Sports: Inter-Church Cagefest Unfolds Today
The 1st 2012 Inter-Church Basketball League will unfold at 2PM today, February 4 at Tangub Gym, Bacolod City.
Kurtis Goodwin, once a draftee of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and founder of Fastbreak Ministry, USA will be the opening guest speaker.
Eight Bible preaching churches are set to compete in every weekend schedule matches until March 18 slated for the championship, according to tournament commissioner Nestor A. Ordonio.
Two games will be played after the opening ceremony and the teams will still be determined after the draw lots at Tangub Gym. However, the succeeding games will be played at Villamonte Gym starting Sunday, February 5.
The eight churches were Tangub Missionary Baptist Church; Massebah Christian
Church located at Burgos-Lopez Jaena Streets, Bacolod City; Ikthus East located
at Circle Inn; Grace Bible Church at Plazamart, Bacolod; Bacolod Promised Land
at Barangay Villamonte; River of Life International Ministries at 4th Street,
Lacson, Bacolod City; 1st Bethany Church Shepherds at Homesite, Bacolod City and
Church of the Nazarene located at Rizal Street, Bacolod City. The tournament
will be a single round robin format with the top four teams to advance to
crossover semifinals. The winners will dispute the title, while the losers will
settle for runner-up honors. Trophies will be awarded to the winners. Ordonio
said, this is part of the ministry they want to express which starts from
Bible-believing churches to foster camaraderie and Christian friendship.*
