Thunderbirds boys and girls basketball feeder team tryouts coming Oct. 7

The Thunderbirds Boys and Girls Select Basketball Programs will be holding tryouts beginning Sunday, Oct. 7 for teams in the 5th-8th grades.  

Thunderbirds is the basketball feeder program for Shorewood High School. The teams compete in the Wesco Youth Basketball League, comprised of 18 teams from around the North Puget Sound region.  Players are eligible to try out if they live within the Shorewood HS boundaries or attend an elementary school or middle school that feeds into Shorewood HS.  

There is one team each for boys and girls at each of the four grade levels, 5th-8th grade. The Boys program will be holding 3 clinics the week prior to tryouts, check out the website for more information. Thunderbirds is a not-for-profit, fee-based AAU basketball program intended to prepare motivated athletes with the skills they will eventually need to compete at Shorewood HS. 

For more information and to download a registration form, go to the Thunderbirds websites:

• GIRLS
• BOYS