Holiday basketball tourney tips off on Saturday at West Bladen High

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WOODMEN LIFE RELEASE) — West Bladen would like to formally announce that the fourth annual Woodmen Life Christmas Tournament will be held at West Bladen High school on December 21, 22, and 23.  The tournament will consist of Whiteville, Fairmont, East Columbus, East Bladen, Midway, Southern Lee, Hoke, and host West Bladen.
West Bladen boys’ basketball Coach Travis Pait has this to say about the event.  “We are again happy to be hosting this event.  The seven teams that will be joining us are all well coached and will certainly be contenders in their respective leagues.  The level of competition will certainly help prepare all of the participants for conference play.  We would like to thank Mr. Joe Walters and Woodmen Life for their participation as title sponsors of this event.  Woodmen is such a great organization who are always trying to give back to the community.”
Woodmen Life state manager Joe Walters had this to say:  “Woodmen Life is very excited to be involved with an event like this that benefits so many young people.  All of the communities involved have a high rate of Woodmen members, which makes this a great venue for us to continue to actively strengthen our communities.  We have for a long time seen the value of team sports on our young people.  Many lessons are taught and learned during this time in our youth’s lives and Woodmen wants to be part of this process.  We believe that this tournament gives us the chance to do just that.”
Woodmen Life is a fraternal benefit society dedicated to protecting its members and strengthening its communities.  Woodmen Life has been working with young people for more than one hundred years.  All though the world has changed dramatically during the past century, the basic core of our basic youth activities has remained the same;  it’s all about helping kids grow up to be and do their best.
Admission is five dollars for everyone with no passes out.  Concessions will be available.  Two i-pads will be raffled off during the tournament.  The tournament schedule is as follows:
Saturday Dec 21 (second team is home)
Game 1    2pm   East Columbus vs Hoke
Game 2    4pm   Southern Lee vs East Bladen
Game 3    6pm   Midway vs Fairmont
Game 4    8pm   West Bladen vs Whiteville

Monday Dec 22  (second team is home)
Game 5    2pm    Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 6    4pm    Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Game 7    6pm    Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Game 8    8pm    Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4

Tuesday Dec 23  (second team is home)
Game 5    2pm    Loser Game 5 vs Loser Game 6 (7th Place Game)
Game 6    4pm    Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6 (5th Place Game)
Game 7    6pm    Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8 (3rd Place Game)
Game 8    8pm    Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 (Championship Game)