Blackhawks to play Tacoma Navigators in first exhibition of 2005-06 ABA season
July 28, 2005 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Bellevue Blackhawks News Release
(Tacoma, Wa)--The first exhibition game of the 2005-06 American Basketball Association (ABA) season will be played on Saturday, August 6th at 7:00 PM at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Washington. The defending 2004-05 Western Conference Champion Bellevue Blackhawks will take on the expansion Tacoma Navigators in a game that will cap a day of exciting events benefitting the Renew Our Tacoma Dome Committee, which is running the campaign for "Yes on Proposition 1." If passed on September 20th, Prop. 1 would extend the 25-year Tacoma Dome bonds for an additional term, and provide $45 million for much-needed upgrades and renovations to the Tacoma icon, the largest wooden dome in the world. The bonds, which were first issued in 1980, are scheduled to be retired at the end of the year. If reissued in 2005, the measure would be tax-neutral, ensuring that Tacoma residents would pay no new taxes to secure the magnificent venue for generations to come.
The August 6th event will kick off at 9:00 AM with a FREE basketball skills clinic for kids aged 8-18, and will feature the coaching staffs of the Blackhawks and Navigators, as well as several players from last season's Bellevue team. Lunch will be served from Noon-1:00 PM, and will be followed by an Open Free Agent Tryout Camp from 1:00-5:00 PM. A one-time registration fee of $75.00 will be charged with all proceeds benefitting the Prop. 1 campaign. Players attending the tryout camp will be evaluated by both coaching staffs and will be competing for ten roster spots on each team. The top 20 players will suit up in official ABA game uniforms and play a full-speed exhibition game beginning at 7:00 PM. The game will be contested under standard ABA rules. A suggested donation of $5.00 will be asked of those attending the game, with all proceeds again going to the campaign.
The free agent tryout camp and exhibition game are open to any athlete over 18 years of age with the aspiration of playing professional basketball.
For more information, or to register online, please visit: www.TacomaNavigators.com, www.Blackhawkshoops.com or www.SaveOurDome.org. You may also call (253) 272-1255.
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