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27th annual Saladino Tournament
By JOEY KNIGHT
Published March 13, 2007
Pairings and schedules have been released for the largest Saladino Tournament ever (28 teams), which begins Saturday at five Hillsborough County sites.
The record field - 25 county public schools and three local private schools - will be divided into seven four-team pools. Pool play will be held at Brandon, Chamberlain, Newsome, Riverview and Middleton starting Saturday and ending March 20.
The pool champions, and one wild-card team, advance to quarterfinal action at Brandon on March 21. The semifinals (March 22, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.) and title game (March 23, 7:30 p.m.) also will be held at Brandon, official tournament headquarters.
The annual Old-Timers Day Luncheon, an invitation-only event for local ex-major and minor-leaguers and semi-pro players, will be March 21 at noon at Brandon. The "Tiny Tots" trailer, an adult-supervised game room for children 8 and under, also will be set up at Brandon throughout the tournament.
Pools
Atlantic Brandon, Oldsmar Christian, Wharton, Gaither
Pacific Middleton, Leto, Jefferson, Cambridge
Indian Chamberlain, East Bay, Alonso, Tampa Catholic
Eastern Hillsborough, Durant, Lennard, Tampa Bay Tech
Western Spoto, Freedom, Plant, Sickles
Northern Newsome, Robinson, Bloomingdale, Plant City
Southern Riverview, King, Blake, Armwood
Saturday's Games
At Brandon Spoto vs. Freedom, 10:30 a.m. Oldsmar Christian vs. Wharton, 1:30 p.m. Plant vs. Sickles, 4:30 Gaither vs. Brandon, 7:30
At Chamberlain Tampa Catholic vs. Alonso, 1:30 p.m. East Bay vs. Tampa Catholic, 4:30 Alonso vs. Chamberlain, 7:30
At Newsome Bloomingdale vs. Plant City, 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Tech vs. Lennard, 4:30 Robinson vs. Newsome, 7:30
At Riverview Hillsborough vs. Durant, 1:30 p.m. King vs. Blake, 4:30 Armwood vs. Riverview, 7:30
At Middleton Cambridge vs. Leto, 1:30 p.m. Jefferson vs. Cambridge, 4:30 Middleton vs. Leto, 7:30
March 19-20: Pool play continues at all five sites
March 21: Quarterfinals (10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30, 7:30) at Brandon
March 22: Semifinals (4:30 p.m., 7:30) at Brandon
March 23: Title game (7:30 p.m.) at Brandon
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