Lake City boys to play in 'Fitz' tourney again

SPOKANE - Lake City High is the lone Idaho team in the eight-team field for the second Dan Fitzgerald Memorial Basketball Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at Lewis and Clark High.

The tourney, also known as "The Fitz," honors the legacy of the longtime Gonzaga men's basketball coach. While a student at Gonzaga, Lake City coach Jim Winger often talked basketball with Fitzgerald.

Other participating teams are Lewis and Clark, Mead, West Valley (Spokane), West Valley (Yakima), Lake Stevens (Wash.), Peninsula (Gig Harbor, Wash.) and Blanchet Catholic School (Salem, Ore.).

Proceeds from last year's tournament benefited the Spokane Boys and Girls Club, Hoopfest Midnight Basketball, the Greater Spokane League needy student fund, and the Dan Fitzgerald scholarship at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. Fitzgerald coached at Mitty in the early stages of his coaching career.

A tip-off banquet for the teams will be held Thursday, Nov. 29 at Northern Quest Resort in Airway Heights, Wash. More information is available at www.thefitztourney.net.

SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov. 30

4 p.m. - Lake Stevens vs. Mead

5:30 - West Valley (Yakima) vs. West Valley (Spokane)

7:30 - Peninsula vs. Lewis & Clark

9 - Blanchet vs. Lake City

Saturday, Dec. 1

11 a.m. - Peninsula vs. West Valley (Spokane)

12:30 p.m. - Blanchet vs. Mead

2:30 - Lake Stevens vs. Lewis and Clark

4 - West Valley (Yakima) vs. Lake City