Should the ice storm affect road conditions and it is deemed unsafe by the league and school system for our boys and girls in the DJBL rec  league to play their Saturday league games (or in other instances week night practices), the DJBL will post a cancellation notice on this website as well as on our Facebook "Like" page at http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/theDJBL.

Due to a 5th grade evening program on Thursday, November 10, that we did not know about when the initial schedule was published, we are switching nights for the final session of 3rd & 4th grade girls, and 5th & 6th grade boys and girls.  Sessions remain at North Elementary.  The schedule for the other groups is unchanged.  The switch is underlined and highlighted in BOLD below:

 1st grade boys                                   Monday, 11/7                    6:00-7:15 pm

 2nd grade boys                                 Wednesday, 11/9            6:00-7:15 pm

 1st & 2nd grade girls                       Tuesday, 11/8                    6:00-7:15 pm

 3rd & 4th grade girls                       Thursday, 11/10                7:15-8:30 pm

 3rd & 4th grade boys                      Thursday, 11/10                6:00-7:15 pm

 5th & 6th grade boys & girls          Tuesday, 11/8                    7:30-8:45 pm

The final in person sign up opportunity for the Danville Junior Basketball League, recreational leagues, girls and boys, grades K-6, will be Saturday, October 8th at Ellis Park, near the football tower, from 8:30 am until Noon.  Persons who wish to register their child, but who are unable to attend Saturday, may download the registration form from the DJBL website, www.danvillebasketball.com, complete it and place it in an envelope with a check made out to "DJBL" for the $50 registration fee and turn it in at the office at North Elementary, South Elementary or the middle school.  All leagues will begin practices the week of October 31st.  Any registrations receved after Friday October 28th at noon will be subject to an additional $20 late fee and will be accepted on a space available basis only. 

Coaches for the girls travel teams, grades 3 – 8, will be interviewed and selected by the DJBL Board of Directors on Sunday evening, August 14th. If you are interested in coaching one of the girls teams, or if you would like more information, please contact Doug Collier, girls travel team coordinator, at DCollier@kdlegal.com or 317-946-8783.

Coaches for the boys travel teams, grades 3-6, will be interviewed and selected in September, (date to be announced). If you are interested in coaching one of the boys travel teams, please contact Cindy Wills, boys travel team coordinator, at edwills-path@msn.com or 745-6853.

The Danville Junior Basketball League recently awarded $750 scholarships to three Danville High School senior basketball players.  Eligibility required the applicant to have participated in the Danville Junior Basketball League for at least one season during grades K-6, and to be a member of one of the Danville High School Varsity Basketball teams during their senior year.  Applicants were further evaluated based on academic performance in high school and extra curricular activities.  The 2011 scholarship winners are:  Steve Konechnik, Taryn Collier and Sarah Elliott.  The Danville Junior Basketball League wishes them, and all of the graduating seniors, good luck in the future.

The Danville girls 4th grade travel basketball team just completed their IGHL travel league season Sunday by winning 3rd place in the IGHL league tournament. The team stormed back in the 2nd half to beat Greenwood Gold. Team members include: Maci Hurt, Meghan Sandifer, Alida Jackson, Jenna Cowart, Maggie VanLaere, Mickey Horner, Emily Fry, and Peyton Turner.

 The girl's finished their IGHL season with a record of 9-2. Way to go girls!  Next up for the girls is the USSFA State Tournament!

The DJBL has extended its cancellation of practices and events.  This now includes today, 2/3 as well as Friday 2/4 and Saturday 2/5.  All DJBL practices and events are cancelled due to the bad weather!  This includes both travel and recreational league events and all league facilities (Danville Schools, Bosstick Gym).

 The first three skills evaluation sessions will be held at South Elementary.  

