By Staff Sgt. Stacy D. Foster
50th Space Wing Public Affairs

February 12th, 2008

Schriever Air Force Base

2/12/2008 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- As Les Stewart watches the children in his youth basketball program, he wonders if the next big basketball star is right before his eyes. It's possible, he thought. 

"To watch these kids grow and get better is an amazing thing," he said. 

Mr. Stewart has been involved with the Peterson Air Force Base Youth Center program for the past five years and believes it is the best in the Air Force. The program was awarded the Excellence in Youth Sports Award in 2005 by the National Alliance for Youth Sports. 

The year-round program includes many different sports, camps, and special events. Youth basketball began Feb. 2 and lasts through March. 

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