By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Darting Basketball Academy is wrapping up its sixth 3 on 3 Summer League this week at Shawnee Heights, drawing the biggest numbers in the history of the event and culminating with the crowning of Most Valuable Players in seven divisions.
On Monday night Paxton Pearson received the MVP award in the 8-9-year-old boys division, while Beau Moser was the 10-11 boys winner and Hudson Heim was the MVP in the 12-13 boys division.
Moser and Heim were both repeat winners in the six-week event.
Tatum Ewald was the 9-11 girls MVP and Lily Bustamante received the MVP award in the girls 12-13 division.
DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 8-9 boys MVP Paxton Pearson (left) and 10-11 boys MVP Beau Moser (right) pose with Kerry Darting for a picture after receiving their awards Monday night at Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 9-11 girls Tatum Ewald poses with Kerry Darting for a picture after receiving her award Monday night at Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 12-13 girls MVP Lily Bustamante poses with Kerry Darting for a picture after receiving her award Monday night at Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hudson Heim was the DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 12-13 boys MVP for 2025. [File photo/TSN]
The high school division will finish up on Wednesday.
Kerry Darting said that the 3 on 3 league continues to be one of DBA's most successul programs, with the program expanding to two gyms this summer.
The DBA six-week 3 on 3 league has a unique format, with players rotating from team to team each game to give athletes an opportunity to team up with players of varying talent levels.
Players accumulate points with each win, leading to the crowning of MVPs in each age division at the end of the six-week program.
"I don't know of anybody that's doing it the way we're doing it as far as the scoring system and kids playing on different teams and with and against everybody in the league,'' Darting said. "I think the kids have the most fun with this. It's work but they get to come in and put the work to use and have fun with it and it's fun to watch.''
