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Orthman YMCA brings back youth basketball to Lexington

Jessica Kennedy
Jan 11, 2023
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Lexington’s Gisselle Marivilla (18) takes the three-point shot during pool play on Saturday. The Lexington seventh and eighth grade team won the tournament.

Jessica Kennedy photos, Lexington Clipper-Herald

Minuteman showdown: the Lexington Pershing boys tipped-off against the other fifth and sixth grade Lexington team on Saturday morning during the Orthman YMCA Winter Classic Tournament.

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Pershing Fifth Graders: Front row (left to right): Ahmed Abdelkariam, Jeremiah Gutierrez, Josiah Gutierrez, Elmer Mejia-Paxtor. Back row: Abby Rosenblad, Deandre Idhe, Alejandro Colon, Salman Jamcale, Cooper Burton, Allen Hunt, Emma Krysl. Not pictured: Danali Phommasene.

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LEXINGTON — Over the weekend, the Lexington Orthman Community YMCA hosted its first annual Winter Classic Youth Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 7 and Sunday, Jan. 8.

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