More than 800 players take to downtown streets for annual 3-on-3
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POLSON – Three blocks of downtown Polson were closed off to traffic as basketball players and fans filled the streets for the annual Flathead Lake 3-on-3 basketball tournament this past weekend.
The two-day event, first played in 1992, has grown into one of Montana’s most popular and longest- running tournaments. This late-summer classic draws more than 800 players and 200 teams each year to the streets of Polson as they battle it out in extremely competitive streetball for bragging rights and prizes.
On Saturday evening, players were able to compete in a slam dunk contest and a free-throw shooting competition. Looking to defend his slam-dunk title for the third consecutive year, Deon McLaughlin battled newcomer Julian Jones in three rounds of crowd stirring high-flying dunks. Once the dust settled, it was Jones who snatched away this year’s title and $350 prize money.
In the three-point shooting contest, it was Elly Reed who netted the championship in the ladies division, while SKC Bison Kevin Wroblewski sank more three-point shots in the men’s group for the win and the $200 prize money. Reed donated her $200 winnings to the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County.
On Sunday, after two days of heated 3-on-3 basketball, 15 bracket champions were named. Team winners were Mixed Poi Time in the adult co-ed division over Tire Depot, and in the women’s open bracket, CFA defeated Wild Women for the title.
In the largest division bracket, the men’s open recreational championship went to Purple Reign with a victory over Smokin’ Joes.
Results
2019 Flathead Lake 3-on-3 division winners:
Boys fifth-sixth grade
First place- Select Basketball
Second place- Sauce Squad
Third place- Steal Bob Swish Pants
Girls fifth-sixth grade
First place- Ballerz
Second place- Thunder-White
Boys seventh-eighth grade
First place- Northern Thunder
Second place- Chiefs
Third place- Hazard
Girls seventh-eighth grade
First place- 406 Wild
Second place- Apasaalooke Elite
Third place- Pavement Princess
Boys ninth-tenth grade
First place- Valley Boys
Second place- That’s What’s up
Third place- Big Ducks
Girls ninth-10th grade
First place- Lady Irish
Second place- Dream Team
Third place- Native Express
Boys 11-12th grade
First place- Fluffy Bunnies
Second place- Off in the Woods
Third place- Rip City
Girls 11-12th grade
First place- Lady Cats
Second place- Sauce Brothers
Third place- MRMM
Womens open
First place- CFA
Second place- Wild Womens
Third place- Buckskin
Co-ed teams
First place- Mixed Poi Time
Second place- Tire Depot- White
Third place- Fosters
6’1 and under elite
First place- Poi Time
Second place- Red Hots
Third place- Run n Gun
6’1 and under rec
First place- Over the Hill
Second place- Fatties
Third place- BBW
Mens open elite
First place- Tire Depot- Red
Second place- Flexing
Third place- Desert Horse Elite
Mens open rec
First place- Purple Reign
Second place- Smokin’ Joes
Third place- Chips & Dip
