FOUR-time champions Mackenzie High School will start their campaign for a fifth championship when they face Wisburg Secondary in the opening game of this year’s 10th Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball tournament which bounces off today at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court in Linden.

Mackenzie High will face Wisburg in the opening match at 14.30hrs while the second is between Linden Foundation Secondary and Linden Technical Institute at 16.00hrs.
The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) released that the contesting schools namely Mackenzie High, New Silvercity Secondary, Wisburg Secondary, Linden Foundation Secondary and Linden Technical Institute will be tasked with playing throughout this coming week to ensure that the tournament is completed by month-end during the annual Linden Town Week celebrations.
Tomorrow, New Silvercity Secondary take on the defending champions Christianburg Wismar Secondary in the first game at 14.30hrs and the second will see Mackenzie High in action again this time against Linden Foundation Secondary at 16.00hrs.
On Wednesday, the round-robin format will see Linden Technical Institute confront New Silvercity Secondary and game two will be between Christianburg/Wismar Secondary and Wisburg Secondary.
On Thursday, Linden Foundation Secondary will take on Wisburg Secondary in the first game then Mackenzie High challenge Christianburg/Wismar Secondary. On Friday, Linden Technical Institute meet Mackenzie High in the first game then New Silvercity Secondary and Linden Foundation Secondary clash in game two.
In this year’s tournament, several United States-based Lindeners have sponsored all the trophies, replicas and medals along with basketballs and other individual prizes which will be at stake throughout the ten-day tournament.

(Joe Chapman)