Men's Basketball
Delaware Senior Olympics Men's Basketball was held at the PAL Gym, in Hockessin, DE October 29th, 2011.
Gino's DSO Senior Men's League Play-Offs 2010 - 2011
View the play-off results and comments from an exciting night of Basketball. Have a great and healthy Summer and keep our two National Olympic Teams, The Kings 50 + Jimmy Freel, Big John Malik, Tony and Yours truly and The Diamonds 60 in mind as we head to Houston,TX in mid June for the National Senior Games. We are medal bound!!!! -Gino
2011 MidAtlantic 3on3 Tournament
Cliff Peterson’s North Jersey Senior League All-Stars finished first in the 70-plus bracket of the 2010 Championships.
Around forty teams will be playing close to seventy games on the Police Athletic League’s six courts.
Coordinator Information:
DSO Volunteer Sports Coordinators organize and set up event competitions, and are knowledgeable in their specific sports.
Get your coordinator's contact information here.
Training Opportunities:
New Castle County
DSO Senior 3 on 3 basketball league will commence on Thursday, Oct 25 at Springer Junior High School on Shipely Rd, Wilmigton, DE.
Games will be played on successive Thursday nights through the end of April. Teams will be formed on Oct 25 and Nov 11. Two divisions: 55+ and 48-54.
Contact Gene Mirolli at 302-229-7633 for info.
DSO Basketball teams up with Sony Hill to grow senior hoops
Philadelphia’s own Mr. Basketball, Sonny Hill, and DSO Men’s Basketball coordinator, Charlie Ganter, are introducing the Senior game to the thousands of Delaware Valley residents attending the Hero Thrill Show at the Wachovia Center. The Show benefits the families of Philadelphia Police and Firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
During Mr. Hill’s 3-on-3 tournament, a fixture at the annual fund raiser, Charlie has three Delaware senior teams, Gino’s 50, Dorsey Insurance, and his Blue Bombers, playing exhibition games that include Philly’s Tenth Street Legends team.
Mr. Hill is the founder of the prestigious Sonny Hill Instructional League. a player consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers., and he hosts his own weekly program on WIP Sports radio.
For information on:
- participating in over-50 pick-up basketball games
- playing in a fall-winter 3on3 league
- or volunteering to help at tournaments
Contact Charlie Ganter at charlie.ganter@gmail.com, or at 302-427-0930. 302-731-1314.
DE Gold at 2010 Mid Atlantic Senior Tourney
Delaware senior basketball teams earn top honors
First place in the two most competitive age brackets was captured by Delaware teams in the Mid-Atlantic Senior 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at the Hockessin PAL Center on April 24. The competition featured nearly two dozen of the best 50 years-and-over teams from West Virginia to upstate New York.
Delaware Gold, coached by Tony Figliola of Wilmington, won the ten-team 50-54 age bracket. The Gold defeated two teams from Pennsylvania, along with a team from New Jersey, and another from Delaware before overcoming a physical Albany, N. Y. Guards team in the championship game. The Gold players were: Rod Moyer, Gary Schils, Jimmy Freel, Ken Dill, D Wilson, and Joey McGuire.
The Delaware Diamonds, the reigning National Senior Games Bronze medalists, dominated the tournament's 60-64 bracket. In the finals, the Diamonds defeated the Press Room, Empire State Senior Games Gold medalists from Oswego, N. Y. The Delaware Diamonds are led by Hockessin's Bob Heffelfinger. Players are Huey Campbell, John Lesher, Ted Brown, Bill Wagamon, and Kent St. Pierre.
Complete results for the Mid-Atlantic Senior 3-on-3 Tournament were:
50-54 Bracket
- Winner: Tony Figliola's Delaware Gold, DE
- Second Place: Andy George's Albany Guard, NY
- Third Place: Joey Holland's Holland Chevrolet, WV
60-64 Bracket
- Winner: Bob Heffelfinger's Delaware Diamonds, DE
- Second Place: Jack Simmons' Press Box, NY
- Third Place: Chris Keller's Penn Sixties, PA
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