SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko High School girls basketball team will host its inaugural Blue & White Madness event Nov. 9 at the high school. A chili cook-off and dinner will take place from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., with festivities in the gym occurring between 1 and 3 p.m. Among the activities will be a ‘Futures Game’ with 3rd to 8th grade students, a ‘Skills Challenge’ with the Whitko girls basketball team, a “Legends Game’ with WHS alums, as well as carnival games in the upper mezzanine. To register for the chili cook-off, e-mail whitkogirlsbasketball@gmail.com Entry for the cook-off will be at noon, with judging taking place at 12:20 p.m. First prize will win $75 and the runner-up receives $25. Meals will then be served from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at $5, which includes the chili with toppings, fruit, muffin, bottled water and Texas sheet cake. A minimum $1 donation will be accepted for entry into the Blue & White Madness event, although South Whitley and Pierceton emergency personnel, enlisted military, veterans and WHS students receive free admission. All proceeds from the event support the Whitko girls basketball program.
