook Head Coach Mark Brown.