It's time to play for keeps.
After a month of practise, scrimmage and exhibition games, seven local high schools will begin their quest for city bragging rights in girls basketball on Tuesday afternoon.
Each school will participate in both the junior and senior divisions except Mount St. Joseph College, which will only dress a senior team this season.
To begin the campaign, Bawating visits White Pines, Sir James Dunn travels to Korah and St. Basil visits St. Mary's. The Mount enjoys a bye.
Junior games begin at 4:15 p.m. with the seniors following at 6 p.m.
*** 2005 GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE:
Junior games begin at 4:15 p.m. Senior games begin at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Bawating vs. White Pines Sir James Dunn vs. Korah St. Basil vs. St. Mary's
Thursday, Sept. 29
St. Mary's vs. Mount White Pines vs. Sir James Dunn Korah vs. St. Basil
Tuesday, Oct. 4
St. Basil vs. White Pines Mount vs. Korah Sir James Dunn vs. Bawating
Thursday, Oct. 6
Sir James Dunn vs. Mount Bawating vs. St. Mary's White Pines vs. Korah
Tuesday, Oct. 11
St. Mary's vs. White Pines Mount vs. Bawating St. Basil vs. Sir James Dunn
Thursday, Oct. 13
Korah vs. St. Mary's Bawating vs. St. Basil White Pines vs. Mount
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Korah vs. Bawating St. Mary's vs. Sir James Dunn Mount vs. St. Basil
Thursday, Oct. 20
White Pines vs. Bawating Korah vs. Sir James Dunn St. Mary's vs. St. Basil
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Mount vs. St. Mary's Sir James Dunn vs. White Pines St. Basil vs. Korah
Thursday, Oct. 27
White Pines vs. St. Basil Korah vs. Mount Bawating vs. Sir James Dunn
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Sir James Dunn vs. St. Basil Bawating vs. Mount White Pines vs. St. Mary's
Thursday, Nov. 3
Mount vs. White Pines St. Basil vs. Bawating St. Mary's vs. Korah
Tuesday, Nov. 8
St. Mary's vs. Bawating Mount vs. Sir James Dunn Korah vs. White Pines
Thursday, Nov. 10
Bawating vs. Korah Sir James Dunn vs. St. Mary's St. Basil vs. Mount
(End of regular season)
Tie Breakers: Monday, Nov. 14 (neutral sites)
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, Nov. 15
Semi-finals: Thursday, Nov. 17
City Final: Saturday, Nov. 19
NOSSA AA & AAA: Friday/Saturday, Nov. 25-26 in Sault Ste. Marie
OFSAA: December 2-4
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