The Devereux Tornadoes have been quite the cagers as of late. Their success at shootin’ the rock over the past several weeks has qualified them for a bid to the New York Special Olympics State Games at the University of Albany this June.

The team began their quest at the end of March at the Maplebrook CAPS Tournament. Trailing by three at the half against the Dutchess County All-Stars, the Tornadoes caught fire and outscored their opponents by 27 points to earn the right to appear in the championship game. However, they weren’t able to catch lightning in a bottle the second time and despite cutting a 20-point lead down to seven in the third quarter, ran out of gas before finally losing by fifteen.

On April 2, the team continued on the road to Albany by winning the Section 7, Division 1 championship held at Marist College. The Tornadoes came to play, knocking off the Capital District Thunder in the first game 40-26. Again, the Dutchess County All-Stars brought their best game, but came up short against the Tornadoes in overtime, 45-39. The Devereux defense held the All-Stars to only 3 points in the last 12 minutes of the game.

Coach Mike Rose and the rest of the team will have to bring their "A" game when they travel up to Albany for the State Games June 15-18.