LEWISTON — The Auburn Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame will present the Gippers 12th Annual Basketball Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 22 and 23.
Girls basketball teams from Edward Little, Lewiston, Gray-New Gloucester and Poland will play Friday, Nov. 22, and boys teams from Edward Little, Lewiston, Gorham, Fryeburg Academy will play Saturday, Nov. 23. This year’s tournament will be held at Edward Little High School Gymnasium, 77 Harris St, Auburn.
The schedule is:
Nov. 22, Girls Tournament: 3:30 p.m. Edward Little vs Gray-New Gloucester; 5 p.m. Poland vs. Lewiston; 6:30 p.m. Gray-New Gloucester vs. Lewiston; 8 p.m. Edward Little vs. Poland.
Nov. 23, Boys Tournament: 11:30 a.m. Edward Little JV vs. Lewiston JV; 1 p.m. Gorham vs. Edward Little; 2:30 p.m. Poland vs. Fryeburg Academy; 4:30 p.m. Gorham vs. Lewiston; 6 p.m. Fryeburg Academy vs. Edward Little; 7:30 p.m. Poland vs. Lewiston.
Daily admission will be $5 for adults, and $3 for students and senior citizens. The tournament benefits the Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame, which has been a part of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce since March 1983. Over the past 35 years, there have been 150 inductees to the Sports Hall of Fame. The annual awards banquet takes place in late spring and also includes the Chamber President’s Award for outstanding current achievement, and the Flashback to Fame Team Award to the championship teams of the past.
