2009 NEWS
Holmes County, Berlin communities rally around basketball tournament [01/18/2009]
By LINDA HALL
Staff Writer
Classic in the Country tips off Saturday [01/16/2009]
By CHAD CONANT
Daily Record Sports Writer
Hiland hosting a real Classic [01/16/2009]
By HANK KEATHLEY
The Times-Reporter
Another Banner Year [01/15/2009]
By CHAD CONANT
Sports Editor
It's time for Classic in the Country [01/15/2009]
By KEVIN LYNCH
Sports Editor
Something to look for each day of the Classic [01/15/2009]
By CHAD CONANT
Sports Editor
Classic in the Country becomes top girls' hoops event in nation [01/14/2009]
By JONATHAN SCHOLLES
The Budget Sports Editor
Classic in the Country [01/09/2009]
By NICK SABO
Staff Writer
Last minute details loom as Classic in the Country approaches [01/08/2009]
By DAVE MAST
Staff Writer
Anticipating a banner year at Classic in the Country VI [12/01/2008]
By KEVIN LYNCH
The weekend of Jan. 17-19, Holmes County Ohio becomes a Mecca for some of the best girls basketball in Ohio and beyond.
Hiland High School in Berlin hosts Classic in the Country Challenge VI over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend.
Classic in the Country VI is a three-day basketball feast, featuring 20 games, pitting some of the best teams in the State against each other, as well as a visit from the reigning small school State champion of New Jersey...
Classic in the Country VI providing opportunity for Holmes County [09/22/2008]
By DAVE MAST
While basketball season may be far down the road for many, the crew working at creating the annual Classic in the Country girls' basketball extravaganza is working full throttle.
For the past several years, the Classic has brought more than $1 million annually into the county, and it continues to grow and gain in stature, not just in Ohio but throughout the nation, where it has been dubbed the best girls basketball showcase in the nation, and has been attended by the likes of ESPN, Nike and other national sports conglomerates, as well as hundreds of scouts and college coaches.
However, with the economy struggling, Dave Schlabach, event organizer and head coach of the Hiland Lady Hawks, said that finding support for the event has been a struggle this year...
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