… Meeting set for today at 15:00hrs

THE 10th Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball championship will be staged next month according to a release from the organizers, the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA). There will be a meeting this afternoon at 15:00hrs with representatives of the schools involved as the association seeks to inform the coaches and managers of the teams about their expectations for this year’s championship.
The schools to be represented are the defending champions Christianburg/Wismar Secondary, New Silvercity, Linden Technical Institute, Linden Foundation, Mackenzie High and Wisburg with Harmony Secondary School.
The meeting is to be held at the Mackenzie Sports Club pavilion and Organising Secretary of the LABA, Ashton angel (Jr), will deal with the plans for the tournament. Angel can be contacted on 444-2712 or 644-6657 for further information. It is necessary for the schools to be represented as the details of the playing dates will be confirmed.
Secretary of LABA, Joseph Chapman, said that plans are on stream to have the tournament played from April 4 through April 25 during the height of the Linden Town Week celebrations.
The schools last year were presented with new uniforms for the tournament and Chapman said it is hoped that they have retained them for this year’s tournament.
He said that this being the tenth year since the tournament was started by former National women’s coach Linden Alphonso, who now resides in the United States, will see them seek to have the tournament be a grand success.
Last year LABA took over the running of the tournament which was staged through the Victory Valley Royals basketball club. However, Chapman said that based on discussions members of the club will be involved in an effort to ensure the tournament remains the most popular among schools in Linden.