The schedule will be as follows:  

3rd Grade          Thursday, 11/11            6-7:15 PM 

                        Thursday, 11/18            6-7:15 PM   

                        Saturday, 11/20             8-9:15 AM  

4th Grade         Thursday, 11/11            7:15-8:30 PM    

                       Thursday, 11/18            7:15-8:30 PM          

                       Saturday, 11/20             9:15-10:30 AM  

5th Grade         Wednesday, 11/10         6-7:15 PM 

                       Wednesday, 11/17         6-7:15 PM 

                       Saturday, 11/20             10:30-11:45AM  

6th Grade         Wednesday, 11/10         7:15-8:30 PM 

                       Wednesday, 11/17         7:15-8:30 PM 

                       Saturday, 11/20             11:45 AM-1 PM  

The Danville Junior Basketball League’s 3^rd grade girls travel team won the Indy Girls Hoops Silver Division Tournament on November 14, 2010 with victories over New Palestine and Indian Creek.  The team finished the fall season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses.  The team members include, bottom row:  Skylar Miller, Alysa Haddix, Elizabeth Walker, Jacee Shepherd, Ashlyn Wolschlager; top row:  Reaghan Harding, Ella Collier, Jessica Shipley, and Kyra Bridgeforth. 

The deadline to sign up for the boys Major (Grades 3-6) Recreational Basketball League is Thursday, November 4. Registrations received after that date will be subject to a $10 late registration fee, and will be accepted on a space available basis only. Late registrants will be placed on a team if there is space available, or if there are sufficient other late registrants to form an additional complete team. Otherwise, they will be placed on a waiting list, in the order received, and placed on a team if there is a vacancy. Any registrations received at the skills evaluation days (beginning Monday, November 8), therefore, will be late, and will be handled in this manner. Participation in the recreational league will not be guaranteed for late registrants. We are taking this step because the increasing numbers of late registrations are making planning and organization of the leagues extremely difficult. Please register before the deadline.

Registration fees for those students participating in the reduced school lunch program are covered by the "Sports for All Kids" program, however, the late registration fee will not be covered, so please sign up before the deadline. Please indicate "SFAK" on the completed registration form if applicable. Registration forms and instructions are available on the DJBL website, www.danvillebasketball.com. The form should be completed (don't forget to include a uniform size - the reversible jerseys do not stretch much, so if in doubt, go one size larger), placed in an envelope labeled "DJBL" along with a check to cover the registration fee (or the "SFAK" designation) and turned in to the school secretary at your son's school on or before Thursday, November 4, where they will be picked up. There will be no more in-person signups before the deadline. If you need further information, or have questions, or need to make alternate arrangements, contact Ed Wills by email through this website at president@danvillebasketball.com, or at 745-6853.

There will be an in-person sign-up opportunity for boy's recreational basketball league Saturday, October 16, in Ellis Park, near the football tower, from 9 AM until Noon. The basketball recreational league for boys in grades 3 - 6 will begin the week of November 1. The league for boys in K - 2 will begin in mid-December. This will be the final in-person opportunity for boys in grades 3-6. If you are unable to be there, registration forms can be downloaded from this website, www.danvillebasketball.com, filled out and turned in at the office of your son's Danville school. The deadline for grades 3-6 will be Friday, October 29 at noon.

Beginning Wednesday, September 22nd, the DJBL Girls Rec practice schedule will be as follows (All practices will be at North Elementary):

Mondays                                        No Girls Rec League Practices

Tuesdays                                        No Girls Rec League Practices

Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 pm       3rd & 4th grade, teams #1-4

                          7:00-8:00 pm       3rd & 4th grade, team #5 and 5th & 6th grade, teams #1-3 

Thursdays      6:00-7:00 pm       Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade, teams #1-4

Saturdays       8:00- 9:15 am      Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade, teams #1-4                    

                           9:15 -10:30 am   3rd & 4th grade, teams #2-5

                           10:30-11:45 am  3rd & 4th grade, team #1 and 5th & 6th grade, teams #1-3 

Because there appear to be at least a few girls who would like to play recreational league basketball but who have not yet registered, we have extended the registration deadline by 1 week, until Saturday, September 11. We will accept registrations at the Saturday session in an attempt to be sure that everyone has an opportunity to participate. Saturday, September 11 will be the last date to register, however, as uniforms must be ordered.

