Giorno & Harmon Tourney November 20

The 8th Annual Giorno & Harmon Memorial 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be held on Saturday, November 20, at the Newtown Youth Academy.

The tournament is in honor of John Giorno, a good friend of Newtown basketball, who succumbed to cancer in 2002 and Kim Harmon, former sports editor at the Newtown Bee, whom we lost to heart disease in December of 2007. All proceeds will be distributed to the Giorno Scholarship Fund and the Harmon Family Fund.

This event once again is generously hosted by the Newtown Youth Academy. Tournament competition is by age groups for both males and females. Age groups range from third grade through high school to adults. The format will be double elimination, so every team plays at least two games. Trophies are awarded for first- and second-place in each division. Each team should register four players. New this year is an Open Division for travel players.

Register day of the tournament or on the NYBA website: http://www.newtownyouthbasketball.org, www.newtownhoops.com, through the Newtown Parks and Recreation Department at http://www.newtown-ct.gov/Public_Documents/NewtownCT_Park/index, or through Gregg Simon, athletic director at Newtown High School.

Youth coaches have applications, which are also available at Newtown Youth Academy.

All players receive a commemorative T Shirt. Fees are on a per team basis. Gather three friends, and join the fun. Great Prizes to be raffled throughout the day, including: Autographs, pictures, posters, basketball and baseball autographs and memorabilia, NBA and WNBA merchandise, NCAA basketball merchandise, and Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Nets and NCAA tickets.