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Published January 3, 2025 Categories News Events Children Sports

2025 Basketball League

We are excited for another season of Upward basketball at WHBC. We look forward to learning new skills, growing in our faith, and building new friendship as we play basketball.

Important dates to remember:

  • First Game: Saturday, January 11. Check in with your coach for specific times.
  • Team and Individual Pictures: TDB
  • Season-End Celebration: March 1

Contact Jared Worthen


Winter Basketball League

Teams will be drafted and families will be notified of team information before December 24. If you missed evaluations, your child must come in to try on a sample uniform (by December 18). Please contact the office to schedule (upward@whbc.org).

  • First Practice: Saturday, January 4. All other practices will be on the assigned night for your child's team, starting January 6.
  • First Game: Saturday, January 11

Practices will be one night a week, either Monday or Thursday. All games will be played on Saturday mornings, January 11 - March 1.
Volunteers are also needed (coaches, assistanct coaches, refs, and score keepers). Background checks are run on all volunteers.

Player Registration is closed.

Volunteers Register HERE.


Contact: Jared Worthen


Winter Basketball League

Register for our Upward Basketball Winter League. Prices increases November 27.
Upward is for boys and girls K5-6th grade.

  • Cost: $85 (Oct. 28-Nov. 26); $95 late registration (Nov. 27 - Dec. 4)
  • Divisions: K5/1st; 2nd/3rd; 4th-6th grade; all coed teams
  • Evaluations: Each player should attend one of the following evaluations. Evaluation should only take about 20 minutes.
    • December 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
    • December 7, 9-10 a.m.
  • First Practice: Week of January 4
  • First Game: Saturday, January 11

Practices will be one night a week, either Monday or Thursday. All games will be played on Saturday mornings, January 11 - March 1.
Volunteers are also needed (coaches, assistanct coaches, refs, and score keepers). Background checks are run on all volunteers.

Player Registration is closed.

Volunteers Register HERE.


Contact: Jared Worthen

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