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ROCKFORD — Young basketball players took over the courts at Auburn High School on Friday night to test their skills and play other games as part of the four-day Fred VanVleet Fest.
The NBA All-Star’s festival kicked off Thursday night with Bet On Yourself Bowling, a cosmic bowling event at Cherry Bowl. It continued Friday with the Fred VanVleet Experience, which featured on-court skills challenges and other games, a 3-point contest, giveaways and more activities centered around basketball.
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VanVleet, a 28-year-old NBA champion from Rockford, brought his annual festival back to the city this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. The multiday event expanded with the addition of bowling, and it moved to a new location: his alma-mater of Auburn High School.
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The FVV Fest continues today and Sunday with a youth basketball camp. That camp runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or 10 a.m. to noon for kindergarten through third graders, and costs $100 to participate. You can get tickets at FVVFest.com.
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Know before you go | FVV Summer Camp
Where: Auburn High School, 5110 Auburn St., Rockford
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 25-26. (K-3rd grade camp runs 10 a.m. to noon)
About: The weekend basketball camp is open to boys and girls in grades K-12 and serves as the finale to FVV Fest. Participants will receive a T-shirt, lunch and training from Fred VanVleet and other basketball trainers, coaches and other experts.
Cost: $100 per participant; register at FVVFest.com.