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Pontiac Tournament pairings…

By  Michael O’Brien
   
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Pairings for the 78th Annual Pontiac Holiday Tournament which runs Dec. 29-31:

8 am: Joliet vs. Curie

9:30 am: Simeon vs. West Aurora

1 pm: Lockport vs. Bloomington

2:30 pm: Warren vs. Niles West

4 pm: Plainfield North vs. United Twp.

6:30 pm: Waukegan vs. Danville

8 pm: Schaumburg vs. Pontiac

9:30 pm: Manual vs. Oak Park

If you’ve never visited the Pontiac Tournament, I would highly recommend it. The atmosphere and style of basketball is quite a bit different from Proviso West or the Big Dipper. Pontiac is about an hour and forty minutes from Chicago, straight down I-55. And for those who can’t attend in person the semi finals will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet Chicago at 1pm on Dec. 31.

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