Girls Basketball: Foxcroft to Host Third Annual "Think Pink" Tournament to Benefit Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation

Foxcroft School supports the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation
with a special "Think Pink" Basketball Tournament Jan. 14.

Special to VivaLoudoun
Middleburg (Jan. 10, 2012) - Basketballs will be bouncing all day at Foxcroft School on Saturday, Jan. 14, when 14 varsity, junior varsity, and middle school teams compete in the third annual Think Pink Basketball Tournament.

The tournament, which will benefit the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation, begins at 10 a.m. in the School’s Athletic/Student Center. Using three full-size basketball courts, teams will participate in a round-robin format with trophies awarded to the team with the best record.


Wakefield School, Fredericksburg Academy, St. James (Md.) School and Madeira School will join Foxcroft in the Varsity Division. Teams from Madeira, St. James, Fredericksburg Academy, and Foxcroft will compete in the JV Division. Middle school participants include The Hill School (Middleburg), St. James, and Wakefield.

Everyone is invited and admission is free. The Foxcroft Athletic Association will operate the food concessions, offering lunch, snacks and beverages. Proceeds from the sale of special “Think Pink” shirts, a portion of the concession proceeds, and free-will donations will benefit the CBBCF, which supports breast cancer detection, treatment and education in Fauquier and Loudoun counties as well as regional research to find a cure for the disease which has affected numerous Foxcroft families.

Foxcroft, Wakefield, and Fredericksburg Academy are all members of the Delaney Athletic Conference. Madeira is a member of the Independent School League (ISL), while St. James is an independent in girls’ basketball. Wakefield’s Varsity went to the Final Four of the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s Division II state tournament last March and returns most of its starters from that team, including all-DAC Player of the Year Emily Granruth.

Foxcroft School students and Middleburg residents (from
left) Kate Eagen, Caroline Fout, Charlotte MacDonald, and Maeve Couzens
will be manning the Concessions Stand at the Think Pink torunament once again.

For more information, watch the Foxcroft website (www.foxcroft.org) or contact Cathrine Wolf, Director of Communications, at 540.687.4511 or email cwolf@foxcroft.org.