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Youth basketball tournament
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[JUNE
12, 2006]
ROCKFORD -- There are still
openings in the American Youth Basketball Tour district event in the
Rockford area on July 15-16 and July 22-23. The youth basketball
tournament is a five-game-guarantee event for $250, with registered
officials and played under IHSA rules and regulations.
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The first weekend, July 15-16, there will be brackets of fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades for boys, and brackets of fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades for girls. The second
weekend, July 22-23, the tournament hosts brackets of ninth grade
and varsity for boys, while the girls' bracket is for varsity teams.
The grade brackets are based on the grades the players completed
this past school year. The tournament is filling fast and teams
are encouraged to register quickly. To register, go to
www.aybtour.com or contact
tournament director Brian Evans at (847) 837-1848 or
blb2003@xsite.net for more
information.
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This is the last district event of the year for the American
Youth Basketball Tour before the organization hosts its national
tournament in Cedar Falls, Iowa, at the University of Northern Iowa.
At the national tournament, teams are guaranteed an eight-game
format with trophies going to first- and second-place teams in each
bracket.
[American Youth Basketball Tour
news release from Brian Evans, district director] |
