2nd Annual W.A.I.T. 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

Published in the High Desert advocate November 15th, 2018

**1st Place middle school Winners:***(Lto R)* **Raudel Munoz, Axel Marques, and Orlando Alvarez***(photos credit W.A.I.T. and Wendover Police)*

By Ryan Tangaro

On Friday, November 9, 2018 the local Wendover Against Intoxicated Teens (W.A.I.T.) Program partnered with The Parents Empowered Prevention Group and Wendover Prevention Group to kick off its second annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Approximately 255 kids and parents from the local area flocked to the West Wendover High School to enjoy this free event. Free food and donated prizes were given throughout the night. There were 15 middle school teams and 10 high school teams that competed in this event. The teams scraped and clawed to the top of the bracket to be crowned this year’s winners. Listed below is the Middle School and High School first and second place winners.

**1st Place High School Winners:***(L to R)* **Luis Esparza, Saul Enriquez, and Jose Gonzalez***(photo credit W.A.I.T. and Wendover Police)*

**2nd Place Middle School Winners:** *(L to R)***Eduardo Badillo, Aaron Dominguez, and Alfonso Gonzalez***(photos credit W.A.I.T. and Wendover Police)*

**2nd Place high School Winners:** *(L to R)* **Diego Cuevas, Eric Correa, and Omar Corona** *(photo credit W.A.I.T. and Wendover Police)*

During the event the Wendover High School Booster Club made sure to keep the massive crowd well fed. They served 300 hundred hotdogs, 26 pizzas, and various amounts of water and chips. During a brief intermission The Parents Empowered and Wendover Prevention Group had key note speakers (Judge Brian Boatman, West Wendover Fire Captain Danny Kim, and West Wendover High School Student Gunnar Carter); speak to the crowd about the dangers of drugs and alcohol use among teenagers.

**Wendover Booster Club Members Tamsen Dean and Kamerin Tangaro with local youth***(photo credit W.A.I.T. and Wendover Police).*

**Elko County Juvenile Probation Assistant Chief randy shelley and wendover Police/Fire Chief Ken Quirk serving popcorn and prevention literature to kids and parents***(photo credit W.A.I.T. and Wendover Police).*

The W.A.I.T. Program would like to thank all of our sponsors and volunteers who made this night a success.

The sponsors are listed as the following:

The Elko County Juvenile Probation Department,

Newmont, P.A.C.E. Coalition, Parents Empowered,

Resorts at Wendover, Valley Behavioral Health,

Wendover Cinema, Wendover High School Booster Club, Wendover Nugget and Red Garter Casinos,

and The Wendover Prevention Group.

The Elko County Juvenile Probation Department would like to make a special thank you to the West Wendover High

School for allowing us to run the W.A.I.T. Program to use

their facility for the last eight years

The W.A.I.T. Program is currently working on ideas for next year’s 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Please add us on Facebook for all updates on our upcoming events. Also if you would like to get involved with the W.A.I.T. Program please contact Juvenile Probation Officer Ryan Tangaro at telephone number 775-268-0316.