The Danville Junior Basketball League will be holding tryouts for 3rd through 6th grade boys travel teams Saturday September 18 and Sunday September 19.  The Saturday tryout will be held at the Danville High School gymnasium.  Due to a prior scheduling commitment, the Sunday tryout will be held at the Danville North Elementary gymnasium.  Currently the plan is to form two teams each in the 5th and 6th grades and one team each in the 3rd and 4th grades.  This may change depending on the number and ability of boys who try out.  Players who try out and are not selected for the travel team may be invited to practice with the team as alternates.  These players will also participate in the DJBL recreational league. 

            Times for tryout:         Grade 3           3-4 PM (Both days)

                                                Grade 4           4-5 PM (Both days)

                                                Grade 5           5-6 PM (Both days)

                                                Grade 6           6-7 PM (Both days)

Please plan for your son to attend both days of tryouts if at all possible.  Your child must participate in at least one day of tryouts to be eligible for selection to the travel team.

Travel team games are played on Sunday afternoons in Hendricks County and the south and west side of Indianapolis.  The games begin Nov 14 and finish in mid-March.  Due to holidays and Super Bowl Sunday, the league does not hold games on: 11/28, 12/19, 12/26, or 2/6.  Practices will begin in October and allowances will be made for fall sports such as football and soccer.  If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Wills at 745-6853.

Danville Junior Basketball League will select travel teams from grades 3 through 6 to compete in the Indy Girls Hoops League fall and winter sessions, as well as travel teams from grades 7 and 8 to compete in the fall league only.  Games are played as double headers every other Sunday, beginning September 12, usually within a 30-45 minute

travel time radius.  Some games will be at Danville High School.  Additional information is available at the DJBL website, www.danvillebasketball.com, and at the Indy Girls Hoops League website.  Tryouts will be held at the Danville High School gymnasium, Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, according to the following schedule:

3^rd grade          3:00 PM both days

4^th grade          4:00 PM both days

5^th grade          5:00 PM both days

6^th grade          6:00 PM both days

7^th grade          7:00 PM Saturday, 8/21 only

8^th grade          7:00 PM Sunday, 8/22 only

Candidates for the 3^rd through 6^th grade teams should make every effort to attend both days of tryouts to maximize their chance to be chosen for the teams.  Girls must attend at least one of the tryouts to be considered for selection.

Coaches for the girls travel teams, grades 3 – 8, will be interviewed and selected by the DJBL Board of Directors on Sunday evening, August 15.  If you are interested in coaching one of the girls teams, or if you would like more information, please contact Doug Collier, girls travel team coordinator, at 718-5180.

Coaches for the boys travel teams, grades 3-6, will be interviewed and selected in September, date to be announced.  If you are interested in coaching on of the boys teams, please contact Cindy Wills, boys travel team coordinator, at 745-6853.

We are still accepting registration forms for boys rec leagues (both major and minor leagues (grades K - 6).  Keep an eye on this website for specific dates for in person sign ups or see the next paragraph for another registration option.  Fees are unchanged from last year, at $50 for the recreational league.

Registration may also be accomplished by downloading a registration form from the DJBL website, www.danvillebasketball.com, filling it out and enclosing it in an envelope with a check for the registration fee, and giving it to the school secretary in the office at your child’s school, where they are picked up and processed periodically.  You will receive an email (or telephone) confirmation if you register in this manner.

If you have questions, please check the website above or contact Ed Wills, DJBL president, at 745-6853.

DJBL needs volunteer coaches for the girls and boys recreational league teams.  The most immediate need is for coaches for the girls league, set to begin immediately after Labor Day.  On the registration form, you will find a box to check to indicate your interest.  If you have not coached before, or have limited coaching experience, you will find several learning resources, including a coaching manual and links to videos of various training exercises and drills on the DJBL website, www.danvillebasketball.com.  In addition, the initial sessions in each of the leagues will be devoted in part to specific basketball drills and fundamentals, demonstrated by experienced basketball coaching personnel, so you will have the opportunity for on-the-job learning.  If you have any interest at all, please volunteer to help, as our primary goal in the rec league is for the kids to have fun, learn some basketball, and get some exercise.  The ability to interact with the kids and for everyone to have fun is far more important that your initial level of basketball knowledge and coaching experience.

