Horizon League Celebrates Martin Luther King Day with Student Contest

Jan. 10, 2006

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Indianapolis, Ind. - In recognition of the honorable Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Horizon League will hold its second annual Martin Luther King Celebration in conjunction with five League basketball games played on Saturday, Jan. 14, along with one game on Sunday, Jan. 15, and one game on Monday, Jan. 16.

The event will be conducted with the intent of involving student-athletes with the community, as well as educating elementary school students on the accomplishments of Dr. King. Each host institution has chosen a local elementary school to implement a contest among upper-elementary students involving essay, music or art to celebrate Martin Luther King Day.

Fifteen winners from each elementary school will be chosen and recognized prior to the tip-off of each game. The contest winners will receive three complimentary tickets to the game and will be accompanied by student-athletes from each basketball team during pre-game introductions. Students will also be given a commemorative T-shirt from the Horizon League and a book entitled I Have a Dream: The Story of Martin Luther King by Margaret Davidson.

"The Horizon League is reaching out to the community and trying to educate young people about the legacy of a great individual," said Horizon League Senior Associate Commissioner Alfreeda Goff. "We truly believe that we are a service organization and not only do we serve our institutions, but we also serve the communities that they are in."

Game locations and times are listed below:

Saturday, Jan. 14
Butler at Wright State (women), 1 p.m.
Detroit at Butler (men), 2 p.m.
UW-Milwaukee at Cleveland State (women), 3 p.m.
Loyola at UIC (women), 3 p.m.
Cleveland State at Youngstown State (men), 7:35 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15
UIC at Loyola (men), 4 p.m. (ESPNU)

Monday, Jan. 16
Wright State at Detroit (women), 2 p.m.

All games are available to watch live for free via webcast at www.horizonleague.org unless otherwise noted.

Below are the participating elementary schools chosen by each host institution:
North Wayne Elementary in Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler)
Marion Sterling Elementary in Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland State)
GESU Catholic Elementary in Detroit, Mich. (Detroit)
Smyth Elementary in Chicago, Ill. (UIC)
Swift Elementary in Chicago, Ill. (Loyola)
East 6th Grade School in Fairborn, Ohio (Wright State)
Cleveland Elementary in Youngstown, Ohio (Youngstown State)