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Here is your Week 5 Leaderboard for out Battle For The City’s MVP 3v3 League! We will crown the 2026 MVPs this week!

3rd/4th Grade Boys:
1. Cash Menke 325 pts
2. Rhett Barber 289 pts
3. Grayson Pearson 283 pts
3. Paxton Pearson 283 pts

5th/6th Grade Boys:
1. Owen Pearson 371 pts
2. Easton Dial 331 pts
3. Jordy Emme 321 pts

7th/8th Grade Boys:
1. Noah Gunderson 403 pts
1. Hudson Wartman 403 pts
3. Creighton Bunck 379 pts

High School Boys:
1. Ty Baird 500 pts
2. Braeden Kraemer 497 pts
3. Charlie Larchick 451 pts

3rd/4th/5th Grade Girls:
1. Tatum Ewald 280 pts
2. Claire Gifford 244 pts
3. Maddox Tenbrink 234 pts

6th/7th/8th Grade Girls:
1. Jacienna Lane 365 pts
2. Caitlen Honer 332 pts
3. Hadley Brooks 295 pts

High School Girls:
1. Aurora Stone 353 pts
2. Samantha Scobee 336 pts
3. Brinley Cochran 316 pts

Battle For The City’s MVP Summer 3v3 League! Here is your Week 4 Leaderboard:

3rd/4th Grade Boys:
1. Cash Menke 246 pts
2. Rhett Barber 242 pts
3. Paxton Pearson 223 pts

5th/6th Grade Boys:
1. Owen Pearson 306 pts
2. Jordy Emme 266 pts
3. Noah Sommers 249 pts

7th/8th Grade Boys:
1. Noah Gunderson 343 pts
2. Hudson Wartman 327 pts
3. Kyson Jones 321 pts

High School Boys:
1. Ty Baird 409 pts
2. Braeden Kraemer 398 pts
3. Charlie Larchick 383 pts

3rd/4th/5th Grade Girls:
1. Maddox Tenbrink 216 pts
2. Tatum Ewald 209 pts
3. Claire Gifford 199 pts

6th/7th/8th Grade Girls:
1. Jacienna Lane 296 pts
2. Brooklyn Brown 251 pts
3. Caitlen Honer 247 pts

High School Girls:
1. Brinley Cochran 316 pts
2. Samantha Scobee 265 pts
3. Aurora Stone 252 pts

We are at the half way point of the Battle For The City’s MVP Summer 3v3 League! MVPs will be crowned in 3 weeks. Here is your Week 3 Leaderboard:

3rd/4th Grade Boys:
1. Cash Menke 187 pts
2. Rhett Barber 177 pts
3. Graham VandeVelde 170 pts

5th/6th Grade Boys:
1. Owen Pearson 242 pts
2. Jordy Emme 204 pts
3. Noah Sommers 188 pts

7th/8th Grade Boys:
1. Noah Gunderson 280 pts
2. Evan Neuman 248 pts
3. Kyson Jones 246 pts

High School Boys:
1. Ty Baird 301 pts
2. Keane Roles 293 pts
3. Charlie Larchick 278 pts

3rd/4th/5th Grade Girls:
1. Maddox Tenbrink 166 pts
2. Claire Gifford 155 pts
3. Kylar Holmes 153 pts

6th/7th/8th Grade Girls:
1. Jacienna Lane 229 pts
2. Brooklyn Brown 211 pts
3. Caitlen Honer 194 pts

High School Girls:
1. Brinley Cochran 227 pts
2. Eva Etzel 207 pts
3. Shawnot Evans 206 pts

Battle For The City’s MVP Summer 3v3 League
Week 2 Leaderboard:

3rd/4th Grade Boys:
1. Graham VandeVelde 127 pts
2. Brooks Dohrman 121 pts
3. Drew Wartman 115 pts

5th/6th Grade Boys:
1. Owen Pearson 166 pts
2. Easton Ellender 138 pts
3. Karter Schick 132 pts

7th/8th Grade Boys:
1. Noah Gunderson 180 pts
2. Creighton Bunck 175 pts
3. Evan Neuman 172 pts

High School Boys:
1. Ty Baird 206 pts
2. Keane Roles 205 pts
3. Braeden Kramer 177 pts

3rd/4th/5th Grade Girls:
1. Maddox Tenbrink 124 pts
2. Claire Gifford 107 pts
3. Aurora Schroeder 99 pts

6th/7th/8th Grade Girls:
1. Jacienna Lane 146 pts
2. Brooklyn Brown 129 pts
3. Jovie Severin 128 pts

High School Girls:
1. Samantha Scobee 151 pts
2. Brinley Cochran 147 pts
3. Morgan Munson 139 pts

We kicked off our summer league series on Monday! We will post the leaderboard every Thursday.

Battle For The City’s MVP Summer 3v3 League
Week 1 Leaderboard:

3rd/4th Grade Boys:
1. Drew Wartman 71pts
2. Cooper Powell 69pts
3. Zaiden Blackwell 66pts

5th/6th Grade Boys:
1. Harvey Congdon 82pts
2. Easton Ellender 81pts
3. Noah Sommers 79pts

7th/8th Grade Boys:
1. Carter Fellers 97pts
2. Creighton Bunck 96pts
3. Wyatt Francis 92pts

High School Boys:
1. Ty Baird 107pts
2. Braeden Kramer 106pts
3. Keane Roles 101pts

3rd/4th/5th Grade Girls:
1. Claire Gifford 60pts
1. Maddox Tenbrink 60pts
3. Esmerelds Chavez 49pts
3. Kyler Holmes 49pts

6th/7th/8th Grade Girls:
1. Jacienna Lane 71pts
2. Rozzy Kinsch 70pts
3. Kenna Burdett 65pts

High School Girls:
1. Aurora Stone 84pts
2. Samantha Scobee 80pts
3. Ava Scheer 79pts

We have three opportunities to get better this summer! All of our summer programs will start on June 1st.

1. Battle of the City's MVP 3v3 League = Athletes sign up individually and come in once a week for 6 weeks to compete and have fun! Click the link in the comments to save your spot.

2. Summer Shooting Labs = We use our Dr Dish shooting machines to get hundreds of reps up. These 45-minute sessions focus strictly on shooting. We will offer these sessions on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Email us at [email protected] to save your spot.

3. Summer Private Workouts = Athletes will work exclusively with a DBA skills trainer. Sessions will focus on specific target areas tailored to each athlete’s needs. Email us at [email protected]

All of these programs will sell out. Save your spot now!