Weather has again created havoc with area sports schedules, particularly the Cascade Christian Wachovia Christmas Classic. What began as 32 boys and girls basketball teams convening for a three-day tournament at four Rogue Valley gyms has been whittled significantly, but it presses on.
Similarly, other teams are trying to get games in despite cancellations elsewhere, including the Ashland Rotary Hoop Tournament and North Medford’s boys basketball team, which was to play in a Lake Oswego tournament that has been called off.
First, the Cascade Christian event (which has its own Web site).
A round-robin format will be in place today, and the plan is to have a full schedule of 16 games on Saturday, when school closures preventing teams from competing won’t come into play.
Here’s today’s schedule of games:
Unlimited Division
4 p.m. — Boys, Lakeview vs. Eagle Point, Cascade Christian main gym
5:45 p.m. — Girls, Lakeview vs. Eagle Point, CC main gym
7:30 p.m. — Boys, Cascade Christian vs. Phoenix, CC main gym
9:15 p.m. — Girls, Cascade Christian vs. Phoenix, CC main gym
7:30 p.m. — Boys, Burns vs. St. Mary’s, Phoenix main gym
9:15 p.m. — Girls, Burns vs. St. Mary’s, Phoenix main gym
Varsity Division
12:30 p.m. — Boys, Hosanna Christian vs. Cascade Christian JV, CC main gym
2:15 p.m. — Girls, Hosanna Christian vs. Cascade Christian JV, CC main gym
12:30 p.m. — Boys, Liahona Prep vs. Pacific, Phoenix main gym
2:15 p.m. — Girls, Liahona Prep vs. Pacific, Phoenix main gym
4 p.m. — Boys, Butte Falls vs. New Hope Christian, Phoenix main gym
5:45 p.m. — Girls, Butte Falls vs. New Hope Christian, Phoenix main gym
Saturday’s games have yet to be determined, but there should be plenty of action somewhere.
Ashland’s Rotary Hoop Classic has been cancelled for today. Saturday’s tentative schedule is the Ashland girls playing South Medford at noon, and the Ashland boys playing North Medford at 2 p.m. The games will be at McNeal Pavilion on the Southern Oregon University campus, as previously scheduled. There is no admission charge, but canned food donations are requested.
Crater has cancelled boys basketball games against Sutherlin tonight and Lebanon Saturday. The girls host North Medford at 3:30 (a time change) Saturday.
Phoenix’s trip to a Newport swim meet was cancelled as well.
North Valley’s large wrestling tournament scheduled for today and Saturday was cancelled, as was the Marshfield tourney Ashland was scheduled to attend.
That’s what we know of now. If you’re planning to attend a scheduled event this weekend, it would be wise to call the school ahead of time.
