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Wichita Padres 16U Nate has been the first team since 2018 to bring home the MAYB Nationals trophy and rings. This class of 2025 went undefeated at Nationals this summer, up against some great competition. To
@MAYBbasketball
and to all of the teams competing, thank you for the
No matter where ur from or how good u play, when u play as a TEAM with all of the qualities u have, u will win. Today was our day, the final day of the 11/12 team ‘18 to take their first place trophy and rings. Well deserved, best of luck as u move on, u always have a home here.
16u went undefeated again! 17u took 2nd, 7th grade Keim took 2nd in the 7th/8th grade division, 7th grade Araujo also took 2nd, 8th grade took 3rd, and 15u went 2-2 in Iowa.
Thank you to the coaches for giving your time to our players, and to our families for the support.
Awesome first day! Roughly 100 middle school players came to show their talent. Great job to the players for a hard fought day. Thank you to the families, coaches, and our older players for coming out to support the kids and our organization.
We love this!!
#padresfam
Congratulations to the Padres going 6-1 taking 3rd place in the 11/12 division at MAYB Nationals this year. This team consisting of mostly sophomores has progressed tremendously since last summer and has kept the tradition of getting another big trophy win!
#fiveinarow
#padresfam
Our very own
@CoachChad5
making some moves! We are so proud of you, and know you will do great in your new position as Head Girls Basketball Coach at Derby High!
Great work this weekend by our boys! Most of them making it to the Championship game, 17u undefeated taking 1st, 16u champs 4-1, 15u 4-1 taking 2nd in the HS division, 8th grade 2-3, 7th grade Keim undefeated taking 1st, 7th Grade Araujo played 6 games going 5-1 taking 1st.
Another great weekend for the Padres.
High School -
Hoops City Classic, KCMO:
16U Kelley Boys | 1st Place | 3-1
MAYB, Wichita:
17U Boys Blake Chadwick | 1st Place | 4-0
15U Boys Bryan Chadwick | 1st Place | 5-0
It was the last day of tryouts, they all brought it today! Great job to the players for putting in the hard work, thank you to the families & coaches for taking the time. Decisions to be made by 5pm Sunday. We are ready to show our talent this Summer, get ready 💪🏽
#NeverGiveUp
Wichita Padres Boys 17U 2023
Coach: Blake Chadwick
A note from Coach -
“My 17U Padres team had a tough Spring going 7-8. We hit our stride during the Summer going 18-9. The team chemistry was great on and off the court. We had the ability to never have one guy be our leading
Congratulations to
@TKing2332
for signing today with Elmhurst College in Illinois for football. Coach Tyler and his Padres teammates couldn’t make it, so him at
@MitchMorris44
used some of their cutouts - nice !!
It was “Padres Day Weekend”! And what a great weekend it was. Not only did every team play hard but every player worked as a team. We pride ourselves on this family. Thank you to all the families that spent their Father’s Day weekend with us! GO PADRES!!
#padresfam
Check out these great coaches. The Wichita Padres are so blessed to have these guys coaching our kids out there. They do an awesome job. Cheers to these guys!
Thank you for all you do for our kids out there in the community.
#padresfam
What a fun night watching these high school players go at it!! There was definitely a lot of talent tonight. We are excited to see the work that will be put in for our last day of tryouts tomorrow.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM: 15U Boys & Girls
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: 16U/17U Boys
Another MAYB Summer Kickoff in the books! There was great competition this year.
High School
17U Blake Chadwick: 5-2
16U Ashton: 5-2
16U Nate: 5-1
15U Bryan Chadwick: 3-2
There’s always the opportunity to get better as a player and as a team. We do that here.
#padresfam
Wishing
@BlakeChadwick04
and all of our Class of 2021 kids a great first year at college. We are so proud of all of you and excited to see what the future holds!
#padresfam
All 3 teams came out champs this weekend! 15U won the HS division, beating Midwest Magic in the final game 68-44. 7th Grade Keim won the 8th Grade division, final game 42-41 against Nebraska Chaos. 7th Grade Araujo came back after being down, 52-51 against 316 Crusaders. 🔥
Another great team effort as Wichita Padres 15U Keim goes 4-0 at the RecruitLooks Live Period in Kansas City.
Roster:
@RL_Hoops
@RL_HoopsKS
@Tylerkeim12
Team Keim consisting of freshmen and sophomores went 3-1 at Midwest Grind in Kansas City this weekend. Super proud of these kids for sticking together! 💪🏽
#padresfam
These guys won their championship game!! Congratulations to this awesome 8th grade group, you guys have been awesome players and most importantly an amazing team. Keep up the great work during the school year. The Padres organization is so proud of you guys!
Another great group of kids right here! Padres 8th Grade went 2-1 at MAYB today. We are excited to get the kids back onto the court 💪🏽 keep working!
#padresfam
Look out for the upcoming schedule for this group!
It’s been fun to see all of the players out there playing for their schools this week!
A special shoutout to Coach
@Tylerkeim12
for his first win as Wichita Independent Head Coach. What an awesome game for the Panthers and Coach Keim.
It’s crazy how we have been watching
@jon3412
do work on the court with the Padres for years and now we get to watch him on the big screen! Tune into ESPN Plus or Kansas 22 playing as an Ichabod!!
#proud
It was good to see these guys out on the court this weekend for their first tournament. Though we were missing some of our boys, they are a fun team to watch!
Padres Paintball 2022 was another great success. All different ages having conversations with each other and just having a fun time together off the court.
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"I am thrilled for this opportunity for my son, Blake! His brother and sister have gained so much from these coaches and the Padres organization, both on and off the court. Blake plays for his Special Olympics team, Butler Blazers, but has never had a chance to attend a camp
Wichita Padres 16U Chadwick played their best basketball against tough competition in the RecruitLooks tournament last weekend in Kansas City. Padres 16U has gone 6-2 over the last two weekends.
@bchadwick04
This 14U team is one special group. These soon to be freshmen kids are extremely smart and hardworking. It was a hard fought battle through Nationals going 5-1, taking 2nd in the 9/10 division. We are excited to see all of their future accomplishments, GO PADRES!
It was an even bigger turnout today, and every single player put in the work. Great job tonight! Last day of tryouts for 14u, 15u, 16u, 17u boys tomorrow, Friday at 6pm, Derby Middle School.
801 Madison Avenue
Derby, KS.
Another good day! A lot of great kids came out to 7th grade boys tryouts. See you tomorrow for the final day, 3pm-5pm at Wichita Independent High School.
Thank you to everyone who came out!
What a blessing it’s been to be a part of these kids lives and being able to watch them grow up. Another great group of boys who are ready to move on to the next chapter in their lives. Couldn’t be more proud!!
#padresfam
Great wkend of bball. 15U Keim go 5-0 winning their division, 8th grade went 4-2 playing great teams in the 15/16u division, and 16u Mocaby took 3rd in their division. Team 16u Pearson & 15u Woodman went 2-3, 16u Woodward went 1-4. Keep up the hard work, thankyou to our coaches💪🏽
Wichita Padres Boys 16U Nate 2023
Coach: Nate Kelley
A note from Coach -
“Thank you players and parents for allowing me to coach your boys this summer. Traveling the majority of the spring and summer to allow them to play in front of coaches, can be difficult and tiring, but
Good competition this weekend and fun being w/ our families. GASO, 7th Grade Keim took 4th in the 8th Grade Division, 8th Grade took 2nd 3-1, 16U 2-2, 17U 3-3. 15U 4-0 at Hardwood in KC. MAYB, 7th Grade Araujo 5-0, 6th Grade Girls took 2nd, 6th Grade Girls took 3rd.
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