If you have questions, please check the website above, respond to this email, or contact Ed Wills, DJBL president, at 745-6853.

Where: Danville High School gymnasium

When: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 8, 9 &10, 9:00 - 10:30 AM each day

Who: All interested boys and girls who will be entering grades 4-9 in August 2010Cost: $50 (checks should be made out to "Danville Basketball Camp")

The camp is run by Brian Barber, Danville High School varsity boys basketball coach. He is assisted by other basketball coaches at the school, as well as former and current players.

Players wishing to participate may sign up for the camp when they arrive on the first day of camp June 8th. 

The initial skills evaluations for K-2 will be at North Elementary as follows:

January 5, Tuesday             2^nd Grade             6:00-7:15 PM

January 6, Wednesday       1^st Grade               6:00-7:15 PM

January 7, Thursday           Kindergarten         6:00-7:15 PM

January 9, Saturday           Kindergarten         8:00-9:10 PM

January 9, Saturday           1^st Grade               9:15 -10:25 AM

January 9, Saturday           2^nd Grade             10:30-11:40 AM

The Danville Junior Basketball League “6A” boys team won the Indy Hoops Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament this past weekend, defeating Mooresville 36-34.

Pictured front row L to R: Dewey Ashley, Nate Snodgrass, Jake Elliott, Josh BonifieldBack row: Coach Cindy Wills, Reece Crawford, Tanner Hubbard, Ryan Cloncs, Coach Todd CloncsNot pictured: Noah Cowart

The Danville Junior Basketball League's 5th grade girls travel teamfinished in 1st place in the Indy Girls Hoops fall league tournament,silver division. The team went undefeated and finished with a record of11-0.

Pictured in the bottom row from left to right: Baylee Muncy, KendraNewman, Sara Beth Stiers, Sara Miller, Kasey Crane In the top row fromleft to right: Coach Brent Stiers, Emma Dwyer, Kalyn Harmless, KaitlynSkinner, Sydney Baker, Coach Chris Newman Not Pictured: SydneyHenderson, Rebecca Weiss, Claire Van Laere, Ella Davis

The Danville Junior Basketball League's 4th grade girls travel teamfinished in 1st place in the Indy Girls Hoops fall league tournament,silver division. The team finished with a record of 10-1 in fall leagueplay.

Pictured in the bottom row from left to right: Coach Clint Riggles,Jenna Sullivan, Baylee Muse, Cailin Collier, Hannah Deno, Ali Means,Coach Dave Mood In the top row from left to right: Coach Doug Collier,Tori Leistner, Lexi Riggles, Rilee Mood, Brandi Wasson, Adelynn Collier

The final in-person signup opportunity for boy's 3rd through 6th grade recreational league basketball has been scheduled for Saturday, October 31, at North Elementary School, from 9:30 AM through 2:30 PM. You may also download registration forms from the website, www.danvillebasketball.com, fill them out and drop them off in an envelope labelled "DJBL", along with a check to cover the registration fee, at the office in your son's school. The deadline for registration drop-off at the schools, for 3rd - 6th grade boys, will be Friday morning, October 30. Skills evaluations will begin Tuesday, November 3 for 5th and 6th grade boys, and Wednesday, November 4, for 3rd and 4th grade boys. Late registrations will be accepted on a space available basis only, and others will be placed on a waiting list, in the order they were received.

Registrations for boys in kindergarten through 2nd grade will continue to be accepted, as their season will begin later in the year. You may contact Ed Wills at 745-6853, or through the website, if you have questions.

