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This story was updated on March 11, 2010.

The Maryland Ruff Riders U-13 boys' basketball team won the Legends Winter Classic last weekend in Newport News, Va. The Ruff Riders earned a 69-56 victory against the LBA Blue Devils in the championship game. The team includes Christian Green, Maurice Gentry, Travis Arnold, Brady Arnold, Karon Green, Doyin Fadojutimi, Alfonso Divers, Travon Johnson, Anthony Pelt, Isaiah Pelt and Jarell Moore.

Assault wins league title

The D.C. Assault U-8 boys' basketball team capped an unbeaten season and won the championship in the Metro Sixers Winter League, beating the Bethesda Blazers, 23-4, in the title game.

Bethesda led 4-2 at the end of the first quarter, but the Assault held the Blazers scoreless the rest of the way. The Assault forced 18 turnovers in the game. Mekhi Price led the way with eight points and four assists. Zion Harmon added seven points and six steals.

The team reached the title game with a 24-5 win against the Classics White in the semifinals. The Assault had 19 steals in the semifinal and outrebounded Classics White, 17-6. Harmon had 12 points, four assists and three steals. Price added eight points and four steals and Delonnie Hunt had four points and four steals. The team also includes Chase Beasley, Julius Ellerbe, Marcus Gorham, Wesley Peterson, Justin Bryson, Darius Miles and Mike Forbes and coaches Craig Brooks and Melissa Richmond.

Grace Brethren completes three-peat

The Grace Brethren Christian School Middle School boys' basketball team captured its third consecutive Potomac Valley Athletic Conference championship last week, beating Covenant Life, 76-30, in the league title game.

Grace Brethren reached the championship game with a 73-11 win against Field School in the quarterfinals and a 47-29 win against St. Anselm's in the semifinals. With the playoff wins, the Eagles wrapped up the season with a 21-3 record and a perfect 14-0 mark in the PVAC. During its three-season championship run under coaches Cathy Grimes-Miller, Dewayne Bydume and Joe King, the team is 56-5 and 42-0 in league play.

Among the team's top players this season were Jordan Crockett, Jordan Hunter, Wynn Miller and Kai Wilkinson. The team also included Jared Bourke, Zane Grey, Randy McCain, Isaac McClure, Emil Neugent, Carlton Jones and Theo Stewart.

Registrations/tryouts/tournaments

The Maryland Spurs AAU boys' basketball organization will hold tryouts for ages 10 to 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Friendly High School, 10000 Allentown Road in Fort Washington. Call 202-543-1219 or visit www.marylandspurs.com.

The Maryland Ruff Riders are holding tryouts for their U-10 boys' basketball team. Players must be in fourth grade this school year or be born on or after Sept. 1, 1999. Call Brandon Jackson at 202-422-5436 or visit www.marylandruffriders.com.

The Maryland Ruff Riders are hosting the Leave No Doubt basketball tournament March 20-21 at Foundation School in Largo, with divisions for boys' and girls' teams in the U-10 through U-17 age groups. Call Steve Jiggetts at 240-463-5577.

The Bowie Firebirds U-13 boys' soccer team is seeking experienced players. The team plays in the National Capital Soccer League and is for players born after Aug. 1, 1996. Call Earl Findlater at 301-466-6698 for tryout information, or visit www.bowiesoccer.org.

The Blazing Bulls AAU boys' basketball organization is seeking experienced players for its U-13 teams. Tryouts will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Samuel Ogle Middle School in Bowie. Call coach Rogers at 240-988-8639 or visit www.pgblazingbulls.com.

The Prince George's County Flag Football League for ages 5 to 14 will hold registration from noon to 2:30 p.m. March 13 and 20 at the Sports Authority at The Boulevard in Largo. Call 240-997-4236.

The College Park-based Price George's Lacrosse Club is looking for girls in third through eighth grades and also is seeking a coach. Call Mary Lintner at 301-335-3106, or send an email to pggirlslax@verizon.net.