LBI Opening Day: 2026 Ball Handlers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LBI Opening Day hosted their event last weekend in Greenville, SC.&nbsp; There were teams of all ages competing against one another, and we have the following young athletes already competing at a high level.&nbsp; Many of these were freshman who were contributing to their high school teams right from the beginning, and there are even some younger ball handlers that should be worth your time!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["509517"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='509517' first='Camri' last='Hobbs'] was using some nice jab steps 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