Carolina Bulls fourth-grade team. (photo submitted by Tre Kirkland)

Carolina Bulls fourth grade team completes first year with 34-8 record

Published 10:47am Friday, August 10, 2012

The Carolina Bulls just completed their first year of Youth Basketball of America (YBOA)/AAU with teams in fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The Bulls began practice in February and participated in tournaments from Salisbury, N.C. to the national tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. in July.
Below are the accomplishments for the fourth grade Carolina Bulls, which was comprised of students from both North and South Carolina:
Overall record:  34-8
Tournament champions; 2012 Forest City Invitational Champions; 2012 Coca Cola Champions; 2012 Crusader Classic Champions; 2012 Holiday Inn Champions; 2012 SC Upper State Champions; 2012 Salisbury Champions; Upstate Challenge Runner Up; SC YBOA State Runner Up; Landrum Invitational Runner Up; 2012 Eighth in the nation for USBA
Tryouts for next year’s fourth-eighth grade squads will begin in December. For more information, email Carolinabulls5@yahoo.com.
- article submitted by Tre Kirkland

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