Grace College To Host Annual Hoops Tournament
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Dale [email protected]
The Terry Polston Hoops For Hope Tournament will be played Friday and Saturday at the Orthopaedic Capital Center, with all proceeds going to the KCCCF.[[In-content Ad]]There is no admission fee, other than a donation.
"We're not going to charge admission," said Grace College Athletic Director Chad Briscoe. "It's a small way for us to give back. We know that this is a very generous community filled with people who help others out, and all we're asking for is a donation at the door. It should be a fun tournament, and the donations will go to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund."
Mid-Con Unversity and Wright St. Lake will tip things off Friday at 6 p.m., followed by Temple Baptist playing the host Lancers at approximately 8 p.m.
The consolation game will be played Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by the championship contest at approximately 3 p.m.
"This tournament has a lot of history, it's something we've done for a long, long time," said 34th-year coach Jim Kessler. "This is the 36th year the Optimist Club has had its name on the tournament, and for the second year we're playing for the memory of Officer Terry Polston. OP was our first cancer survivor to speak at the brunch. He was a unique individual and a big part of our community. Cancer has affected all of us in some way. We hope that we get a good crowd to come out and watch the tournament, and that this very generous community will help with the KCCCF."
According to the K21 Health Foundation's website, the KCCF provides assistance to financially-inelegible residents of Kos. County who are suffering from cancer.
The purpose of the fund is to relieve some of the financial strain that often accompanies that dreaded dianosis. The assistance provided includes, but is not limited to, items such as rent or mortgages payments, utilities, insurance, food, car payments and prescription medications.
"We live in a community that loves basketball, and we live in a community that is very generous and willing to help out others," said Kessler. "We're really looking forward to a couple days of basketball, as well as using it as a platform to help out the KCCF."
Each year the tourmament features a keynote speaker who has survived cancer.
This year's speaker is Craig Fulmer, grandfather of Grace College sophomore guard Elliott Smith.
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The Terry Polston Hoops For Hope Tournament will be played Friday and Saturday at the Orthopaedic Capital Center, with all proceeds going to the KCCCF.[[In-content Ad]]There is no admission fee, other than a donation.
"We're not going to charge admission," said Grace College Athletic Director Chad Briscoe. "It's a small way for us to give back. We know that this is a very generous community filled with people who help others out, and all we're asking for is a donation at the door. It should be a fun tournament, and the donations will go to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund."
Mid-Con Unversity and Wright St. Lake will tip things off Friday at 6 p.m., followed by Temple Baptist playing the host Lancers at approximately 8 p.m.
The consolation game will be played Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by the championship contest at approximately 3 p.m.
"This tournament has a lot of history, it's something we've done for a long, long time," said 34th-year coach Jim Kessler. "This is the 36th year the Optimist Club has had its name on the tournament, and for the second year we're playing for the memory of Officer Terry Polston. OP was our first cancer survivor to speak at the brunch. He was a unique individual and a big part of our community. Cancer has affected all of us in some way. We hope that we get a good crowd to come out and watch the tournament, and that this very generous community will help with the KCCCF."
According to the K21 Health Foundation's website, the KCCF provides assistance to financially-inelegible residents of Kos. County who are suffering from cancer.
The purpose of the fund is to relieve some of the financial strain that often accompanies that dreaded dianosis. The assistance provided includes, but is not limited to, items such as rent or mortgages payments, utilities, insurance, food, car payments and prescription medications.
"We live in a community that loves basketball, and we live in a community that is very generous and willing to help out others," said Kessler. "We're really looking forward to a couple days of basketball, as well as using it as a platform to help out the KCCF."
Each year the tourmament features a keynote speaker who has survived cancer.
This year's speaker is Craig Fulmer, grandfather of Grace College sophomore guard Elliott Smith.
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