The lineup has been announced for the 10th Annual Heartland Hoops Classic, which will take place February 11, 2017. The event will once again include eight exciting high school basketball match-ups, including the headliner game of Papillion-La Vista vs. Sunrise Christian Academy, a nationally known team out of Wichita, KS. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. and includes the following eight games:
9:00 a.m. Grand Island Central Catholic vs Elmwood Murdock
10:45 a.m. Omaha Skutt Catholic vs Gothenburg
12:30 p.m. O’Neill vs Scotus Central Catholic
2:15 p.m. Bishop Neumann vs York
4:00 p.m. Gretna vs Beatrice
5:45 p.m. St. Cecilia vs Winnebago
7:30 p.m. Omaha South vs Aurora
9:15 p.m. Sunrise Christian Academy, Wichita, KS vs Papillion La Vista
Tickets go on sale December 1, and are available at the Heartland Events Center box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/ General admission tickets are $16 for adults and $10 for students, and are good for all eight games. A limited number of courtside seats are available for $75 each.
Media passes will be issued for this event but NSAA passes will not be accepted. News and sports department personnel who wish to receive media credentials should contact Erin Martinez at 308-379-0283 or emartinez311@gmail.com
This event is proudly brought to you by Tom Dinsdale Automotive, West Faidley Medical Center, Pro Team Design and TM Sporting Goods.
It is sponsored generously by these businesses: Home Federal Bank, Five Points Bank, Gary Thompson Agency, GI Sports Council, Jerrys Sheet Metal & Bosselman’s Pump & Pantry.