Basketball tournament set for MLK holiday weekend

Show off your basketball skills at Wright Field Fitness Center during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Jan. 12-13. Metro News Service photo

Show off your basketball skills at Wright Field Fitness Center during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Jan. 12-13. Metro News Service photo

Show off your basketball skills at Wright Field Fitness Center during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Jan. 12-13. Basketball players, bring your cheerleaders (family) and battle to crown the king of the court.

Friday night’s competition begins at 4 p.m., and Saturday morning the battle continues at 8 a.m. Games will be professionally officiated with two 20-minute halves with a 5-minute half time in between. The competition will be double elimination and will end when a final victor emerges. Winning team receives a commemorative MLK Basketball Tournament T-shirt.

On Saturday, lunch will be provided for participants and a 3-point shootout competition will take place to win a $60 FSS gift card during the lunch break.

Entry fee is $100 per team. Deadline to register is Dec. 31. For more information, or to register, call 255-1961.

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