The Rams Boosters and MVAOCOU High School are excited to announce the first annual Alden Berkenpas Scholarship Classic. This inaugural scholarship event honoring Coach Berkenpas’
love for basketball and his impact on generations of student-athletes will be held on January 11th, 2025 at MVAOCOU High School. The event will feature two girls and two boys varsity basketball games. A senior member of each participating team will be awarded a scholarship
and All-Berky teams will be selected for both girls and boys.

Joining us this year are girls teams from Boyer Valley, MVAOCOU, West Monona, and Woodbine. Boys teams include AHSTW, Kingsley-Pierson, MVAOCOU, and Woodbine. Details including schedule, tickets, and streaming will be released soon. Alden Berkenpas began his teaching and coaching career at Maple Valley High School in 1972 and officially hung up his whistle in 2019. In total, Coach Berky served as head varsity coach for four different Rams sports for 46 years, including boys and girls basketball, girls track and field, and boys and girls cross country.