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MAYB tourney is this weekend

Mid-America Youth Basketball will sponsor its 11th annual MAYB summer kickoff tournament June 11-13, based out of the Newton area.

The organization will use gymnasiums in Marion County including Hillsboro, Marion, Goessel, and Peabody. Other area gyms include Canton, Galva, Newton, Halstead, Hesston, Moundridge, and McPherson to name a few.

According to Megan Kilgore, executive director of the Hillsboro Management Board, more than 90 gyms will be utilized and 26 communities with expectations of more than 800 teams competing.

"In 2003, the MAYB organization had 820 teams participating, and they're looking for a 20 percent increase once again in 2004," Kilgore said.

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