News Release Date:
Friday, May 22

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Whitman College men’s basketball program, in association with Key Technology, is offering a series of “Together We Can” Missionary Basketball Camps throughout the summer months.

Open to boys and girls ages 7 to 14, the “Together We Can” basketball camps are aimed at players of all ability levels.

All camps emphasize the teaching of “Leadership Thru Basketball.”

Camp co-directors are Whitman head coach Eric Bridgeland and assistant coach Matt Airy. Camp staff also includes current and former Missionary players in addition to other local coaches.

Whitman's Brandon Shaw

The four-day camp is offered at five different times this summer.

Four sessions are slated for two different locations in Walla Walla with a fifth session set for Kennewick, Wash.

Dates and times for the camps are as follows:

* June 22-25: Horse Heaven Hills Middle School, Kennewick, Wash.

* June 29-July 2: DeSales High School, Walla Walla, Wash.

* July 13-16: DeSales High School, Walla Walla, Wash.

* July 27-30: Berney Elementary School, Walla Walla, Wash.

* August 10-13: Berney Elementary School, Walla Walla, Wash.

Each four-day camp session runs Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The camp cost is $130. For more information, please see one of the following camp brochures:

* Kennewick Camp Brochure

* Walla Walla Camp Brochure

To register for a camp, please visit one of the following websites:

* Kennewick Camp Registration  

* Walla Walla Camp Registration: To register, click “New User” on the registration screen, and then select “Whitman Missionary Basketball Camps” from the “Choose Programs” menu.

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CONTACTS: 

Matt Airy, Men's Assistant Basketball Coach
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
airyw@whitman.edu; (509) 386-1945

Dave Holden, Sports Information Director
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
holden@whitman.edu; (509) 527-5902