Yasso-Rothrock Christmas City Classic Scheduled for January 14

Bethlehem, PA (12/13/2016) – The Yasso-Rothrock Christmas City Classic basketball tournament honoring George B. Yasso & Todd R. Rothrock is scheduled for Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Freedom High School.

 
An exciting triple-header featuring the three BASD boys basketball teams will kick off at 4 pm. Prior to the high school games, the Bethlehem Feeder programs will be playing starting at 12:15 pm. All games will be played at Freedom High School for what is going to be an exciting day in Bethlehem sports.

Schedule of Events:
4 pm Bethlehem Catholic vs. Lincoln Leadership Academy
6 pm Liberty vs. Blue Mountain
8 pm Freedom vs. Bangor

Adults: $5
Students: $2
Senior Citizens Over 62: Free

All feeder program athletes wearing their jerseys are admitted for free. Season passes are not valid for entrance. Scouting passes accepted.Ticket admission is valid for all three games.

The Christmas City Classic’s mission is to foster unity across the community, promote good sportsmanship, provide essential funding for youth sports programs and teach student athletes the value of a sporting life. This is to foster the development of basketball skills, sportsmanship and the importance of teamwork and community service. All proceeds benefit the Bethlehem Catholic, Freedom and Liberty Basketball programs as well as their respective feeder programs. Donations will also be provided to the Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem.

The Yasso-Rothrock Christmas City Classic is sponsored by St. Luke’s Sports Medicine and  
St. Luke’s Fitness & Sports Performance.

About St. Luke’s 

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a non-profit, regional, fully integrated and nationally recognized network providing services at seven hospitals and more than 270 outpatient sites. The network’s service area includes Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery, Berks and Monroe counties in Pennsylvania and in Warren County in New Jersey. Dedicated to advancing health education, St. Luke’s operates the nation’s oldest School of Nursing and 22 graduate medical educational programs and is considered a major teaching hospital, the only one in the region. In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s created the region’s first Medical School. Repeatedly, including 2016, St. Luke’s has earned Truven’s 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation as well as 50 Top Cardiovascular program in addition to other honors for clinical excellence. St. Luke’s is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of St. Luke’s information technology applications such as electronic medical records, telehealth, online scheduling and pricing information. St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of the state’s lowest cost providers in comparison to major teaching hospitals and other health systems.