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Matt Wilhelm tricking out for Triple Threat on video! August 25, 2010
Matt Wilhelm is an international champ when it comes to flatline BMX, which is basically the art of performing tricks on a bike while the bike is still on the ground. Known the world over as the “King of Spin,” Matt put his moniker to the test recently in a private ride with youth from [...]
Celebration Success August 19, 2010
More than 1,000 people couldn’t be wrong — Celebrate our Children in Aurora’s McCarty Park was a great success. The blistering heat didn’t stop East Aurora families from partaking in a bevy of activities at the 18th annual urban festival. There was no shortage of fun to be had. Youth of all ages donned face-wide [...]
More than a game. August 3, 2010
Dameon Mason doesn’t have to be here, at this small gym. He’s only a few weeks removed from playing professional basketball overseas, and in a few hours he will travel to nearby Plainfield to his paying gig training top-notch collegiate players. He’s not on the clock here, at the dimly lit Fred Rogers Community Center. [...]
Shop at JC Penny. Help Triple Threat.
It couldn’t be easier to help Triple Threat Mentoring. Simply shop at the JC Penny in North Aurora between August 4th and August 14th. When you check out, you’ll be asked if you’d like to round up your purchase to the nearest dollar, with that change going to Triple Threat. So if you have some [...]
Flatland. Big Tricks. August 2, 2010
The words “flat” and “land” usually don’t incite much excitement. Throw them together and sprinkle in a little Matt Wilhelm, and you’ve got all the excitement you need. Matt is an international champ when it comes to flatline BMX, which is basically the art of performing tricks on a bike while the bike is still [...]
Celebrate Our Children is days away! July 29, 2010
You only need two hands to count the number of days until one of Triple Threat’s biggest celebrations of the year. On Saturday, August 14th, from 12 – 4pm, Triple Threat will team up with the City of Aurora, area churches, non-profits and volunteers to offer the annual urban festival for youth called Celebrate our [...]
Triple Threat Storms Nike 6.0 tour July 28, 2010
Four of the biggest names in BMX sat atop a stage at Nike Town in Chicago. Close by, youth from Triple Threat programs watched and asked questions. How close? We’re talking inches. Triple Threat and about 30 youth from its basketball and biking programs took to the Windy City recently for Nike 6.0 Dew Tour [...]
Triple Threat presents “Live United” artwork to Fox Valley United Way July 7, 2010
Triple Threat was proud to present Fox Valley United Way an original “Live United” piece of art created by students in the Triple Threat Arts program. The final piece — a 6-foot by 3-foot cornucopia of colors – was unveiled at the 2010 Fox Valley United Way Annual Breakfast in May. It was presented to [...]
Summer Hoopin’
Take a drive around Aurora on any given summer day, and you’ll find hoards of youngsters fine-tuning their basketball skills at various parks and playgrounds. Take a drive to the Fred Rogers Community Center in Aurora, and you’ll find a select group of youngsters working on becoming better individuals through the game of basketball. Triple [...]
Area teams burn up Hoops on Fire tourney June 29, 2010
From Bollingbrook to Plano. From Plainfield to Aurora and everywhere in between. Thirty teams from across the area put their basketball skills to the test Saturday for the Hoops on Fire 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Triple Threat partnered with the city of Aurora, CIS and others to put on the 6th annual tournament. The tournament filled [...]