Hoop For The Valley

06/01/2026

🏀 VALLEYFEST REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! 🏀

The countdown is over — it’s time to grab your squad and get signed up for the 3rd Annual ValleyFest 3v3 Basketball Tournament!

🔥 Competitive games
🔥 Great community atmosphere
🔥 Fun for players and fans alike
🔥 Supporting Hoop for the Valley

📅 Tournament Day: June 1, 2026
📍 Register today at www.hoopforthevalley.org or scan the QR code in the graphic!

Don’t wait — spots fill fast every year.
Tag your teammates and start building your roster now! ⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♀️🏀

05/30/2026

🏀 VOLUNTEERS MAKE VALLEYFEST POSSIBLE! 🙌

Hoop for the Valley is gearing up for an incredible weekend of basketball, community, and fun — and we’re looking for amazing volunteers to help make it happen!

📅 August 15–16, 2026
📍 Mount Vernon Riverwalk

Volunteer opportunities include:
✅ Registration booth
✅ Scorekeeping
✅ Court & game monitoring
✅ Event support throughout the weekend

As a thank you, all volunteers will receive a FREE ValleyFest volunteer tee! 🧡💙

Whether you can help for a few hours or all weekend, your support makes a huge difference for our athletes, families, and community.

📲 Scan the QR code or visit www.hoopforthevalley.org to sign up today!

Tag a friend who would love to be part of ValleyFest weekend! 🏀

05/20/2026

🏀 BIG NEWS! 🏀

Hoop for the Valley is excited to announce the return of the 3rd Annual ValleyFest 3v3 Basketball Tournament!

📅 Registration opens June 1, 2026
🔥 Get your squad ready
🏀 Competition, community, and a full day of basketball fun are coming back to the Valley!

Whether you’re playing for the championship, the bragging rights, or just the love of the game — ValleyFest is back and bigger than ever.

Stay tuned for division details, registration info, and more announcements coming soon!

04/21/2026

🏀 Hoop for the Valley – FREE Basketball Clinic 🏀

We’re excited to bring an incredible opportunity to our community with a FREE clinic led by former professional player and elite trainer Martin Anderson!

📅 Saturday, May 30th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM → 5th–8th Grade Athletes
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM → High School Athletes

🔥 About Martin Anderson:
Founder of Martin Anderson Basketball and based out of Seattle, Martin is a world-renowned player development coach who has trained athletes from youth levels all the way to the NBA and WNBA.

After a professional playing career overseas in Spain, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and Canada, Martin transitioned into coaching following a career-ending back injury. Since then, he’s become one of the most respected skill development trainers in the game.

🏀 Former high school and college coach
🏀 Player development coach working with NBA, NBL Canada & WNBA athletes
🏀 Travels globally running elite clinics for players and coaches

His mission goes beyond basketball—he’s passionate about using the game to teach life lessons that stick with athletes forever.

💥 Don’t miss this chance to learn from one of the best and elevate your game!
👉 Register now – link in bio!

02/27/2026

ValleyFest was built on something bigger than basketball.

Year 3 is about community, connection, and carrying forward a light that still shines in this Valley.

August 15–16, 2026
Downtown Mount Vernon

Come hoop.
Come support.
Come Live Life Like Ethan. 💛

12/24/2025

Happy Holidays to our Hoop for the Valley family! 🎄🏀
Thank you for helping us grow the game, build community, and honor Ethan’s legacy every day. Inspired by Ethan #35 💙🧡 . .

11/23/2025

11/17/2025

THANK YOU to the ballers who came thru today for our Turkey Clinic and donated to our Turkey Drive!! Also thank you to all you folks that have donated thru Venmo, dropped off frozen turkeys and other items!! We have a generous community, thank you-

We have two more drop-off dates:
- Nov 20th 4-8pm
- Nov 23rd 9am-Noon

Turkey Burn Workout
- Nov 27 7:45am-9am

11/13/2025

Three Years 💙

Three years ago today, we lost Ethan Chapin.

It’s hard to even put into words what that still feels like.

So much has changed since that day, yet Ethan’s presence is still felt everywhere — in laughter, in community, in the way people show up for one another. He had a way of making everyone around him better, and that energy hasn’t gone anywhere. It lives on in the people who loved him, in the kids who play with joy, and in every quiet reminder of how precious life really is.

We hope he’s proud of how we’ve tried to honor him.. through small moments that reflect who he was and what he stood for.

Today, we’re also holding close the memories of X**a, Madison, and Kaylee — and sending love and light to every family, friend, and person still healing from this unimaginable loss.

Miss you, E. Always. 💙

**aKernodle

11/10/2025

💛💙 Turkey Drive + Basketball Clinic 🏀🦃

This Thanksgiving, we’re combining basketball and giving back to help families in need.

Join us at Valley Dreams Sports Hub for our Turkey Drive + Hoop For The Valley Clinic!

📦 DROP-OFF TIMES
Bring turkeys or non-perishable food items during listed drop-off hours (see flyer)

🏀 CLINIC DETAILS
• Donation: $20 or a $20 gift card
• 100% of proceeds go toward helping local families this Thanksgiving
• Open to all youth players 3rd - 8th grade who want to grow their game (and their heart)
• If you can’t attend the clinic or drop off donated items but would like to help, please Venmo (last four digits 8575) and put “Turkey Drive” in the caption

Let’s show what our valley is all about — community, gratitude, and HOPE. 💛🦃💙

📍 Burlington, WA