Denver Native American high school basketball tournament set for March 28-30

DENVER - The United Native American Housing Association is hosting the All West Native American Basketball Classic on March 28 to 30 in Denver, Colorado. There will be a slam-dunk and three-point shooting contests as well. Senior scholarships are available from the Mark K. Ulmer Native American Scholarship Foundation. Applications are due on March 1.

Participation is limited to youth who are not over the age of 19, who are currently enrolled in high school or have completed their senior year in 2007 and graduated in good standing. They need to be either enrolled members of an Indian Tribe or have parent(s) who are enrolled. All participants will be required to pay a $5 fee for drug testing. You do not have to be a team member of your local High School team to be eligible of tryouts. 

Requirements prior to tryouts:
    1) Completed All-Star basketball application, available with your high school athletic director or pick up at the Salish & Kootenai Housing Authority. An application can be mailed to you upon request.
    2) Tribal enrollment (or letter attesting to first descendent status from enrollment office)
    3) School transcripts.

For more information, contact Michelle Morigeau at 675-4491, extension #1507 at the Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority; e-mail at: mamorigeau@skha.org; or go to your local high school office for applications.

Tryout dates to be announced at a later date