Photo Gallery: Al Locke Basketball Game – The Heats v. The Warriors

Liam O'Toole February 14, 2020

Warriors player tries to defend against Freshman Brandon McMahon once he gets the ball. Photo by Liam O’Toole.

Al Locke is a basketball league for 7-9th graders. The league was founded by Al Locke 79 years ago and was working with the league until he passed away in his 80’s. Players from all schools across Malden, including the middle schools, Malden Highschool, Malden Catholic and Wakefield Vocational students participate in this league. Players are sorted into different teams based on actual NBA teams who all play against each other at least once if not multiple times. The teams practice at Salemwood every Thursday from early December to late March and play every Saturday from early December to late March. The league even has a Finals Bracket and a championship game. This game took place on January 25th, between the Heat and Warriors, and was actually the first game between the two championship game teams, after the initial game. Hopefully Al Locke continues to thrive in Malden as it seems many aspiring basketball players enjoy consistently enrolling in the program. All photos by Liam O’Toole.

Liam O'Toole

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Liam O’Toole is a senior at Malden High School in his fourth and final year in The Blue and Gold. O’Toole’s hobbies include playing games on his Xbox, hanging out with his friends and enjoying nature after being inside over quarantine. His endeavors in The Blue and Gold have led him to covering local stories centered around other people. O’Toole’s main focus within The Blue and Gold has been all aspects of photography and editing the pictures with photoshop. For college, he hopes to get into MassArt in Boston to eventually work for a photography studio or even open his own.

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