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<p>Spent some time Sunday morning at Annandale High School. I got a chance to see the Fairfax Stars, Elevate Elite, Team Takeover and Urbana Hawks. A lot of 2026 action, this is what we learned, Team Takeover has an extremely talented 15u EYBL team, Elevate Elite and Fairfax Stars signature teams weren't on display but still had talented players. Urbana Hawks are in a unique position to allow players to develop without the added pressure or expectations to be the best.</p>
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Spent some time Sunday morning at Annandale High School. I got a chance to see the Fairfax Stars, Elevate Elite, Team Takeover and Urbana Hawks. A lot of 2026 action, this is what we learned, Team Takeover has an extremely talented 15u EYBL team, Elevate Elite and Fairfax Stars signature teams weren't on display but still had talented players. Urbana Hawks are in a unique position to allow players to develop without the added pressure or expectations to be the best.
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