PHS Lady Generals Featured in Hanzalik Hoops Classic

10:46AM / Friday, December 30, 2011

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PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Pittsfield High Lady Generals basketball program will be featured in this weekend's Jill E. Harrington Hanzalik Basketball Classic in Northampton.

The second annual holiday tournament, organized by former NBA player and Pioneer Valley basketball legend Adam Harrington, takes place at Northampton High School on Friday, Dec. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 31.

The JEHH Basketball Classic serves as a living legacy to the attributes that his late sister Jill Harrington Hanzalik exhibited daily.  Harrington said her zest for life, drive to achieve her aspirations, and contagious enthusiasm fueled his desire to create a memorial foundation designed to help young people chase their dreams.

Friday 5 p.m. Smith Academy vs. Easthampton (boys) 7 p.m. Northampton vs. Amherst (boys) Saturday 9-noon: Free Chase Your Dreams Basketball Clinic  (boys & girls, Grades 3-8) Noon   Greenfield vs. Mahar (boys) 2 p.m. Pittsfield vs. Northampton (girls)

One of a variety of the foundation's annual showcase events, the JEHH Basketball Classic offers opportunity for the foundation to "give
back" during the holiday season. To date, the JEHH Memorial Fund has awarded more than $30,000 in grants throughout Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont.

This weekend's event features 8 high school teams, four varsity games, and a free youth basketball clinic. In addition to the on-court activities, attendees will be treated to entertainment, contests, raffles, and giveaways.

Admission is $5, students and seniors $3. The high school is at 360 Elm St.

For more information, visit www.chaseyourdreamsnow.org.