SPORTS: Benefit youth basketball tournament set for Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Girls Basketball Boosters will present three days of tournament games, hoops clinics and community projects June 19-21 as boys and girls high school teams compete in the Beach, BBQ and Basketball Tournament.

The high school basketball event will tip off on Wednesday, June 19 with a clinic and tournament games beginning at 9 a.m.

The tournament will raise funds to support youth basketball in Jefferson County.

The clinic and games will be held at Port Townsend High School or Blue Heron Middle School.

Team registration is available at a cost of $500 per team of seven-to-12 players.

The registration includes four games, two one-day clinics, a barbecue, a community project, contests, prizes and more.

The Port Townsend Girls Basketball Boosters is accepting team reservations until the deadline of noon on Monday, June 17.

Team registration is available at www.athlete

foundations.com or by contacting Matthew Wade, Beach, BBQ & Basketball event coordinator, at mwade@athletefoundations.com or 206-227-9387.

The mission of the Port Townsend Girls Basketball Boosters is improving the basketball skills of Port Townsend/Jefferson County girls through camps, clinics and tournaments promoting, encouraging and supporting female student-athletes.