Shootout of the South preview

The 10th Annual Shootout of the South 7 on 7 Tournament will be held tomorrow, Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21 at the Mighty Bluebird Complex in Little Rock. 19 Teams will compete for the championship. Pool play will be Friday beginning at 11 a.m. with each team playing 6 games against teams from their pool.

The final pool play games on Friday will end at 5:50. Tournament play begins Saturday at 10 a.m. with teams seeded from their pool play results. After the first two rounds, teams will either compete in the 8-team OrthoSurgeons Championship Bracket or the 11-team Adidas Consolation Bracket.

Mighty Bluebird Complex is off Highway 10 West at 6800 Pinnacle Valley Road. Admission to the tournament is $3 per person each day (admission good for all day). Age 5 and under is free. Concessions will be available.

Twitter (@Shootout7on7) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/ShootoutOfTheSouth) will be updated throughout the tournament.

The tournament is sponsored by OrthoSurgeons, Arkansas Surgical Hospital, Oink, McDonald's of Little Rock, Adidas, Lindsey Hastings Music, Vacation Tour and Travel, Midwest Sports, and The Hatcher Agency.

Teams competing this year:

Afton (OK)

Beggs (OK)

Catholic (Little Rock)

Clarendon

Clinton

DeSoto Central (Brookhaven, MS)

Fayetteville

Greenbrier

Harrison

Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City)

Lake Hamilton (Hot Springs)

Lakeside (Hot Springs)

Little Rock Christian

Malvern

Mayflower

Pulaski Academy Gold (Little Rock)

Pulaski Academy Blue (Little Rock)

Stigler (OK)

Wynne

Past Champions

2005 Rogers

2006 Allen (TX)

2007 Heritage Hall

2008 Lake Hamilton

2009 Fayetteville

2010 Pulaski Academy

2011 Pulaski Academy

2012 Pulaski Academy

2013 Lake Hamilton

ArkansasVarsity.com will staff the event. Updates will be provided throughout the weekend.

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