Grace College To Host Annual Hoops For Hope Tournament
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Josh Neuhart-
WINONA LAKE – The annual Bennigan's Terry Polston Hoops for Hope Tournament is set for the next two weekends at Grace College’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. The men's four-team basketball tournament will take place Friday and Saturday, while the women's tourney will be held Nov. 20-21. Admission to watch the games is $5 per day, and all proceeds will go directly to Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund (KCCCF). The tournament is sponsored by Bennigan's of Warsaw and the Warsaw Morning Optimist Club. All cancer survivors are welcome to attend the tournament free of charge. The tournament is also in remembrance of D.A.R.E. Officer Terry Polston, who succumbed to lung cancer after a nine-year battle. Joining the No. 14-ranked Lancers in the men's tournament are Great Lakes Christian, Grace Bible and Purdue Calumet. The women's tournament features Grace, Goshen College, Rochester College and Roosevelt University. Grace College’s men’s team is currently 4-0 this season under 39th-year coach Jim Kessler. The Lady Lancers, under the direction of 12th-year coach Scott Blum, are currently 2-3.
