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Venom/BH3 AAU Basketball Team Honors Late Teammate; Finishes Third At World Championships By Nick Nahas
The Venom/BH3 was Venom/BH3 15U able to go to the (ninth grade) AAU world champibasketball team, onships because made up of players they were sponfrom Durant, sored by Brad’s Riverview and nonprofit foundaNewsome High tion, started by a Schools, played group of his inspired basketball friends in honor of at the AAU World his son. Championships at “To honor Disney in mid-July, Bradley and his earning third place family, the kids overall. The club played with pasplayed to honor sion and like their teammate, something was on James Bradley the line,” said Hulett II, who was Horn. According Bradley was a student at Newsome High School. tragically shot last to Horn, his team December. won every game by Throughout the 30 points or more tournament, in which leading into the they went 5-1, semifinals, where Hulett’s number 3 they lost 76-70 to a jersey was draped team from North over an empty chair Carolina. at the end of the “Everything we bench. have done this seaCo-owner of the son has been a dedclub Patrick Horn ication to Bradley. changed the name The kids play for a of his Venom bigger purpose than Basketball Club to just themselves.” Venom/BH3 in honor Horn and Bradley tragically passed away last of Hulett, who went Bradley had a speDecember at the age of 15. by Bradley and cial coach/player joined the team in 2018 as their star relationship. He remembers joking with player. Bradley’s father, James Bradley Bradley on the bench and always being Hulett, who goes by Brad, is the other able to talk basketball with him. Horn co-owner of the team and coaches two recalls struggling as a program in 2017 of the five teams (10th grade and 10th when the club first started until Bradley grade varsity) in the program called BH3 and his father joined in 2018. Horn credFoundation, a nonprofit organization.
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Dennis Bolender and Jack Eiermann, Newsome High School sophomores, are refinishing mailboxes in FishHawk to raise money to purchase a gift for Major Robert Schwabb. Schwabb has dedicated his time throughout the last several months helping these Boy Scouts earn their Personal Fitness Merit Badges. See article on page 13.
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9/11 Heroes Run Goes Virtual To Continue To Honor Travis Manion Foundation
By Jadon Khor
ing, Higgins said he is confident this year will be able to deliver on a safe Heroes Run. This also wouldn’t be the first year FishHawk has had to accommodate unforeseen circumstances to host the run. In the five years FishHawk has held the run, the organizers have seen their number of attendees double exponentially and have had to combat weather conditions because of a hurricane. Presenting of the Colors by Newsome JROTC Though it wouldn’t be 2020 students with attendees looking onward without such unexpected and A fifth-year anniversary is one most unforeseen circumstances. Higgins said conventional: with hardy expectations for that even though the plan is to hold the celebration and an opportunity for comevent, he asks residents to remain forting times to reflect upon the last years patient with the organizers and to stay of growth and progress. Alas, this is not a flexible. He also asks the community to conventional year; COVID-19 has still be active in honoring 9/11 heroes caused the closures of many summer and stay engaged in the event, whether pastimes and suspensions of special or not it’s in person or online. events. Given the longer time it takes to Nevertheless, Higgins called the run organize social distancing in activities “an opportunity within the FishHawk now, many organizations have decided community,” one that brings people to move their outreach online; however, it together while memorializing those who comes as a warm welcome that the have left. Travis Manion Foundation has full intenTo register, visit FishHawk 9/11 tions—if conditions allow—to hold the Heroes Run on Facebook. 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race, ruck and 1M fun run/walk on Saturday, September 12 in person. The run, inspired by Marine 1st Lt. In This Travis Manion, who died protecting his Issue battalion, is meant as an annual reminder of the lives lost in the 9/11 OPERATION LOTUS.............................PG 3 attacks and to continue the legacy of ALAFIA DRIVING ACADEMY.................... 4 character and development. “To me it’s to remember what the MOTORING TAMPA BAY ....................PG 5 country felt on 9/12,” said Marine Corps HEATHLY LUNCH IDEAS ......................PG 6 veteran and local volunteer race director Beau Higgins. GIRLS WITH CONFIDENCE................PG 12 Of course, tackling concerns over limiting exposure amongst participants EYE ON BUSINESS....................PGS 25‐26 remains a top priority for the FishHawk CAMEL DRIVE THROUGH................PG 28 9/11 Heroes Run. Higgins said the event organizers are actively figuring out effecRIVERVIEW LIBRARY UPDATE .........PG 40 tive ways they can ensure social distancREAD MORE LOCAL NEWS ONLINE ing, with some proposals involving solo running. Despite complications that might www.ospreyobserver.com arise from COVID-19 and social distanc-