South Sioux City Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism welcomes NAIA women's basketball
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — With March Madness less then a week away, Siouxland is getting ready to host its own basketball championship.
The South Sioux City Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism hosted a coffee hour Friday morning at the Tyson Events Center, as a way to welcome the NAIA women's basketball tournament. This will be Sioux City's 28th year hosting the tournament, and NAIA officials believe the Tyson Events Center to be the right spot for the tournament.
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'We've had some phenomenal tournaments in here with some big crowds, loud, high energy, buzzer beaters, all those things from start to finish,' Local Co-Tournament Director Corey Westra said. 'It's just the perfect venue.'
This year's tournament gets underway Thursday, March 20 and finishes with the championship game on Tuesday, March 25.
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