An additional in-person opportunity to signup to play in the Danville Boys Recreational Basketball league will be held Saturday, October 10, from 9:30 AM until Noon, at Ellis Park, during Junior Football League games. A sign-up tent will be near the football announcer's tower. Players in the 3rd through 6th grades (Major League Division) will have their initial skills evaluation the first week of November and need to be signed up by that time. As before, players may also register by downloading a form from this site (under "forms" heading on top left side of this page), filling it out, enclosing a check for the $50 registration fee, and returning both in a sealed envelope labelled "DJBL" to the office at your son's school. Please feel free to contact Todd Cloncs at tcloncs@yahoo.com with questions or for additional information.

We will also be happy to accept registrations for boys in kindergarten - 2nd Grade at this time. The Minor League Division will begin skills evaluations in mid to late December.

The Danville Junior Basketball League will be holding tryouts for travel teams this Saturday September 19 and Sunday September 20 at Danville Community High School. Travel teams will be formed in grades 3-6 and around 16 boys will be chosen to be on the teams. In 3rd grade there will be a team of around eight boys who play Sundays in the Indy Hoops league and the remaining eight boys will practice with the team, play in recreational league and also play around 6-8 games against out of town teams during the season. These remaining boys will not need to travel on Sundays. Due to the large number of fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys participating in travel basketball last year, the fourth, fifth and sixth grade will have two eight boy squads playing on Sundays in Indy Hoops . All interested players should attend tryouts September 19th and 20th at Danville High School.

Times for tryout (same times both days):

Grade 3 3-4 PM

Grade 4 4-5 PM

Grade 5 5-6 PM

Grade 6 6-7 PM

Please plan for your son to attend both days of tryouts.If he cannot come both days, you child must participate at least one day to be eligible for the travel team.

Arrive 15 minutes before start time to sign in to confirm registration information and uniform size.  Arrive 30 minutes early if your son is not registered already.

Travel team games are played on Sunday afternoons in Hendricks County and the south and west side of Indianapolis. The games begin Nov 15 and finish in mid-March. Since paperwork to register the team is due first of October, the teams must be selected in Sept. Practice will begin in October and we will make allowances for fall sports such as football and soccer. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Wills at 317-745-6853.

The DJBL Girls Recreational League will be holding skills evaluations this Saturday August, 29th at Danville North Elementary. 

The schedule for the day is as follows:

2nd grade @ 12pm (noon) to 1pm

3rd grade @ 1pm to 2pm

4th grade @ 2pm to 3pm

5th grade @ 3pm to 4pm

6th grade @ 4pm to 5pm

If your daughter has yet to register to play in the DJBL Girls Recreational League this season, please arrive around 15 minutes early in order to get registration forms and payment completed.  

The DJBL is still accepting registrations for players for the 2009 - 2010 youth basketball season. 

Boys wanting to participate in the DJBL boys travel or recreational leagues may download and complete the registration form and bring the completed form and a $50 check to the boys travel team tryouts Danville High School this Saturday or Sunday, September 19th and 20th from 3pm to 7pm both days. 

Boys wishing to play in the recreational league may also print off the registration form, complete it and place it in an envelope labeled "DJBL Basketball" with the $50 registration fee.  Once in the envelope, you may drop off the envelope with the completed form and check in the main office at North Elementary, South Elementary, or the Middle School.

All checks should be made out to "DJBL".

DJBL Girls Travel Team tryouts for the 2009 - 2010 season will be held on August 22nd and 23rd at Danville High School. Girls interested should plan to attend both days of tryouts. The times are as follows:

3rd Grade - 3:00PM (arrive for check-in by 2:45PM)

4th Grade - 4:00PM (arrive for check-in by 3:45PM)

5th Grade - 5:00 PM (arrive for check-in by 4:45PM)

6th Grade - 6:00 PM (arrive for check-in by 5:45PM)

Interested players should complete the DJBL registration form and bring a $50 registration fee. Please make checks payable to DJBL. Players not selected for the travel teams will still have to opportunity to play in the recreation league, and will not be required to pay any additional fees. If you have additional questions please contact the DJBL Girls Travel Team Coordinator, Doug Collier, at 317-718-5180.

