Jr. Railer Basketball

08/21/2026

Believe it or not basketball season is right around the corner! We couldn't be more excited! Join us for our parent information night Sunday September 20th 5pm-6pm to get more information on our teams that will be forming for November-February. Our teams will include kids 1st-6th grades.

08/20/2026

We're continuing open gyms this fall on Sunday afternoons. All skill levels are welcome.

08/15/2026

HS students get in on this! After 5 games it pays for itself!

🎟️ CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS — 50% OFF ACTIVITY PASSES!

The Railer Foundation is excited to partner with Newton Athletics and Newton High School to help make it easier for students to support their school and enjoy ALL the action! 🏀🏈⚽📣

🔥 **Season Activity Pass — ONLY $25!**
Regular price: **$50**
That’s **50% OFF**!

⏰ **Offer ends September 3rd**
🚨 **Only the FIRST 100 students who sign up get the $25 price!**

Get your pass, save 50%, and come support your Railers all season long! 🖤💛

👉 Don’t wait — **first 100 students only!**

Follow the instructions in the QR code:
1. Sign up using the google form
2. Take $25 to the office to pay for your pass. The pass will be sent in the Bound platform.

This pass will cover all home football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, swimming, and track meets. Excludes TOC wrestling and post season events.

Let's get out and support our teams!

08/12/2026

The FINAL leaderboard drop of the summer is here!

What a summer. Our kids combined for an incredible 364,348 SHOTS!

A few fun facts to wrap up the challenge:

🏀 29 kids officially hit their summer goal!
🏀 14 completed the 5K Challenge
🏀 15 completed the 10K Challenge
🏀 8 kids went over 13,000 shots
🏀 2 kids topped 20,000 shots
🏀 Our top finisher put up an incredible 24,508 shots!
🏀 And plenty of kids went WAY beyond their original goal!

But more than the numbers, this challenge was about putting in the work all summer long. Thousands and thousands of shots, hours in the gym and driveway, and a whole lot of commitment.

364,348 shots later, that’s a wrap on this summer’s challenge!

And congratulations to Gracie Good, our FINAL weekly winner of the summer!

Now it’s time to PARTY! 🎉

Join us Saturday, August 15th at 11:00 AM at CMS for pizza, prizes and drawings as we celebrate everyone who put in the work this summer!

Thank you to every kid who participated and every parent who helped keep them going. We can’t wait to celebrate with you Saturday!

08/07/2026

LAST WEEK TO REPORT SHOTS!

We’re officially in the final stretch of the 5K/10K Shot Challenge! This is your last week to get those shots up and reported.

If you’re close to your goal—KEEP GOING. If you’ve got some ground to make up—PUT THE WORK IN. There is still time to finish strong!

Our final day to report shots is Sunday, August 10th.

Let’s see who can make one last push and hit that goal!

08/05/2026

🏀 Weekly Challenge Winner! 🏀

Congratulations to Brylen Thurston for winning this week’s Shot Challenge! 👏

Brylen put in the work this week and earned the top spot. Awesome job staying consistent and getting those shots up!

There’s still one week left in the challenge! Sunday, August 10, is the final day to report your shots, so keep working, keep shooting, and let’s finish strong. Good luck to everyone making one last push toward their goal! 💪🏀

08/03/2026

🏀 Leaderboard Update! 🏀

The finish line is here!

🚨 Sunday, August 10, is the FINAL day to report your shots. You have one more week to climb the leaderboard and reach your goal!

Who’s close?

5K Challenge (Grades 3–5)

* Tralee Good – 4,725 (275 to go!)
* Cora Charlsen – 4,573 (427 to go!)

10K Challenge (Grades 6–12)

* Max Kurtz – 9,545 (455 to go!)
* Libby Evans – 9,240 (760 to go!)

We’ve also got some great races at the top of the leaderboard! The battle for first in the 10K Challenge is separated by just 2 shots, and several kids are still jockeying for position in both divisions.

Keep shooting, don’t forget your 15 minutes of ball handling for this week’s prize drawing, and be sure to submit your final totals by Sunday, August 10.

Let’s finish this challenge strong! 🏀

07/29/2026

🎉 Congratulations to this week’s 10K/5K Shot Challenge winner… Cayson Cooper! 🏀

Cayson is taking home this week’s prize! Thanks for putting in the work and logging your shots and ball handling. Prizes can be picked up at the shot challenge party in August 15!

A huge thank you to everyone participating in the challenge. It’s been awesome watching the numbers climb week after week. Keep shooting, keep dribbling, and keep logging your progress—you never know whose name will be drawn next!

See you on next week’s leaderboard! 💪🏀

07/29/2026

What an incredible four weeks of 3-on-3 basketball! 🏀

A huge THANK YOU to every player, parent, volunteer, and fan who helped make this summer such a success. We were blown away by the effort on the court, the outstanding sportsmanship, and the amazing community support shown every single week.

Watching these athletes compete, encourage one another, and grow their love for the game was what this event was all about.

Thank you for making this year’s league one to remember. We can’t wait to see everyone back next year for another great summer of basketball! 🖤💛