Dodge City High School will host the 76th annual Tournament of Champions sponsored by Western Plains Medical Complex on January 17, 18 & 19. The tournament will be hosted at the United Wireless Arena. Participating teams are Dodge City (6A), Wichita North (6A), Junction City (6A), Shawnee Mission South (6A), Hutchinson (6A), Newton (5A), Bishop Carroll (5A), & Derby (6A).
Along with a competitive field of basketball teams, numerous groups will performbetween games and at the half times. Those participating in this year’s T.O.C. include the Dodge City High School Drill Team, Dodge City Middle School Drill Team, Comanche Middle School Drill Team, Dodge City High School Cheerleaders, Dodge City High School Pep Band and The Pride of Southwest Kansas. Thursday evening will be the recognition of the All-Academic All-Tournament team and the 2019 TOC Committee. On Friday night, the cheerleaders participating in the tournament will perform a combined routine between games.
Reserved seat tickets for the tournament are on sale now at the United Wireless Arena box office. Reserved seats are available for all three days. The general admission prices are $7/day. Tickets are also available online at ticketmaster.com.
The TOC/FCA Breakfast, sponsored by the Dodge City Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will be held at 8:30am on Saturday at the Boot Hill ConferenceCenter at the UWA. This year’s speaker will be Rhodes Scholar and former TCU football player, Caylin Moore. The event is open to the general public. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased in the DCHS Athletic Office or at the Tournament.
An awards ceremony will follow the championship game on Saturday evening. The awards will include; Most Inspirational Player, Team Sportsmanship, Individual Sportsmanship, Coaches Sportsmanship, All-Academic Team for basketball players & cheerleaders, Individual All Tournament Basketball team and Cheerleaders, and the Tournament Trophy presentations.
The game times for the tournament are as follows:
- Thursday: 2:00, 3:30, 7:00, 8:30
- Friday: 1:00, 2:30, 6:00, 7:30
- Saturday: 12:00, 1:30, 3:00, 5:00