The Danville Warriors 3rd grade travel team took home second place at the USSFA Boys B1 State Championships on March 8th.  The boys qualified for the State Championships by defeating the Southside Rebels in the final B1 state qualifier.  In the state finals, the Warriors defeated Tri-West to advance to the championship before falling to Decatur Central in the state final game.  Way to go Warriors!

Front Row: Justin Siller, Michael Alderson, Treyton Smith, Sam Gray

Back Row: Coach Jeffrey Clark, Coach Dennis Wynn, Jackson Wynn, Alec Burton, Dylan Snider, Craig Smith

Not Pictured: Tarron Lawson, and Coach Brandon Lawson

The third grade boys travel team won the Winter Warrior Classic played at Cascade high school over winter break. 

Front Row: Sam Gray, Treyton Smith, Michael Alderson

Middle Row: Justin Siller, Alec Burton, Dylan Snider, Tarron Lawson

Back Row: Craig Smith, Brandon Lawson

Not Pictured: Jackson Wynn  

The final round of evaluations which had been schduled for Janaury 17th, have been rescheduled to the week of Janaury 19th.  These evaluations are the make-up evaluations from the cancelled events on Janaury 17th.  Evaluations will take place on the following dates/times according to grade level.

 Tuesday 1/20

Kindergarden: 6:00pm - 7:15pm @ North Elementary 

2nd Grade: 7:15pm - 8:30pm @ North Elementary 

Thursday 1/22

1st Grade: 6:00pm - 7:15pm @ North Elementary 

3rd Grade: 7:15pm - 8:30pm @ North Elementary 

Below is a list of the remaining Minor League Skills Days before the teams are selected on Janaury 18th.

 Tuesday Janaury 13th :

6:00pm - 7:15pm - Kindergarden Boys @ North Elementary

7:15pm - 8:30pm - 2nd Grade Boys @ North Elementary

Thursday Janaury 15th :

6:00pm - 7:15pm - 1st Grade Boys @ North Elementary

7:15pm - 8:30pm - 3rd Grade Boys @ North Elementary

Saturday January 17th : 

8:00am - 9:15am - 3rd Grade Boys @ North Elementary

9:15am - 10:30am - 1st Grade Boys @ North Elementary

10:30am - 11:45am - 2nd Grade Boys @ North Elementary

11:45am - 1:00pm - Kindergarden Boys @ North Elementary

The Danville Junior Basketball League is pleased to announce that the Danville Lady Warriors 6th grade travel basketball team capped off a successful fall season by taking home the Indy Girls Hoops Fall League championship with a 28 to 24 overtime victory over Connersville at Beech Grove on November 16.

DJBL announces skills evaluations for boys in grades 4-6. After the evaluations, the players will be placed on teams and then team practices will begin.

Please note the following times, players should plan to be present for each time designated for their grade level:

Major Boys (Grades 4-6) Start Up

@ North Elementary

Wed (11/12) 6-7:15 PM (Grades 4 and 5)

Wed (11/12) 7:15-8:30 PM (Grade 6)

@ South Elementary

Sat (11/15) 8-9:15 AM (Grade 4)

Sat (11/15) 9:15-10:30 AM (Grade 5)

Sat (11/15) 10:30-11:45 AM (Grade 6)

@ South Elementary

Tue (11/18) 6-7:15 PM (Grade 4)

Wed (11/19) 6-7:15 PM (Grade 5)

Thu (11/20) 6-7:15 PM (Grade 6)

The Danville Girls Basketball League (DGBL) has agreed to become a part of the Danville Junior Basketball League (DJBL) starting with the 2008-2009 season.  The newly formed DJBL Girls Leagues will not only include a regular recreational league for girls (grade K-6), but also provide a new opportunity in a Danville Girls Travel Team Program in grades 3 to 6.  More information about the Girls Travel Program will be released shortly on this website.

Parents of any boy or girl interested in participating in the recreational or travel league should download the attached form by clicking the blue link below and filling out the DJBL registration form.