From YMCA:
YMCA Partners with Southern Conference Basketball for Free Youth Competition
Children ages 7–12 invited to participate for chance to compete at 2016 General Shale Southern Conference Tournament
Asheville, N.C., Feb. 11, 2016 – The YMCA of Western North Carolina is partnering with Southern Conference Basketball for a special competition for the youth in our community. Children ages 7–12 are invited to showcase their shooting skills for a chance to compete in a shootout at the 2016 General Shale Southern Conference Tournament, being held March 3–7, 2016, at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville.
One hundred percent of all souvenir program sales and proceeds from a silent auction filled with sports memorabilia from each SoCon school will benefit the YMCA’s Annual Campaign.
The competition is open to boys and girls ages 7 through 12. The event is free and open to the community; participants do not have to be members of the Y. Each participant will receive an official SoCon Shootout T-shirt, while supplies last.
The first round of competition will take place on Sun., Feb. 21, at the Asheville, Corpening Memorial, Reuter Family, and Hendersonville Family YMCAs. Participants will be split into age groups of 7–8 year olds, 9–10 year olds, and 11–12 year olds. Boys and girls in each age group will compete against each other.
The top five scorers from each age group at each Y location will advance to the market finals on Sun., Feb. 28, at the Asheville and Reuter YMCAs. The winner of each age group in each market will compete at the semi-finals and finals on Sun., March 6, at the 2016 General Shale Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville.
Pre-registration for the shootout is recommend but not required. Competition times vary by age group at the first round of competition on Sun., Feb. 21. Visit your local YMCA of Western North Carolina for more information about times and registration. For age-verification purposes, all participants must present their birth certificate.
To buy tickets and for more information on the full week of SoCon festivities, click here.
For more information about the shoot-out, please contact Tina Weaver, Director of Program Development, YMCA of Western North Carolina, tweaver@ymcawnc.org, 828 210 9605.
About the YMCA of Western North Carolina
The YMCA of Western North Carolina is one of the area’s leading nonprofits, strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Y serves Buncombe, Henderson, and McDowell counties, engaging over 49,000 individuals through membership, programs, and child care. Regardless of age, income, or background, our goal is to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the area’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support the community. Deeply anchored in Western North Carolina, the YMCA has been developing lasting personal and social change in the community for over 125 years. For more information, please visit www.ymcawnc.org.
About the Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pac-12 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on Capital One Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 20 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions, most recently in 2012-13, when former Wofford volleyball player Rachel Woodlee earned the prestigious award. The Conference currently consists of 10 members in six states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 20 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships.
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