{"id":69844,"date":"2025-12-24T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/69844\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:00:14","slug":"lake-erie-jackals-aim-to-fill-professional-basketball-void-in-erie-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/69844\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Erie Jackals aim to fill professional basketball void in Erie community"},"content":{"rendered":"

The professional basketball team the Lake Erie Jackals released their schedule for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

Formerly known as the Jamestown Jackals, their first home opening game will be on Jan. 3 at Edinboro University, with tip-off at 6:00 p.m. <\/p>\n

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For the last week, 20 men competed during training camp at the Erie Sports Center, and 12 players were selected to receive contracts, one of them being an Erie native.<\/p>\n

Kayla Crosby, their team market owner, said they\u2019re looking forward to their first year in Erie.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe had a free youth basketball clinic here last Saturday as our final day of our training camp, and we had 30 kids come in the gym to hang out and learn some different basketball skills with our team,\u201d Crosby said. \u201cAnd so, it\u2019s just a brand-new market, and I really believe there\u2019s a huge void for basketball in Erie, and I think it\u2019s going to be a great opportunity for the guys to get immersed in the community this winter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Crosby said that they also plan to partner with Edinboro for internships with students on campus.<\/p>\n

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