THE Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) has released its schedule for the rest of this year which includes the current Under 17 Schools Basketball Championship being played in the mining town.

According to President of LABA Mrs. Dawn McCammon Barker, the current Linden Secondary Schools Under-17 basketball ‘We Got Game’ championship, which began on April 15, is being played at the Mackenzie High School hard court and will conclude on May 2 with the final.

This will be followed with the LABA Senior League in May which will set the stage for the LABA Summer Jam Under-23 championship in August.
There is a planned Referee’s Clinic and the year will end with the LABA Extravaganza Championship in December.

The LABA top official noted: “The association has been meeting with the basketball clubs across Linden to help address issues pertaining to their structure, and any of our matters that may be hindering their development as we seek to support them.”