9- 10 Boys: (l- r) Front row - Ja'cor Nelson, TeVaughn Higgins, Morris Belton Jr., Carlos Nuttry Jr., Daniel Tisdale, and Rashard Washington; Second row - Alphonso Tucker Jr., De'Jaun Pringle, Goler Collins IV, Matthew Anderson, and SeKwan Jenkins; Back row - Charles Jones, assistant coach; Lukisha Hickman, team mom; Daniel Nelson, head coach; and Joseph Mack, assistant coach. The East Columbia Youth Basketball League won four state championships this season. The league is played out of Caughman Road Park located in the Lower Richland Community. This is the first time any league in the state has ever won four state championships in a single season. We are very proud of these young people.

The four teams that won the State Championships are 10 and Under Girls - Head Coach James Tucker (They played in North Charleston); 9- 10 Boys - Head Coach Daniel Nelson (They played in North Charleston); 11- 12 Boys - Head Coach Michael Davis (They played in Abbeville); and 15- 17 Boys - Head Coach Ira Thomas (They played in Georgetown).

Under 10 Girls: (l- r) Front row - Ariel Weder, Zakia Douglas, Ayanna Bolton, Jordan Strange, Trinity Johnson, Ahlea Myers, and Chelsea Wilson; Second row - Destiny Muldrow, Alyssa Hartwell, Alaysia Washington, Taylor Beadle, and Kayla Palmer Brown; Back row - James Tucker, head coach; Carlos Nutty Sr. and Toreeka Myers, assistant coaches. Assistant Coach Rodney Prioleau is not pictured. Photos by Pam Clark Tracee Walker is the league president. She, along with the ECYBL board, have worked hard all season trying to provide only the best program possible for the youngsters of the Lower Richland Community. It was her excellent leadership that helped guide and inspire the teams. No other youth basketball president has earned this honor of having four state championships.

The league also feeds into Lower Richland High School. Most of the girls on the high school team played in the East Columbia Youth Basketball League.

17 and Under Boys: (l- r) Front row - Joshua Sumter, Terrance Taylor, Zinquarius Bradley, and Anthony Ellison; Second row - Cedrick Jacobs, assistant coach; Tina Taylor, team mom; Timothy Thompson; Michael Davis; Robert Hairston; Joshua Harris; Glen Belton, assistant coach; and Ira Thomas, head coach. 11- 12 Boys: (l- r) Front row - James Nathan, Kenneth Legette, Chance Shaw, Isaiah Drayton, Tyler Gray, and Devion Brown; Second row - Jared Richardson, Brandon Stroman, Savala Means, Karl Kamble, Rion Davis, and Alex Chestnut; Third row - Raymond Gray, assistant coach; Michael Davis, head coach; and Michael Bryant Jr., assistant coach.