Two Shoreline girls finish summer basketball travels

Kallin Spiller (left) holds the 3rd place trophy for the USJN tournament
 in the 17U division. Taryn Shelley holds the 3rd place trophy
for the Oregon End of Trails Tournament 17U division.

Two 15 year old Shoreline residents, Taryn Shelley of Shorewood High School and Kallin Spiller of Lakeside High School, just completed their summer basketball travel tournament schedule with the ECBA Swish Black Elite 15U team.

They finished their travels with a 4th place finish at the MSNM Western Championships after an 11 day trip. The trip took them first to the Nike US Junior National Championships in Washington, DC where they finished 3rd and then straight to San Diego for their last event of the season.

 

Swish Black is made up of mostly 15 and 16 year olds from around the Puget Sound. Their travels since April have included the top tournaments around the country. Swish Black always plays in the top high school division at every tournament, against juniors and seniors and many D1 college recruits.

 

Their spring tournament results are as follows:

• 2014 NW All Stars Tournament of Champions. Seattle, WA. Tournament Champions.
• 2014 YEA Invitational.  Tacoma, WA.Tournament Champions.
• 2014 Boo Williiams Nike Invitational Tournament, Hampton, Virginia.
• 2014 Inland Empire AAU Best of the West Tournament. Yakima, WA. Tournament Champions.
• 2014 WTA Slamma Jamma. Kirkland, WA.Tournament Champions.
• 2014.Nike West Coast Premier Invitational, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Took 3rd place.
• 2014 MSNM End of Trails Tournament, Oregon City, OR. Elite Bracket Tournament Champions.
• Nike National Invitational, Chicago, IL. Viewing tournament. Won 4 of 5 games.
• Nike U.S. Junior National Championships,  Washington DC.  Took 3rd place. Won 7 of 8 games. 
• 12th Annual MSNM Western Championships. San Diego, CA. Took 4th place.

 

Team at the Nike Junior Nationals tournament in Washington DC
with coaches Jan Nicholas and Brent Merritt

The team is sponsored by former Seahawk Sam Adams and is coached by Adams as well as former UW player and Garfield High School boys assistant coach, Brent Merritt and former Oregon State player Jan Nicholas.

 

Taryn Shelley (Shorewood) is a 6'3" center for ECBA Swish Black and Kallin Spiller (Lakeside) is a 6'2" power forward on the team.

 

The rest of the roster is: Mikayla Pivec, Lynnwood HS, Te'a Adams, Juanita HS, Shalexxus Aaron, Juanita HS, Mandy Steward, Bellevue HS,Tatiana Streun, Bellevue HS, Mackenzie Keeter, Bellevue HS, Nia Alexander, Todd Beamer HS, Avery Granberg, Liberty HS, Lindsey Cleary, Holy Names HS, Kennedy Nicholas, Inglemoor HS, Ifeoma Emeka, Inglemoor HS, McKenzie Gardner, Inglemoor HS, Jaisa Nunn, Juanita HS, Kayla Anderson Mountainview HS (Boise, ID) and Mallory LaPoole, Lakes HS.