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 May 17, 2006
The 2006 Lakota March Madness Tournament has wrapped up and as
expected, it was the biggest and best ever in the six year history of
the event. There were over 90 boys and girls teams from grades 3 to 6
and over 875 Lakota students participated, with every elementary school
in the district being represented.
Well over 100 adults volunteered their time to help coach a team or help
with the tournament organization itself and dozens more handled the gate
and concessions at each of the tournament games. East and West high
school players, both boys and girls got involved as referees at the
games this year.
The tournament ran from Monday, March 27 through Thursday, April 6 and
the proceeds from the tournament benefited both Reach-Out Lakota and The
Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation. Thanks go out to Tournament Committee
Chairman Gene Slageter and Treasurer Dave Sullender and their army of
volunteers for putting on a great event!
On Friday, May 12th, Gene and Dave delivered a check in the amount of
$1,100 to the Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation to help in the fight
against pediatric brain tumors. We appreciate their efforts and look
forward to next years!
Click here to visit Lakota Online to find out more
about the tournament. The Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation (www.jthf.org)
is happy to be part of this wonderful event!
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