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Yorba Linda Pumas were established in 2006 and are the only certified club basketball program in Yorba Linda. Pumas boys and girls teams run through 11U on up to High School and participate in NJB All Net, AAU and many other club level tournaments. For more information or to find out about tryouts please contact Robert Karraa at robert@ylpumas.com
PUMAS 13U BLACK 2012 SOUTHERN PACIFIC AAU SECTIONAL CHAMPS!
PUMAS 4TH BLACK WINS ALL STAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
4/1/2012 - OC
Our Pumas 4th grade Black team won the NJB All Star National Championship. On the road to Nationals, they beat the first three teams by at least 20 points to move on to the semifinals against Gilroy. The Pumas lead most the game and with a few seconds left and the score 64-61 Pumas, Gilroy made a 3 point buzzer beater to send the game into overtime. The Pumas won after the 3 min overtime by one free throw 65-64. The Pumas then played Palo Alto, a rematch from 3rd grade all stars, in the finals. Palo Alto led most the game and at one point led by 9 points. Our Puma Allstars fought back and ended up winning by 8 points 62-54. It was an amazing run for our youngest Puma team, the future look bright for our program! Great job boys!!!!
PUMAS 5th & 7th BLACK 2012 ALL NET
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3/25/2012 - OC
It was an exciting weekend for all of our Puma teams that made it to All Net Nationals. There are 123 Chapters in NJB based in CA, TX, HI, AZ, NV and MO. The All Net teams are comprised of the best talent in these chapters, these teams compete in All Net leagues against each other and the top teams qualify for sectional tournaments. The top teams from sectionals then advance to the national tournament that is played in the OC. Yorba Linda is the only chapter to have two teams from the same chapter make it to the final four, and not in just one age group! Our 5th grade Red & Black and our 7th grade Red & Black both made it the final four in thier divisions. The 5th grade Black team captured the championship in a thrilling, triple overtime win against Encinitas 91-88.
(Pumas 5th Black 2012 All Net National Champs)
Our 6th grade Pumas also made it all the way to title game in thier division. Our 7th grade Red team made it to the final four and they were able to beat thier rivals from San Clemente. San Clemente had beat the Red team in the championship last year so this was a huge feat for our Pumas. The Pumas Black 7th grade matched up against the Ventura Heat in the finals.
Pumas 7 Red & 7 Black together before thier semi final game
The Heat had knocked out the Black team in semi finals last year, but this year was much different. The game was never in doubt as the Pumas won the game 53-33 and captured the championship. (More details on Pumas 7 Black Team Page)
Pumas 7 Black 2012 All Net National Champions
From Left: Assistant Coach Brian Kettering, Head Coach Matt Harrick, Kevin Marlow, Eric Newcomer,
Brandon Alpern, KZ Okpala, Garrett Bronkar, Travis Kettering, Brendan Harrick, Thomas Ditmar, Garret Boaz and
Assistant Coach Dave Marlow.
3/11/2012 - Pumas 10U took second place in the Big City Sports "Shoot it or Lose it" tournament and went 3-0 in the NJB All Stars Area Tournament. These were the first two tournaments for our youngest Puma team. Good luck in the National Tournament!
3/4/2012 - All Net Sectionals The Yorba Linda Pumas 13u White team competed in the NJB Sectional tournament this past weekend. The Pumas posted a record of 3-1 avenging their only loss in pool play in the championship game. The boys were able to notch a spot in the National Tournament and take home the championship. Led by the great post play from Steven Shinhofen and tremendous guard play from Nolan Cork, Will Hertel and Just Doran, they were able to overcome an early deficit in the championship game to overcome adversity. Good Job boys!
Yorba Linda Puma Red 5th grade team won 3 straight games against tough competition to win their sectional championship and advance to Nationals. The Puma's played outstanding team defense, controlled the ball on offense and played aggressively on both ends of the court!!
Excellent job by all the players!!
Pumas Black 5th grade team won the gold sectionals going 4-0. On to Nationals for both of our 5th grade teams!
2/12/12 - Corona
Yorba Linda Pumas 13U White competed in the Big City Sports IE Explosion on Feb 11-12 and despite being short-handed was able to take home first place honors. Only losing one game and beating all other opponents by an average of 25+ points, overall this was a great showing for the Pumas. GREAT JOB BOYS!! KEEP UP THE HARD WORK!!
