The tenth and eleventh grade girls basketball team dominated in the semi-finals against Lohikan with a 33-8 victory. Morgan S. lead the team with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Andie R. chipped in with 4 points and 2 steals. Sammy B. dominated defensively with 4 steals and added 2 points. Vanessa M., Ally J., Jesse W. and Alexa I. all added 2 points to the team’s total score. Tori D., Reese C. and Maddy G. were explosive with their defense combining for 5 steals each adding 2 points to the final score. alexa W. had 5 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive. Izzie A. showed a dominating defensive game with 2 steals and a block. Katie M. was a positive force on and off the court. With this huge team win Starlight will advance to the championship game. The team is determined to bring home a win and be able to rush the lake.
Upper Seniors Girls Basketball
August 2nd, 2017
Junior Boys Basketball Championship
August 2nd, 2017
The Starlight third and fourth grade boys basketball team brought Starlight basketball its first championship of the summer with a 28-16 victory over Chen-a-Wanda. Justin J. led the eam with 8 points. Lucas L/ and Jackson H. closely followed with 6 points each. Reid S., Max S., Eric R. and Harrison R. all had 2 points. Jesse J. and Benjamin W. each played big with 4 rebounds. Marc F., Carter B. and Calen T. were the distributors with a combined 11 assists. Sam Rose., Rhys B. and Max S. held it down defensively with a combined 6 steals and 4 blocks. Overall it was a great way to finish off an unbelievable championship season by the Junior boys.
Lower Inter Girls Basketball
August 1st, 2017
The fifth grade girls basketball team won their second round game against Westmont 30-22. Harper L. had 10 points, 3 steals and 5 assists. Lilly T. lead the team offensively with 16 points, 1 steal and 4 rebounds. Dylan A. and Emmy P. added 2 points each for the team total. Sophia J. was a defensive threat the whole game with 4 steals. Jordyn G. and Calliope W. were explosive on the court, forcing 6 turnovers combined. Ava F. and Jordanna G. kept their players to zero points. Lily R., Taylor M. and Sasha L. were all positive players on and off the floor. With their second win, Starlight will move on to the Wayne County Championship.
Junior Boys Basketball
August 1st, 2017
The Starlight Junior boys basketball team took a great team win from Tioga, winning 38-8. Every single player on the team contributed. Justin J. led the way with 10 points and Reid S. added 6 points to the total himself. Jackson H., Miles L., Max S. and Harrison R. all scored 4 points and Rhys B. added 2 points. Calen T., Marc F., Rhys B. and Jesse J. played very big with 2 blocks and 14 combined rebounds. Carter B. played great offensively with 4 assists. Overall it was a combined team effort to come out victorious over Tioga.
Lower Senior Boys Basketball
July 31st, 2017
The Lower Senior boys basketball team moved onto a 2-0 record beating Weequahic at home behind Justin G.’s game high 30 points and 5 steals. He exploded in the first quarter, setting the offensive tone by scoring 12 points. Jake B. and Justin H. also took some of the scoring load with 12 points and 2 steals a piece. Michael G. erupted for a quick 8 points to start the second half while Ben W. had 2 steals and 4 points and Aidan C. scored 3 points. Jack T.’s defensive presence nabbed 8 rebounds. Jonah S., Harrison S., Alexander H. and Ethan B. rounded out the scoring with 2 points each.
Honor Bunk Status Encourages Campers to be Leaders
July 30th, 2017
At Camp Starlight, campers are encouraged and shown how to portray themselves as responsible kids in a multitude of ways so they can grow up to be leaders in the world. All the activities campers participate in teach them teamwork, patience, sportsmanship and kindness, but all these lessons are brought inside the bunk as well. Each bunk is expected to be tidied and cleaned by the campers that live there so they are showing their responsible qualities. To positively encourage campers to be tidy, Camp Starlight awards Honor Bunk status weekly to a bunk in every single division that has the cleanest bunk all week long. When bunks get Honor Bunk status a couple times in a row that earn a great prize of a trip to ice cream or pizza. These treats incentivize the campers but once campers get into the habit of cleaning daily, they continue the habit without having to think about ice cream or pizza to push them to do it. Throughout the summer, campers become more and more responsible with their bunks and take pride in earning the Honor Bunk status. When the announcements are made that show which bunks earn the status at morning lineup, campers jump up and down with the members of their bunk because they are so happy and proud of their success as a team. Campers can show the whole camp how responsible and trustworthy they are in keeping their bunk in order when their bunk gets announced again and again to be the best in their division. The smiles on their faces show the entirety of camp how proud they are to be a part of a bunk that takes pride in being responsible and being the best representative of Camp Starlight. With the continuous encouragement from counselors, their bunk mates and Camp Starlight, campers are taught how to be the best leaders they can be not just in this summer camp, but outside in the world.
Upper Plebes Basketball
July 29th, 2017
Starlight had an impressive performance beating Morasha 62-52. Tyler H. led the way with a game high of 24 points to pace Starlight. The big man in the middle David H. also scored double digits scoring 13 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. The other three starts scored as well, Maxwell S. with 8 points, Jackson G. with 6 points and Max G. with 6 points. Benjamin M. sunk a three pointer while Benjamin J. rounded out the scoring with 2 three pointers. Ozzie F. made a difference on the court with 8 rebounds while Julian A. and Jared F. played great defense.
Junior Girls Basketball
July 28th, 2017
It was another exciting victory for the Junior girls in their game against Camp Wayne with a score of 21-4. Mikayla T. put in tremendous effort by scoring 6 points. Lilly A. was one for two from the free throw line and assisted Sarina S. in scoring 2 points for the team. Hannah G. contributed with 4 points and 1 steal. Dylan S. scored 6 points and Miley Y. added 2, bringing the team’s total to 21 points. Sasha J. and Claudia C. played an incredible defense, forcing a combined 7 turnovers out of Camp Wayne. Ella G. started the game off strong with 1 assist and 2 forced turnovers in the first half. Zoe N. and Chloe S. both played an impressive defensive game and hustled after every rebound and loose ball. Kaia K. and Lilly P. had a combined 4 rebounds and demonstrated great effort that helped to send Camp Wayne packing.
Upper Inters Basketball
July 27th, 2017
The 6th grade basketball team remains undefeated after protecting the home court against Perlman with an impressive 21-50 win. Starlight was powered by the big man in the middle Joey S. who finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Defensively Jacob Z. set the tone with a game high of 7 steals and 8 points. Shai A. also played big for the win with 8 points and Sawyer W. had some action with 5 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Sam F. chipped in 4 pints while Owen G., Jordan G., Nathan Z., Brett B. and Dylan B. rounded out the scoring with 2 points each. The whole team worked together to make great contributions to this win.
Lower Senior Girls Tennis
July 27th, 2017
For the second time the Lower Senior girl’s tennis team went to dual with Camp Weequahic. Kylie M. played like a professional on the court putting in a great amount of hustle. Hayden M. played a great game going up and then having to brave her way to a 9-1 win, which turned out to be the decider. Olivia S. played an amazing game, covering the entire court and moving her opponent around so she could go on to win 6 straight games. Brooke E. and Marlie K. played a great doubles match, scoring some amazing points that led them to an 8-4 win.
