By: Joseph Gelm 5/9/16 Being together as a team is the best part of the Blazers family. We all stick together like brothers on and off the court. During our first tournament we were able to really bond together and have a great time going out to eat, playing in the pool, and of course…
Coaches can be frequently heard telling players that to become really good, they must work on their game outside of practice. According to Coach Jason, Head Coach of T3 Class of 2020, and Coach Michael, Head Coach T3 Class of 2017, it’s a two-way street. Good coaches must also work to expand their knowledge…
To kick off the 2014 Triangle Blazers Basketball Club season, a number of players and families attended the NC State vs. Boston College basketball game – the last of the regular ACC season. Early before the doors opened, the players, parents, and other guests gathered outside the RBC center in the sun on a beautiful…
Coach Michael and five members of the Class of 2017 visited Davidson on December 7, 2013. Team members making the trip included Brian Dulaney, Cary High School; Will Hollingsworth, Durham Academy; Nolan Lory, Grace Christian; Joe Niemchak, Cary Academy; and Jacob Thornton, South Wake Sabers. According to Coach Michael, “Many of the players who play…
Class of 2016’s Luke Romeo was recently mentioned in the Phenom Hoop Report. Romeo has played with the Triangle Blazers since the club’s first official season in 2008. Luke played in Game 9, Green Hope vs. Middle Creek, of the Jamboree. “Green Hope’s team came out and executed set plays very well. They played off…
As part of it’s mission to “Play It Forward” in the community, the Triangle Blazers basketball has partnered with NCSA (National Collegiate Scouting Association) to hold a Recruiting Seminar in the Oak Room at Bond park Community Center on Wednesday, September 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. NCSA is an organization made up of former athletes…
On behalf of the Triangle Blazers Club, John Timothy Spink, Panther Creek High School Class of 2015, Joe Niemchak, Cary Academy Class of 2018, and Ryan Jennings, Apex High School Class of 2015, presented Pam Kohl, Executive Director of the Triangle Chapter of Komen for the Cure, with a check that represented donations from players,…
Four members of the Triangle Blazers Class of 2017 attended session one of Davidson Head Coach Bob McKillop’s Basketball Camp. Sam Kozlowski ( Cary Academy) and Nolan Lory (Grace Christian School) were both named to the All Star Team. Brain Dulaney, a rising freshman at Cary High School, earned perhaps the camps most prestigious award…
Dear Teammates and Parents: I have been playing with the Triangle Blazers Basketball club, part of Playin It Forward Sports, since the 7th grade. I am a sophomore at Panther Creek High School. I am writing to you because I want the Triangle Blazers as a club to support breast cancer research to help find…
We have the winners! Thanks for everyone for participating. It was a close contest. With some surprising twists and turns during the tournament, both Coach Michael Dixon and Jough Niemchak came out on top. They are pictured with Coach Craig Williams receiving their awards. The Triangle Blazers Basketball Club is challenging you to play Tournament…
Coach Michael can often be heard saying that the Triangle Blazers are a basketball family, not a group of basketball teams. What do families do in the summer when school is out …… they go on vacation. The Class of 2017 likes to play a fast pace up-and-down-the-court running style of basketball. It’s natural then…
Members of the class of 2017 meet with Matt Vanhoy of Carolina’s JV team after game against Sinclair Community College. In the picture left to right are: front row: Jack Stafford, Logan Pierce, Joe Niemchak, Coach Michael second row: Yates McConnell, Matt Ahoy, Nolan Lory
Part of our club’s mission is to “Play It Forward” in our community through outreach and service. Players and supporters put on their Blazers Gear and joined the Walk for Values on Saturday, October 6, at the NC State University. The players and supporters attending represented many Triangle Blazers age group teams. Players from past…
One of the early highlights of the 2012 Triangle Blazers AAU Basketball Team events was a visit to the Jordan Brand Classic in Charlotte, NC. Boys, parents, and coaches from the Triangle Blazers AAU Basketball Teams in Grades 5 (class of 2019), Grade 6 (class of 2018), Grade 7 (class of 2017), Grade 8 (class…
On April 16 of 2011, the Triangle Blazers Class of 2017 was playing in a tournament in Dunn, North Carolina when tornados touched down in the city. Patrick Kenny described what happened as follows: (these are his words from an essay he wrote). “As the second half of the game started, it started to get…
