For the first time in a long time, MSMS will have a basketball team again. This is all thanks to a tremendous effort on one senior’s part.

Maliah Wilkinson has been playing basketball for as long as she can remember. She picked up the sport in elementary school and has been shooting ever since. She played for the varsity team at her home school before coming to MSMS, and was disappointed to find that MSMS did not have a basketball team. So, she decided to start one herself!

“I tried to re-start a team last year, during the Spring but there wasn’t enough participation,” Wilkinson said.

But that did not discourage her from trying again this year. She contacted Coach Scott, the Athletic Director at MSMS, over the summer and discussed what it would take to form a basketball team, and now we have one!

When asked why she wanted to re-start the team, Wilkinson responded, “I wanted to re-start a basketball team because there are a lot of people at MSMS who don’t play sports because they aren’t “athletes” and having a basketball team allows them to play a sport and just enjoy themselves. In the past MSMS had a team and they weren’t famous for winning, they were known for having fun and that would be the purpose of this team. To build friendships, promote teamwork, teach leadership values, and give offer another opportunity to gain wellness points.”

The team will be having its first game on Saturday, August 29th at Stark against the W, so come out and support the MSMS Basketball team!