Sunrise Sports Leagues

Welcome to another season of the GIRLS’ JR. VIKING BASKETBALL program. This program first began in 1995.  The Sunrise Optimist Club of North Topeka and the Seaman School District takes great pleasure in providing this program.

Some of the special rules include:  The three on three play format will offer new and exciting challenges for the players, coaches and attendees. Please be patient as we learn this format. There will be four(4), 8 minute running clock quarters. 30 second timeouts will be taken with the clock running. All start of play situations will begin with the referee adminsitering play from the top of the key. Please see Mike Stock or your coach for a copy of the special 3-on-3 rules, or click here to download a copyof the 3-on-3 playing rules.

The Sunrise Optimist Club of North Topeka and the Seaman School District extends an invitation to all of our friends and fans to join us in conveying an attitude of positive sportsmanship to officials, teams and fans.  We know coaches, players and officials will be making honest mistakes.  For fans to belabor mistakes is futile and potentially harmful.  We ask from our coaches, players and fans to desist from any negative action that tends to influence the outcome of a contest.  Support should be directed to building up our own teams, not to intimidate or ridicule our opponents or officials.  Sportsmanship is good citizenship.  It is contagious - catch it!!

All games are played at Logan Elementary School, 1124 NW Lyman Rd.  The gym will be opened no earlier than 30 minutes before game time.  A team must have at least three(3) players to begin the game.  The game time is the forfeit time if a team is not ready to play.  Each team will play two(2) games each afternoon.

Basketballs for warm-ups are provided; please do not bring basketballs from home to the games. Also, no shooting of basketball will be permitted during the half time of the games.

The players will not be permitted to play with watches, earrings, rings or hard hairpieces.  Parents please see that your child adheres to this playing rule before beginning the pre-game warm-ups.

Parents, please support the coach by letting him coach the team.  The coach will ask the players to play a certain way.  Please help the coach and the players, by NOT instructing the players during the game.  Your comments will confuse the players and could cause chaos during the game.