CCBC HOSTS REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Baltimore County, Md. – The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville (CCBC Catonsville) will host the 2003 Maryland Sports Medicine Unseld Classic, the premier holiday high school basketball tournament in the Baltimore region, Dec. 26, 27, and 29, 2003. In the event of inclement weather, make-up dates for the tournament are set for Dec. 30, 2003 and Jan. 2 and 5, 2004. CCBC Catonsville founded and has been the only host of this tournament for the past 18 years.

“This is an opportunity to provide a quality holiday tournament close to home for Baltimore area schools,” said Brian Farrell, CCBC Catonsville athletics director.

High school teams competing in the tournament include Milford Mill, Northwestern of Baltimore City and Randallstown. New to the tournament roster this year are teams from Chesapeake of Anne Arundel County, Dunbar, Frederick Douglas, Owings Mills and Southern of Baltimore City.

The tournament is named in honor of Wes Unseld, long-time Bullets basketball star and Baltimore sports legend. University of Maryland Medicine sponsors the tournament and generously provides financial, marketing and medical support for the event.

In addition, the 2003 Maryland Sports Medicine Mixer will be held at 3 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 27 and 29 and will feature Broadneck, Centennial, Dulaney, and Mergenthaler. These mixer games will be played between the consolation games and the winner’s bracket games of the tournament.

For more information, call CCBC Catonsville Athletics at 410-455-4197.