Lafayette Lightning Girls' Basketball Team Wins Cal Stars Classic
Submitted by Paige Meyer
Top Row: Kristen Thoms, Vanessa Vaisnor, Jessi O'Reilly, Art Thoms III, Terra Murray, Amanda Alessandria, Art Thoms Jr. Bottom Tow: Lexi Fraser, Ashley Thoms, Emily Smith, Kailey Meyer, Zoe Del Rosario, Keirra Krawec Photo provided
The newly founded Lafayette Lightning fifth grade girls' basketball team is comprised of girls from Burton Valley, Happy Valley, and St. Perpetua. They play in the MVP flight league in addition to various tournaments. They won the Cal Stars basketball tournament defeating teams from Oakland, Santa Cruz and Livermore by an average of 19 points a game. They also won the Sac Area Sport and Hardwood Palace tournaments earlier in the year. Head Coach Art Thoms said, "All the girls have great work ethic and get along great. We also have a great group of parents."
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