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Bob Doyle - Astronomy

March 2, 2010

Nonnenmann/YMCA SSBL to begin playoffs

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CUMBERLAND — The Earl Nonnenmann/YMCA Sunday School Basketball League will begin its 82nd annual postseason with the quarterfinal round this weekend.

As with all the winter youth sports teams, this has been a crazy basketball season. Barry Shambaugh, a league supervisor, said “The Sunday School teams need to be commended for getting this season in. The players, coaches and spectators have been great. They have been very flexible and with some creative scheduling all teams will play their 12 games. Hopefully, we do not have anymore bad weather weekends!”

The United Division will wrap up its regular season on Saturday with Cornerstone Baptist (11-0), coached by Michael Bratton, looking to go undefeated. The other United Division games will have final standing implications. The United and American divisions will start their playoffs the following weekend during the semifinal round.

The Continental Junior Division will have a full slate of games on Sunday for the quarterfinals. The  St. Luke’s Lutheran Juniors (12-0), coached by Tedd Eirich, and The LaVale UMC Juniors (9-3), coached by Milburn Michael, will have a bye. In other Continental Junior Division action, fourth seed St. Paul’s Lutheran Juniors (3-9) plays fifth seed St. Patricks Juniors (3-9), and third seed Metro AME Juniors (7-5) take on sixth seed Wiley Ford Brethren (2-10).

In the National Division, undefeated LaVale UMC Seniors (12-0), coached by Steve Milburn, and St. Paul’s Lutheran (9-3), coached by Gary Miller, have byes. Third seed Lighthouse of Hope Celtics (8-4) will face sixth seed Wiley Ford Brethren (2-10). In the other National Division game, fourth-seeded St. Ambrose II (3-9) will play fifth seed SS. Peter & Paul (2-10).

The standings and schedule appear in today’s scoreboard section. In the American Division, Second Baptist, coached by Mike Knippenberg, completed the season with a 12–0 record.

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