Spring youth basketball tourney at NU

North American Youth Sports announced this week there are still openings for its annual spring youth basketball tournament, to be held March 25-27 at the Kiernan Center on the Niagara University campus.

Director John Spanbauer reports the tournament will feature 10 different age brackets. Included are: fifth-sixth grade boys; fifth-sixth grade girls; seventh grade boys; seventh grade girls; eighth grade boys; eighth grade girls; ninth-10th grade boys; ninth-10th grade girls; 11-12th grade boys; and 11-12th grade girls. Participation is based on the grade in which the student is currently enrolled.

Entry fee for the tournament is $105 and guarantees each squad a minimum of two games. Awards will be presented in each bracket. Entry deadline is March 4.

For more information or an entry form, contact Spanbauer at 286-8055, call the toll-free NAYS spring tournament hotline at 1-866-352-5915, or visit the NAYS website at www.northamericanyouthsports.org.