By Staff
ELKHART, Ind. - The EXPRESS will prove Saturday that it is more than just Elkhart's professional basketball team.. The EXPRESS will take its game to Ross Beatty High School in Cassopolis for an exhibition game against the Cass County All-Stars, a team made up of former college standouts.
The basketball game is combined with a Chicken Dinner Sale with members of the Locomotion, the EXPRESS dance team, serving. The chicken dinner will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $6.
The game will begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for teens and children under 12 are admitted free. Niles radio station WSMK 99.1 FM will do a live remote broadcast from the school.
The Locomotion will perform during half time and members of the EXPRESS will sign autographs. A variety of give-aways are being planned.
The Elkhart EXPRESS will play a schedule of 22 games from March 31 to June 30, including 12 home games at Elkhart's North Side Gym. The league's All-Star Game and Championship Tournament will also be played in Elkhart July 13 to 16.
Season tickets are now available on-line at www.elkhartexpress.com. Tickets prices are $110 (adult 18 and older, courtside), $60 (adult 18 and older, lower reserved) and $36 (17 and under, lower reserved). Single game tickets for the same categories are $10, $7 and $4 respectively. People may call 574-522-9911; write to Elkhart EXPRESS, 127 S. Main St., Elkhart, Ind., 46516 or email: xpress2006@yahoo.com for tickets or more information.
The IBL favors an up-tempo style of play that has resulted in a league scoring average of 127 points per game. Only one timeout is allowed per 12-minute quarter and the league has an "immediate inbound" rule that allows players to inbound the ball without checking it with the referee. There is also a 22-second shot clock with just eight seconds allowed to cross mid-court.