The Optimist Club of the Wildwoods is hosting its annual George A. D’Amico Memorial Basketball Tournament at the North Wildwood Recreation Center this week. The event, which includes boys and girls seventh- and eighth-grade grammar school basketball teams from throughout Cape May County, begins Thursday and runs through Sunday.
The event also includes the Gia M. Chiarella Memorial Cheerleading Exhibition.
Proceeds from the tournament benefit the many charitable endeavors supported by the Optimist Club.
The following is the schedule for the tournament:
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
Game 1: Girls – Cape Trinity vs. Bishop McHugh, 4 pm
Game 2: Boys – Upper Township vs. Wildwood, 5:10 pm
Game 3: Girls – Ocean City vs. Wildwood, 6:20 pm
Game 4: Boys – Cape Trinity vs. Teitelman, 7:30 pm
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Game 5: Girls – Margaret Mace vs. Crest Memorial, 4 pm
Game 6: Boys – Margaret Mace vs. Crest Memorial, 5:10 pm
Game 7: Girls – Middle Township vs. Dennis Township, 6:20 pm
Game 8: Boys – Bishop McHugh vs. Dennis Township, 7:30 pm
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
Girls – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 11 am
Girls – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 12:10 pm
Girls – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 1:20 pm
Girls – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 2:30 pm
Boys – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 3:45 pm
Boys – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 5 pm
Boys – Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 6:15 pm
Boys – Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 8, 7:25 pm
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
Cheerleading Exhibition Warm-Ups, 10 am
Cheerleading Competition, 11 am
Girls Championship Game, 1:15 pm
Boys Championship Game, 2:35 pm