Saving The Youth - STY

The HUSTLE Tournament is powered by more than basketball. It’s powered by community.

We want to sincerely thank every business, organization, family, and community partner that chose to invest into this year’s tournament and the youth connected to it. Your support helps create opportunity, exposure, memories, and experiences that extend far beyond the court.

Special thanks to our 2026 Community Partners:

• Saving The Youth (STY)
• Boys & Girls Club
• Columbus High School
• Visit Columbus
• MUW Campus Recreation
• BHCRDC
• Up Down Eatery & Coffeehouse
• Legacy Real Estate
• Mugshots Columbus

Additional support provided by:

• North Mississippi Auto
• Divinity Healthcare
• Garra Spa
• For You Rita Felton Coaching & Consulting
• Jerry Fortenberry & Chris Austin
• Brighter Horizons Counseling
• BOSS Realty
• SnoBabies
• Signature Sound
• Purposed Edge Coaching
• Jacqueline DiCicco Skin Care Center
• H&M Realty
• J&H Realty
• Parolled 2 Pride
• Fred & Kathy Sanford
• Saving The Youth (STY) Parents

Support those who support youth sports.

WHOS READY FOR THE HUSTLE?? 🧐

LADIES FIRST. 🏀🔥

These ladies are officially LOCKED IN for the 2026 HUSTLE Tournament…

MISSISSIPPI LADY FALCONS
📍 Tupelo, Mississippi

The field is starting to fill up, and the competition is already getting serious.

More team announcements dropping soon.
Who’s next? 👀

REGISTER HERE: https://basketball.exposureevents.com/.../hustle-tournament

🗓 May 29–31, 2026
📍 Columbus, Mississippi

Some coaches teach the game.
Some coaches teach life. 💯

What started with basketball has grown into mentorship, accountability, brotherhood, and showing up for kids whether they wear the jersey or not. That’s what S.T.Y. has always been about.

Proud of these young kings and proud of Coach D for continuing to pour into the next generation every single day. The impact goes way beyond the scoreboard. ❤️🖤

📸: Hunt Intermediate School PTO

Not everybody leaves with one. 💍🏆

The 2026 Hustle Tournament Championship Rings are officially here.

3 days.
Top teams.
Packed gyms.
One goal.

You don’t earn these by showing up.
You earn them by surviving the pressure and finishing on top.

Limited spots still available.
Who’s taking these home? 👀

Register Here: https://basketball.exposureevents.com/.../hustle-tournament

Behind every confident athlete, every long road trip, every late-night practice, every bounce-back moment… there’s a mother sacrificing, supporting, praying, and believing through it all. 💜

Today we celebrate the real MVPs behind S.T.Y.
The mothers, grandmothers, bonus moms, and mother figures who help shape these young leaders every single day.

Thank you for the rides, the patience, the encouragement, the tough love, the packed bags, the loud cheers, and the countless unseen sacrifices.

Happy Mother’s Day from the S.T.Y. family. 🌷🏀

Happy Birthday to our Founder, Coach D. 💜🏀

What started as a vision… turned into a movement.

From one team to a full organization, you didn’t just coach you built something that’s changing lives in real time.

In the gym. In the schools. In the community.
Day after day, you show up with purpose.

Hours at Hunt Intermediate.
Long days pouring into kids who need guidance, structure, and belief.
Not for attention but because it’s who you are.

You don’t just develop players.
You build young men. You shift mindsets. You create direction.

Because of you… S.T.Y. is more than basketball.
It’s family. It’s accountability. It’s impact.

The city sees it. The kids feel it. And we appreciate it.

Drop a 💜 and show our founder some love today.

We outside THIS SATURDAY! 🚗💦

S.T.Y. Car Wash Fundraiser going up at Sonic on Hwy 45!
Bring your car, your truck, your SUV… we got you.

More than a wash you’re investing in these kids. 💜🩵🏀

8:30AM until we’re done. Don’t miss it.