WICOMICO RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM
500 Glen Avenue
Salisbury, Maryland 21804

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Kristen Conn, Marketing and Public Relations
Phone: (410) 548-4900 ext. 140

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 4, 2006

Schedule Announced for Salisbury Lion’s Club Holiday Basketball Classic

Salisbury, MD - The annual Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament sponsored by the Salisbury Lion’s Club is quickly approaching. Players from 24 teams will take the court December 26-29 at the Wicomico Civic Center. Each squad will be competing for their bracket’s championship title. In a press conference held at the Wicomico Civic Center today the official schedule was released.

At this year’s Holiday Classic, basketball fans can witness intense competition and take part in contests, live entertainment and giveaways. Admission is just $7 and children under six are admitted free. Tickets, only sold at the gate, are good for one full day of the tournament, with the first tip off at noon. The schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, December 26th
12:00 pm Cambridge vs. Eastern Tech
Game 1 of the Salisbury Lions Club Championship Cup
1:30 pm North Caroline vs. Dover
Game 1 of the Chesapeake Championship Cup
3:00 pm Pocomoke vs. Caesar Chavez Charter
Game 2 of the Chesapeake Championship Cup
5:00 pm Walbrook vs. Thurgood Marshall
Game 1 of the Dr. Pepper Cup
7:00 pm Wicomico vs. Sussex Tech
Game 2 of the Salisbury Lions Club Championship Cup
9:00 pm Calvert Hall vs. Archbishop Carroll
Game 2 of the Dr. Pepper Cup

Thursday, December 27th
12:00 pm Chesapeake Championship Cup Consolation Game
1:30 pm Salisbury Lions Club Championship Consolation Game
3:00 pm Dr. Pepper Cup Consolation Cup
5:00 pm Chesapeake Championship Cup Championship Game
7:00 pm Dr. Pepper Cup Championship Game
9:00 pm Salisbury Lions Club Championship Cup Championship Game

Friday, December 28th
12:00 pm Mardela vs. Delmar
Game 1 of the Mason-Dixon Cup
1:30 pm Tower Hill vs. Bennett
Game 2 of the Mason-Dixon Cup
3:00 pm Parkville vs. Northwestern
Game 1 of the M&T Championship Cup
5:00 pm Smyrna vs. Forest Park
Game 1 of the OC 104 Cup
7:00 pm Snow Hill vs. Oxon Hill
Game 2 of the OC 104 Cup
9:00 pm Parkside vs. Douglass
Game 2 of the M&T Bank Championship Cup

Saturday, December 29th
12:00 pm The Mason-Dixon Cup Consolation Game
1:30 pm M&T Bank Championship Cup Consolation Game
3:00 pm OC 104 Cup Consolation Game
5:00 pm M&T Bank Championship Cup Championship Game
7:00 pm OC 104 Cup Championship Game
9:00 pm The Mason-Dixon Cup Championship Game

Schedules organized by bracket, along with other event information, are available at www.SalisburyChristmasHoops.org. For more information please contact Sports Marketing Manager Andy Wisk at 410-548-4914.

PRESS RELEASE

WICOMICO RECREATION, PARKS & TOURISM
500 Glen Avenue
Salisbury, Maryland 21804

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Kristen Conn
Phone: (410) 548-4900 ext. 140
E-mail: kconn@wicomicocounty.org

For Immediate Release - November 13, 2007

An Eastern Shore Tradition Returns to Wicomico’s Civic Center
18th Annual Holiday Basketball Classic Approaches

Salisbury, MD - The annual Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament sponsored by the Salisbury Lion’s Club is quickly approaching. Players from 24 teams will take the court December 26-29 at the Wicomico Civic Center. Each squad will be competing for their bracket’s championship title.

An Eastern shore tradition, the Holiday Classic began as a showcase opportunity matching up the best teams from the Bayside Conference (Maryland) and the Henlopen Conference (Delaware). Now, the tournament has grown to showcase some of the best teams from the Delmarva Peninsula alongside and against the best from the region.

The following teams will represent Delmarva throughout this holiday tradition: Snow Hill, Wicomico, Parkside, James M. Bennett, Mardela, Pocomoke, North Caroline, Cambridge South Dorchester, Sussex Tech, Smyrna, Dover and Delmar.
Regional participants will be arriving from Northern Delaware and Maryland’s Western shore as well as Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. These teams include: Tower Hill (Wilmington, DE), Douglass (Baltimore, MD), Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD), Parkville (Parkville, MD), Eastern Tech (Baltimore, MD), Walbrook (Baltimore, MD), Northwestern (Hyattsville, MD), Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, PA), Forest Park (Woodbridge, VA), Caesar Chavez Charter School (Washington, DC), Thurgood Marshall Academy (New York, NY), and Oxon Hill (Columbia, MD).

At this year’s Holiday Classic, basketball fans can witness intense competition and take part in contests, live entertainment and giveaways. Admission is just $7 and children under six are admitted free. Tickets, only sold at the gate, are good for one full day of the tournament, with the first tip off at noon.

The Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament is brought to you in part by the Salisbury Lion’s Club in partnership with Dr. Pepper and Wicomico County Parks, Recreation and Tourism. For further information on this event, please contact Andy Wisk at 410-548-4914 or visit www.salisburychristmashoops.org.