Team UpTop shows their stuff at Butte High Basketball games

.  And a lot of the kids who are taking part were introduced to the community at last week's Butte High/Missoula Big Sky doubleheader at Ross J. Richardson Memorial Gymnasium last week.

There is a definite connection between Team UpTop and the Butte High Bulldogs as many of the current players in purple and white were wearing the colors of Team UpTop just a few years ago.  Team UpTop was established in 2020, originally for 6th through 8th-grade boys.  It is a program that does not cut players.  In fact, scholarships are even available for qualifying kids whose families cannot afford the cost of travel basketball.  Today, the program has expanded to include boys and girls and they now start 'em out in the 4th grade.

Although the primary focus naturally, is basketball, Team UpTop prides themselves on placing heavy emphasis on teamwork, character, sportsmanship and work ethic.  And from the looks of the way this program is going, the future of basketball in Butte is going to be very bright, indeed.