BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TO HOST 39 TEAMS THIS WEEKEND
The City of Port Angeles Recreation Division and the Port Angeles Boys and Girls Basketball Clubs are gearing up for the Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament this weekend. The 39 teams participating will make this the one of the biggest January tournaments in the 17-year history of the event.
Thirty-one boys' teams and eight girls' teams will be playing in 5th through 8th grade divisions. Port Angeles has a representative in the 5th, 6th & 7th grade boys' divisions, and the 6th and 8th grade girls' divisions.
The 25 teams from off the Peninsula will bring over 500 visitors to the area, each spending one or two nights in Port Angeles. Gig Harbor alone accounts for six of the teams coming to play.
Other cities represented among the teams from off the Peninsula will be Arlington, Auburn, Bellingham, Bremerton, Edmonds, Everett, Kent, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Maple Valley, Meadowdale, Peninsula, Poulsbo, Port Orchard, Seattle, Silverdale, Seattle, Tumwater, and Vashon.
Games get under way at noon on Saturday at Port Angeles High School, Stevens Middle School, Roosevelt Elementary School, and the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center, with final games scheduled for late Sunday afternoon.
A total of 78 games will played over the two days on seven different courts. T-shirts go to the winners and most runners up in each division along with team plaques. The games are open to the public for a slight admission charge.
For more information, contact Dan Estes, Special Events Coordinator at 360-417-4557 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
