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FEATURE ARTICLE
Week 4
Boys
& Girls Tournament Previews
By Aaron Brown
There are two tournaments on the docket this weekend as we get closer to the
midpoint of the regular season. On the boys' side, eight teams clash at Brother
Rice, while the same exact number of teams play at the Lincoln-Way Tournament on
the girls' side of things.
Here is a preview of what to
watch for beginning at 4:00pm on Friday afternoon:
BOYS
Brother Rice
Tournament
This year's Brother Rice Tournament comes a bit earlier in the
season than last year, when it was played in late April. York
replaces Naperville North in the eight-team field, while the other
seven teams remain the same. In last year's edition, the hosts beat
St Patrick in the tournament final, while Loyola claimed a third
place finish.
The tournament gets underway on Friday night,
with the hosts taking on Lockport in the first game at 4:00pm. Those
two are in a the same group, along with Loyola and Sandburg. The
other group of four includes St Patrick, Hinsdale Central, St Rita,
and York. The top teams from each group will meet at 6:00pm for the
tournament title, while the other teams will play in the three games
prior to the final game for seventh, fifth, and third place.
Format: 8 teams, 16 games,
championship-round format
BROTHER RICE TOURNAMENT
Friday
4:00pm Brother Rice vs Lockport
5:00pm St Patrick vs St Rita
6:00pm York vs HC
7:00pm Brother Rice vs Loyola
8:00pm St Patrick vs York
9:00pm Sandburg vs Lockport
Saturday
8:30am St Rita vs HC
9:30am Brother Rice vs Sandburg
10:30am Loyola vs Lockport
11:30am St Patrick vs HC
12:30pm St Rita vs York
1:30pm Sandburg vs Loyola
Championship round
3:00pm 7th place game
4:00pm 5th place game
5:00pm 3rd place game
6:00pm 1st place game
GIRLS
Lincoln-Way Tournament
The Lincoln-Way
Tournament, which is normally hosted solely by Lincoln-Way East,
will use both East and West's pools on Friday for the opening round
of the event. That is in large part due to the field expanding from
six to eight teams, as both LWW and Schaumburg have entered this
year's competition.
The format has also changed, with the team's
playing what amounts to four quarterfinal games on Friday afternoon
to determine who will have a chance to win the tournament title.
The first round games will be played at 4:30pm
and 5:30pm at the two different pools, with the losing teams playing
in the consolation round at 6:30pm and the winning teams following
at 7:30pm. The Friday night results will setup the final round of
action, with the championship being played at LWE at 5:00pm.
In last year's event, Lincoln-Way Central beat
Lincoln-Way East 12-6 in the title game, while Andrew finished in
third place with a win over Lincoln-Way North. However, Richards
enters this year's competition with an 11-2 record and Schaumburg
brings a 4-3 mark to the table, so it should make for an interesting
set of games over the weekend.
Format: 8 teams, 12 games,
bracket format
LWE TOURNAMENT
Friday
@ LWE
4:30pm
LWE vs
LWN
5:30pm
Andrew vs R-B
6:30pm Consolation round
7:30pm Semifinal round
@ LWW
4:30pm
LWW vs LWC
5:30pm Richards vs Schaumburg
6:30pm
Consolation round
7:30pm
Semifinal round
Saturday
@ LWE
2:00pm 7th place game
3:00pm
5th place game
4:00pm
3rd place game
5:00pm
1st place game
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