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Dave Stump and his teammates like the outdoors and prefer the half-court.
The Wheelchair Sonics welcomed the sunshine, the crowd and the asphalt surface that was part the fifth annual ShoWare Shootout 3 on 3 basketball tournament last weekend.
“They do a good job of putting this on,” Stump said, waiting to join his teammates to play the Hot Wheels in the wheelchair division. “With a half-court, you can get more pick-and-rolls. You see, you have to be able to get around this big wheelchair.”
The shootout, presented by Republic Services, feature up 122 teams on 14 outdoor courts spread over the ShoWare Center’s west parking lot. Teams competed for top honors in a variety of divisions for men, women, children and wheelchair players. A ball hockey division returned for the second straight year.
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Division champions
Boys
4th grade: Blackout Boys, second place, Wilson Blackout
5th grade: Flight 2K, second, SKC Thunder
6th grade: Future Rotary, second, Kentlake Falcons
7th grade: Future, second, Make It Rain
8th grade: Ball Is Life, second, IDK
9th grade: Lolz AF, second, Team High Shorts
High school: Cookies and Kareem, second, The Squad
Men
Adult elite: FOE, second, A Town’s Finest
Rec: Run and Gun, second, SuperSonics
Women
Adults: Fire N Ice, second, KEDM
Girls
4th grade: SBA, second, Kaleido Crushers
5th grade: Push Fire, second, Emerald Sonics
7th grade: Beamer Nation, second, Ballerz
High school: Royals, second, Slam
Coed
Adult: NBH, second, Chill
Family
B Loose, second Team Callero
Wheelchair
Treacherous Trio, second, Strictly Business
Ball hockey
Tacoma Donkeys
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