81st Annual Tournament of Champions
The longest running high school invitational boys’ basketball tournament west of the Mississippi is back for year 81! The Tournament of Champions has aged well with a lot of great basketball played in Dodge City over the past eighty years.
This year’s tournament will follow the normal Thursday through Saturday format. Games will begin on Thursday with Dodge City tipping off against Maize at 7p. On Saturday, the Championship game will tip off at 5p. All games will be played at the United Wireless Arena.
Another T.O.C. tradition that will return this year is the FCA Breakfast – held on Saturday morning at 8:30am at Dodge City High School. This year’s speaker is former All-American from Kansas State University – Ty Zimmerman. Tickets will be available at the door – the morning of the event.
The Dodge City Pep Band, Drill Team, and Cheerleaders will perform at all Dodge City games with special performances throughout the tournament. The National Anthem will be performed by DCHS students before each session.
Centura | CommonSpirit – St. Catherine Hospital of Dodge City continues to be the Official Tournament Sponsor and will participate in the Championship Trophy presentation on Saturday night.
Other awards include: medals presented to Top 3 Teams, Sportsmanship medals – presented by the Lions Club, All-Tournament Basketball Team – presented by DCHS Alumni Association, Most Inspirational Player – presented by DCHS, and All-Academic Awards – presented by the Rotary Club.
All tournament games will be live streamed on the NFHS Network. Reserved seating tickets are on sale now at the United Wireless Arena Box Office. DCHS Student Tickets are on sale at the DCHS Athletic Office.
43rd Annual FCA Breakfast Featuring Ty Zimmerman
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Dodge City High School – 8:30 am
Sponsored by SUNFLOWER BANK
Dodge City High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and the TOC are excited to announce Ty Zimmerman as the 43rd Annual FCA Breakfast speaker for the 81st Annual TOC.
Ty Zimmerman is currently FCA’s Area Director serving North Central Kansas.
As a graduate of Junction City High School, Ty played football for Kansas State University from 2010-2013 and had a short stint with the New Orleans Saints in 2014. After his playing career ended, he stayed in the world of sports, teaching and coaching in Junction City.
His father, Randall Zimmerman, has been the head football coach at Junction City for the past thirty years. It was during this time that he truly began a relationship with Jesus, and began to have a desire towards full time ministry.
God led me to FCA, where I get to merge my background in athletics and my newfound life with Jesus in such a cool way. It’s a great joy to know and follow Jesus, and an even greater joy to see other people come to know and follow Jesus. FCA gives me a platform for that!”
– Ty Zimmerman
Ty travels the state of Kansas encouraging high school students with his personal testimony and the good news message of hope and purpose.
Ty married his high school sweetheart, Mandy. They have two children: Brinley, and Ezra. The Zimmermans love spending time together as a family, having random dance sessions in their living room, and being outside in God’s beautiful creation.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door the morning of the event.
The Boot Hill FCA exists solely to help provide an inspirational program and breakfast for the teams competing in the Tournament of Champions.
For over 40 years, the FCA Breakfast has been part of the tradition of the TOC. On top of the generous support of Sunflower Bank, this organization relies on donations from local businesses and individuals to keep the breakfast free of charge for the teams competing in the tournament each year.
Anyone interested in donating to the Boot Hill FCA can contact Jay Gifford at Dodge City High School for details.
