Women’s professional basketball is underway in the WNBA. But, wait there’s another group of women playing and they are — to quote them — “off their rockers.” It’s called Granny Basketball and it challenges the perception that the game is just for the young. More women, aged 50 and older, are signing up to play in Kansas and nine other states. No age limit, there are players from 50 to 84. The Granny Basketball League is headquartered in Berryton, Kansas and Executive Director, Michele Clark says “more and more women are hearing about Granny Basketball and want to learn more. Clark, retired from the healthcare industry, is among six women and one man on the Board of Directors from Kansas, Iowa and Texas who invest their time as volunteers.
Two Granny League teams from Kansas, the Sunflowers and Kansas Cougars, will participate in the National Tournament July 14-16 in Decorah Iowa. The Sunflowers, who practice in Olathe, will be the host team next year, when the National Tournament returns to Kansas. The 2024 tournament, which will be played in Kansas City, and may even draw more women… Off their rockers.
