Dakota Youth Basketball

06/12/2026

Sharing from an email. Don't wait, this league fills up fast!!

Registration is now open for the 2026 Eastland Athletic Club (EAC) Fall Basketball League.
The season will run October 18 – November 15, featuring 6 games over 5 weeks for just $300 per team.
Divisions are 5th and 6th Grade Boys, 5th, 6th,7th and 8th Girls
Team registration is first come, first served based on receipt of payment. Space is limited, and divisions will be filled in the order that completed registrations and payments are received.
Register your team today using the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVetPj0SSqnRySnYmS3D2YdCFGsjycXDJiZUM9FrUFxUS2pQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115708516082414545392
Please note that all fields are required, and incomplete submissions may not be accepted.
If you are no longer the appropriate contact for basketball scheduling or athletic programming, please forward this email to the individual within your school or organization who handles these responsibilities.
We appreciate your support and look forward to another great season of basketball this fall. Please contact us with any questions.
Team rosters must be submitted prior to the first week of league play. All participants must reside in or attend the school district they represent.
Please note that the EAC Fall Basketball League is designed as a developmental program focused on skill development, player growth, and game experience. League standings will not be maintained, and no championships, trophies, or awards will be presented.
Thank you,
Eastland Athletic Club

Register your team for the 2026 EAC Fall Basketball League. Season runs October 18 – November 15 | 6 games over 5 weeks | $300 per team. Registration is first come, first served based on receipt of payment — spots are limited and will be filled in the order payment is received. All fields are re...

03/09/2026

🏀What a whirlwind of a weekend! 🏀

We finished our season with tournaments last weekend! Congratulations to the 6th grade boys for winning the championship bracket and the 5th grade boys for winning the consolation bracket!

We would like to take a minute to thank all our coaches, players, parents and volunteers for all your help! Running the league is a lot, but we couldn't do it without the help! So, THANK YOU!

Jeff Kinney was able to get team pictures again this year, thanks Jeff! Here are your 2026 5th and 6th grade basketball teams! The future looks bright for Dakota basketball!😎

03/05/2026

The time has come… the end of another season. Saturday is TOURNAMENT time!!!! 🏆

Both 5th grade teams will be at Dakota.
Both 6th grade teams will be heading to Eastland. Come cheer them all on for their last games!

03/02/2026

We are hosting tournaments in both gyms this weekend (3/7/26) and need your help to make it happen! Click on the link below to sign up and help us out!

All money made from our program this season will be going to getting a NFHS camera in the Elementary gym! We look forward to being able to supply the school with this from our Dakota Youth Basketball program!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

03/02/2026

Bracket have been posted and can be found at https://jrnuic.com/tourney/

Dakota will be hosting the 5th Grade girls tournament (one bracket for all) at the High School and the 5th Grade boys Consolation tournament at the Elementary. I will post a SignUp Genius link for volunteers to help with the positions shortly. We need as many hands on deck as possible.

Here are the brackets for the two at Dakota.

02/17/2026

This Saturday is our last week of regular season games. We are at home again taking on Forreston (& Stockton). Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, March 7th. There are some teams that have makeup games on 2/28/26 so seeding for the tournament will not happen until those games are completed. We hope to know where each group will have their tournament by Monday, March 2nd so please be patient. I will let you know as soon as I find out! Good Luck to all teams this weekend!

Week 7 • February 21st, 2026
@ Dakota VS Forreston (& Stockton)
(Forreston does not have a 6th grade girls team)
9am – 5th Girls
10am – 5th Boys
11am – 6th Boys
12pm – 6th Girls VS Stockton

02/17/2026

Results from Lena last Saturday:

5th Girls - Dakota 26, Lena 21
6th Girls - Dakota 19, Lena 2
5th Boys - Dakota 17, Lena 23
6th Boys - Dakota 39, Lena 18

02/12/2026

Games in Lena this weekend. All teams have opponents so we will follow regular game times. Games will be played in the high school building (on the left, old gym). Doors will open at 8:30am and they will have concessions.

Week 6 • February 14th, 2026
Dakota @ Le-Win
9am – 5th Girls
10am – 6th Girls
11am – 5th Boys
12pm – 6th Boys

02/09/2026

Saturday, against Durand, only the boys had games. Final scores were as follows:

5th Grade Boys won 47-19
6th Grade Boys won 52-8

5th Grade girls had a pickup game against Warren, losing 14-28.

02/04/2026

**PLEASE NOTE UPDATED SCHEDULE**

NO GAME FOR 6TH GRADE GIRLS. Durand does not have any girls teams. We were able to find a pick up game for 5th grade but no such luck for 6th grade girls.

Week 5
February 7th, 2026
@ Dakota VS Durand (& Warren)
9am – 5th Boys
10am – 6th Boys
11am – 5th Girls VS Warren