The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-02-25
SPORT FOR BASKET
BALL ENTHUSIASTS
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT WILL
BE HELD IN THIS CITY
NEXT WEEK
STRONG CUNTS TO PLAY
OPENING GAMES FRIDAY MORN
ING-SEMI FINALS AND FL
NAILS SATURDAY

For the; fourth consecutive year
Sank Centre basket ball fans will
have an opportunity of witnessing the
District Basket Ball Tournament
without leaving the home town. The
tournament will be held Friday and
Saturday, March 9Th and 9th, at the
Junior High School Auditorium.
Two preliminary games will be
played from 900 to HOO Friday
morning, two more scheduled from
200 to 400 in the afternoon. The
semi-finals will be played Friday eve
ming beginning at 1880. On Satur-
day evening, March 9th at 1880 the
consolation game will be played by
the losers Of the semi-finals to be
followed at $50 with the champion
ship game, which will decide the
team which will represent this district
in the Regional Tournament to be
held the following week at the Alex
andria Armory.
A trophy will be awarded to the
championship team, as we'll as a
craftsmanship trophy. The editors
of the district will decide on the team
to receive the craftsmanship trophy.
Medals will also be awarded to the
champions and runners-up. Friday
of this week the drawing will take
place which will decide the order of
play for the various teams. The re-
suit of this drawing will enable US to
publish the official program for the
tournament in next weeks issue of
the Herald.
District tournaments held in Sank
Centre in the past four years have
enabled local fans to witness some
excellent sport. The tournament this
year promises to be exciting from
start to finish. So far this season
Long Prairie has shown the greatest
strength. Glenwood, however, has
come back strong the last few
weeks with the addition of two new
members to their team. Melrose, Viii
lard and Eagle Bend can give any
team stiff opposition. Either Osakis,
Alexandria, or Sank Centre may
prove stumbling blocks to the cham
pionship aspirations of either Glen
wood or Long Prairie. Take it al
together, it promises to be an inter-
esting battle and deserving of a good
attendance from local fans, thereby
assuring Sank Centre of future tourn-
amentS. ..
The local high school team seems to
be handicapped physically this year.
Aside from Pierson and Nelson, it is
decidedly lacking in stature and
weight. They have, however, given a
very creditable performance. In
basketball strategy, craftsmanship
and fighting qualities they have no
superiors in the district. With a few
inches added in height and a few
pounds in weight, we would be willing
to predict that they would repeat the
performance of last years team which
furnished such thrilling climax To
the tournament by its overwhelming
defeat of Alexandria for the cham
pionship. The team this year is well
worthy of the support of local fans,
for we can be assured that even
though they might go down in defeat
it will be an honorable defeat and that
all glory will not be due to the VIC
tors.
For some reason or other the at
tendance this year has slumped con-
siderably. 1t would be an excellent
tribute to the plucky fight our team
has made this year if We could show
them good turnout for the game to
be played with Glenwood here on
Friday of this week and be on hand
to cheer them on in the tournament
next week.