12/14/11 - The Pumas have become the 13th partner of WCBA, joining AVAC Hoyas, HAX, San Diego Sol, Vegas Elite, Monrovia Mountaineers, Team Nikos, San Pedro Knights, Edge Basketball, Southeast Warriors, NJB, Gil Basketball, and ARC. This is a great honor for our program and a testiment to to all the players and families that have been apart of the Pumas! Please go to www.westcoastbasketballassociation.org to learn more.
11/13/11 - Fullerton
The Pumas Red 13U wont the SGV Tip Off Classic going 5-0 beating South Bay Basketball, Moore Game Elite, Vegas Sharks, Encinitas and Moore Game Elite again in the Championship. The Pumas Red have won all four tournaments they have been in this year!!!
11/6/11 - Anaheim
Pumas Girls 8 Capture 1st Place in the Swoosh Fall Classic . Our Girls went 5-0 , winning 3 games on Sunday to take home the title . The Lady Pumas Beat teams from San Jose and San Francisco in the Semi and Finals
Pictured :
Back : Becca Lazuka , Morgan Mendez , Nicole Larson , Brianna Aluya , Madison Catalano , Alli Iannone
Bottom : Brynn Adams , Alexis Warye , Kaleigh Pugh
11/6/11 - Anaheim
The Pumas Black 13U took 2nd Place in Swoosh Fall Classic at the American Sports Center. The Swoosh Fall Classic is the largest two day tournament in the country. The 7th grade division had 26 teams broken up in to Bronze, Silver and Gold. Our Pumas went 3-1 against Solana Beach Cats (San Diego), Beast Up (Fountain Valley) and 3Ball Academy (San Luis Obispo) in Gold only losing to Cali Style in the Championship. It was a great weekend for the Pumas!
10/30/11 - Cypress
The Pumas Red 5 team took 1st place in the Pumas/WCBA Super Regional in Cypress. The Pumas won the championship in only their fourth tournament as a team! Their margin of victory in all games ranged from no less than 15 and as many as 45 points. They finished the tournament with a commanding finals win over Monrovia, 43 to 28. Way to represent!!! Pumas Red 5 is the youngest of the Puma teams and is rapidly showing signs of becoming a great team. They recently finished with a 7-2 record in their first fall league. Keep up the great job Pumas!!!
10/30/11 - Anaheim
The Pumas Red 13U took 1st place in the Pumas/WCBA Super Regional at the American Sports Center. The Pumas won all four games by 20 plus against South Bay Basketball, Monrovia Mountaineers, Southeast Warriors and SPK in the finals.
10/7/11 - Harbor City
The Pumas Black 13U took 2nd at the AVAC Fall Invitational played at the HAX. The Pumas went 4-1 before losing a close battle to the AVAC Hoyas in the championship.
9/25/11 - Whittier
The Pumas 13U Black won the Southeast Warriors "Viva Independencia" Tournament for the second year in a row. The Pumas went 5-0 in the tournament with wins over the AVAC Hoyas (2), ELA Heat, AAYB and SPK in the championship.
9/10/11 - Anaheim
The Pumas 13U Red were at it again, this time in the AAU Shootout at the American Sports Center. The Pumas went 3-0 winning thier third tournament in row and thier fourth tournament win in the past two months. The Pumas Red has not lost game since moving up to 13U, they are 7-0. Great way to start off the new season!!!!
9/4/11 Fullerton - Pumas 13U Red won the Swoosh Labor Day Classic going 4-0. The Pumas rolled through pool play beating South Bay Basketball Blue 55-15 and Moreno Valley Bulls 39-10. In the semis they matched up against South Bay Basketball White and won 43-9 which put the Pumas in the championship against a very good Simi Valley Cagers team. After a very competitive first half, the Pumas broke away in the second winning 50-36. The Pumas Red have won three of their last four tournaments and this was their first as 13U. Great job coach Robert, Kalee, Peter and team!!!
8/21/11 San Diego - The Pumas Red 12U and Black 12U traveled to sunny San Diego for the San Diego Championships. To say it was a great weekend for both teams would be an understatement! The 12U Red rolled through pool play beating the San Diego Black Mambas and Circle City Kings by 30 plus. They then knocked out Encinitas in the semis to set up a championship game against Walnut Showtime. Walnut was also 3-0 going in to the game but when it was all over the final score was 64-24 PUMAS!
The 12U Black played up in the 13U division and shocked everyone by going 3-0 in pool play and winning by 10 plus in each game. In the semi finals they were matched up against a much bigger Inglewood Cal Hoops squad. The boys really came together and had thier best game to date, winning 46-36. In the championship the Pumas went up against a strong San Diego Supreme Court team that proved to be too much for the boys.
