TEAM PICNIC
TO ALL HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS FAMILY

HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS TEAM PICNIC
Awbury Rec Center
6101 Ardleigh St.
Philadelphia
Between Washington Lane and Chelten Ave

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20
1 PM -

-There is no grill at the facility
-Can anyone volunteer to bring a grill?
-Everyone bring chairs and a folding table if you can
-We will supply desert and paper goods
-Everyone please bring food and drinks for your family
-Bring dishes to share
-There is a basketball court
-There is a good field for touch football
-There are tennis courts


Posted by Michael Feldman, Wed Sep 16, 2009 @ 10:52 AM 0 Comments
MALLERY SUMMER LEAGUE
14U HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS FINISH SEASON BY WINNING 15U MALLERY SUMMER LEAGUE

Updated by Michael Feldman, Fri Aug 28, 2009 @ 12:52 PM 0 Comments
HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS WIN THE HOOP GROUP SUMMER SHOWDOWN

Higher Ground Warriors are Champions of the Hoop Group Summer Showdown Tournament June 20-21 at Rebounds in Neptune, NJ. We defeated the Central Jersey All-Stars from Perth Amboy in the Finals 54-32.
Updated by Michael Feldman, Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:00 PM 0 Comments
HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS GET BRONZE METAL IN AAU MID-ATLANTIC
Saturday May 15 the Higher Ground Warriors 14u lost by 1 point, 65-64. to the Hockessin PAL in the Semi-Finals of the AAU Mid-Atlantic District Tournament.
Sunday May 16 we defeated the Northeast Sting 62-47 to win the Bronze Metal.
In only our second season the Higher Ground Warriors are the 3rd best team in the Mid-Atlantic AAU region consisting of Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware.


Updated by Michael Feldman, Thu May 21, 2009 @ 9:46 PM 0 Comments
HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS MAKE THE FINAL FOUR
The 14u Higher Ground Warriors make it to the Final Four in the 14u AAU Mid-Atlantic District Qualifier out of a extremely competitive field of 24 of the best teams from Philadelphia, Eastern PA, South Jersey and Delaware. We were seeded 7 but had to go to the tough route when we lost by 2 points in a quadruple overtime game to the South Jersey Boro Blitz (the longest game in Mid-Atlantic Tournament history) and finished second in our pool on Saturday 5/9. On Sunday 5/10 our first game we won by forfeit then moved to the 2nd round and defeated Team Delaware AIM by 2, 58-56. We defeated the Delaware Hawks in the Quarterfinals by 1, 75-74 in Overtime. We now play the Hockessin PAL in the FINAL FOUR Mid-Atlantic Qualifier the Weekend of May 16-17.
Updated by Michael Feldman, Thu May 21, 2009 @ 9:46 PM 0 Comments
HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS FINISH 2nd IN CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS
The Higher Ground Warriors finish 2nd in the Philly Freedom Stars "Challenge of Champions Tournament 4/18-19. Sunday we lost to PYO in the Championship Game after defeating them in Pool Play on Saturday.
Updated by Michael Feldman, Tue Apr 21, 2009 @ 10:50 AM 0 Comments
HIGHER GROUND WARRIORS FINISH 2nd IN PHILLY SOL DREAM CLASSIC
The 14u Higher Ground Warriors finished second the April 10 - 12 Philly Sol Dream Classic. We were 3-0 in our pool defeating the East Coast Elite from Delaware, South Jersey Blitz and the Lower Bucks Lightning. We won the Semi-Final game against Maryland's Finest but lost to the Peacemakers in the Championship Game. It was a very competitive tournament with 16 teams in the 14u Division.
Updated by Michael Feldman, Sun Apr 12, 2009 @ 4:36 PM 0 Comments
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH GAMES CHAMPIONS

The Higher Ground Warriors finish the 2008/2009 season by winning the 13u Virginia Commonwealth Games Championship in July. We recieved a special invitation to compete with 16 of the best 13u Virginia teams in this state tournament in Roanoke.

Updated by Michael Feldman, Sat Mar 28, 2009 @ 10:15 AM 0 Comments
RENEGADES WINTER OVERTIME LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

The 8th Grade Higher Ground Warriors play up in the 9th Grade Divsion and win the Renegades Winter Overtime League by defeating the Keysone Blazers in the Championship Game on February 21 at the Renegades Gym in Hatboro, PA.

Updated by Michael Feldman, Sat Mar 28, 2009 @ 10:14 AM 0 Comments
ABOUT OUR TEAM
The Boys 14 and under / 8th Grade Philadelphia Higher Ground Warriors Basketball Team is Coached by Dhaamin Stukes and based in Northwest Philadelphia. We are a non-profit, volunteer organization with 501(3)c status. All contributions are tax deductible and we are able to accept private and public grants. Our sole mission is to stress the value of education and develop character through the sport of basketball.

Our vision is to inspire and empower young men to realize their full potential to become productive, caring and responsible individuals in the community. Our basketball program consists of practices, conditioning, strategy sessions, sportsmanship lessons and competitive games. This regimen teaches our players life skills that advance intellectual, social, emotional and moral education. We foster a positive learning environment designed to steward our young players through the transition to adulthood.

The Higher Ground Warriors basketball program runs from November through August and consists of participation in various Philadelphia City Leagues (such as Northwest Recreation Department and Positive Image), 2 to 3 practices a week, 10 AAU Tournaments and the National AAU Tournament in Orlando, FL.

Our current goal is to acheive a National Ranking by competing in the AAU Nationals in Orlando, FL. All our players believe in hard work and respect for parents, coaches and teachers; they strive to excel and be the best they can on the court and in the classroom. We are a TEAM and will acheive all our goals together

Contact: hi ... @comcast.net
Updated by Michael Feldman, Sat Mar 28, 2009 @ 10:13 AM 0 Comments
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