A Maui girls basketball team will be in the four-day Girls Kauai Invitational basketball tournament starting Thursday at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center. Maui Pride will be playing in the 16 and Under division at the tournament co-sponsored by Team Lihue,
A Maui girls basketball team will be in the four-day Girls Kauai Invitational basketball tournament starting Thursday at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center.
Maui Pride will be playing in the 16 and Under division at the tournament co-sponsored by Team Lihue, the Kauai Youth Basketball Association and the County of Kauai.
Karen Matsumoto of KYBA said in addition to action on the hardwoods, Team Lihue wanted to learn the finer art of scorekeeping and tournament organization.
Lihue will be fielding both a 13 and Under and a 16 and Under girls team for the tournament.
“This will be a busy weekend for basketball,” Matsumoto said. “In addition to this tournament, there will be the 18 and Over boys playing in Kapaa along with the boys summer league games.”
Girl basketball players in the 13 and Under and 16 and Under division will participate at the tournament, which starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. The championship games start at 11 a.m.
Thursday action starts at 5:30 p.m. when the 16 and Under Kaulupono girls take on the 16 and Under Kauai Ballers followed by the 13 and Under Kaulupono going up against the 13 and Under Kauai Ballers.
Tipoff at 7:30 p.m. will see the 16 and Under Kauai Ballers take on Waimea with the featured game starting at 8:30 p.m. when the host 16 and Under Team Lihue squares off against the visiting Maui Pride.
Four games are on tap for Friday, also starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s schedule will have five games on tap starting at 9 a.m.
The tournament championships will play on Sunday with the 13 and Under title game starting at 11 a.m. followed by the 16 and Under championship starting at noon. There is no admission charge to view the competition.
