Story Published: Jun 22, 2012 at 8:12 PM MDT
Story Updated: Jun 22, 2012 at 9:43 PM MDT
BILLINGS - It's a hot summer day, but many Billings kids skipped the pool for a day on the court.
A local church is hosting a basketball camp on Billings South Side. 150 kids had some healthy competition Friday at the first upward basketball camp.The day was filled with basketball drills, games, contests and life lessons.
West High grad and pro basketball player Mandy Morales says the camp is a great way to give kids a positive summer experience and lessons for success. "I mean basketball really kept me going and everything so I just think this is a great opportunity for them." said Morales.
Ten year old Oran Nash is a camp participant and he plans to be an NBA basketball player, he says the camp has been very helpful towards meeting his goals and encourages participants to dream big! "Do what you're capable of, it doesn't matter if it's not sports...it can be on a video game, anything that you want, even if it's something that people think is girly. It's what you want. It's what you want to do, It's your future." said Nash.
Each participant received a basketball camp T-shirt, water bottle and an Upward Sports basketball. Organizers hope to raise funds to improve a basketball court in the South Side for a second camp in August.
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