The annual Amsterdam Holiday College Showcase girls basketball tournament takes place Thursday, Dec. 27, and Friday, Dec. 28, at Amsterdam High School.
Seventeen teams from around the Northeast are participating in this year’s tournament, including schools from as far away as New Hampshire, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, as well as one school from Quebec, Canada. Six Section 2 schools are playing: Amsterdam, Bethlehem, Gloversville, Guilderland, Saratoga Springs and Shenendehowa.
The two-day event draws considerable interest from college coaches based around the Northeast. Last year, more than 40 coaches from programs ranging from junior college to NCAA Division 1 attended the showcase.
The full schedule is as follows:
Thursday, Dec. 27
9:30 a.m. – Saugerties vs. Pittsfield, Mass.
11 a.m. – Gloversville vs. Kingston
12:30 p.m. – Amsterdam vs. Hanover, NH
2 p.m. – Cicero-North Syracuse vs. Bethlehem
3:30 p.m. – Shenendehowa vs. Holy Redeemer, Penn.
5 p.m. – Binghamton vs. St. Francois, Que.
6:30 p.m. – Farmington, Conn. vs. Amherst, Mass.
8 p.m. – Saratoga Springs vs. West Genesee
Friday, Dec. 28
9 a.m. – Kingston vs. Guilderland
10:30 a.m. – Amherst vs. Cicero-North Syracuse
12 p.m. – Bethlehem vs. Farmington
1:30 p.m. – West Genesee vs. Shenendehowa
3 p.m. – Holy Redeemer vs. Saratoga Springs
4:30 p.m. – Saugerties vs. Gloversville
6 p.m. – Hanover vs. St. Francois
7:30 p.m. – Pittsfield vs. Binghamton