North Adams girls basketball camp draws 52 young players
North Adams' annual girls basketball camp drew 52 campers June 9-11, with Lady Devils players helping teach girls from first through eighth grade.
North Adams head coach Rob Davis and his staff drew 52 young players to the annual Lady Devils Youth Basketball Camp June 9-11, filling the North Adams High School gymnasium with girls from first grade through eighth grade. The three-day camp turned the program’s varsity success into a hands-on youth development opportunity for families across Adams County.
The camp went beyond dribbling and shooting drills. Davis used the session to pass along the Lady Devils’ core values of teamwork, family and community service, giving younger players a chance to learn the program’s expectations from the people who live them every season. Several North Adams High School athletes helped staff and instruct the camp, putting older players in front of the next wave of girls who could one day follow them into the varsity program.
That structure matters in a county where school athletics often serve as an early pipeline into school pride, discipline and leadership. For younger girls in Seaman, Greenfield and the rest of Adams County, the camp offered direct access to current North Adams players, close to home, in the same gym where the Lady Devils build their season. It also gave the high school athletes real teaching experience, reinforcing the idea that the program’s success is being handed down as well as earned on the court.
The turnout continued a familiar pattern. North Adams drew 54 campers to its 2025 youth camp, and a 2015 camp also brought in 52 young players. In 2023, about 70 campers came out after a 25-1 Lady Devils season, showing how winning has repeatedly translated into interest from younger girls. This year’s camp arrived after another strong run for Davis and his team, which finished the 2025-26 season with a 47-40 win over Greenfield McLain on Valentine’s Day before falling to Portsmouth, the defending state champion, 55-32 in the district title game on Feb. 28, 2026.
That record helps explain why the Lady Devils remain a draw for families looking for a stable girls basketball program in Adams County. The camp’s 52 campers suggest the next generation is already watching, learning and preparing to take its place.
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