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By Tim Kolehmainen, Breakdown Sports Media, 01/09/17, 7:45PM CST

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Five top boys' games and two girls' games highlight 4th annual event at UM-Duluth

The 4th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Classic showcases the best of northeastern Minnesota…and more…

The one-day, seven-game showcase at the University of Minnesota-Duluth features some of the top boys’ and girls’ basketball programs in the region

DULUTH, Minn. (Jan. 9, 2017) – For the fourth consecutive year, BREAKDOWN SPORTS brings together some of northeast Minnesota’s top high school basketball teams for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Classic. The one-day showcase at the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Romano Gymnasium on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 features seven games between top teams from northeastern Minnesota going head-to-head, as well as a few interlopers from other parts of the state.

We’ve pulled together a terrific lineup that is highlighted by five top-20 boys’ teams and three top-12 girls’ teams in their respective classes. We’re proud to host Annandale (No. 3 in AA), Esko (No. 8 in AA), Nevis (No. 11 in A), Mt. Iron-Buhl (No. 17 in A), and Perham (No. 19 in AA) on the boys’ side, and Mt. Iron-Buhl (No. 1 in A), Annandale (No. 10 in AA), and Esko (No. 11 in AA) on the girls’ slate.

The full day of hoops starts with unbeaten Mt. Iron-Buhl and the veteran trio of Mya Buffetta, Mary Burke, and Chelsea Mason taking on high-scoring Halley Busse and G-F-W at 10 a.m. and concludes with a boys’ tilt between Grand Rapids and Duluth East, a battle of big men Brock Schrom and Cody Carlson at 7:30 p.m.

All in all, the entire field of seven games features numerous college prospects and great northeastern Minnesota high school programs.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CLASSIC: 2017
Jan. 16, 2017 at the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Romano Gymnasium

Varsity Schedule
Time — Away vs. Home

  • 10:00 a.m. — G-F-W vs. Mt. Iron-Buhl (girls)
  • 11:30 a.m. — Nevis vs. Mt. Iron-Buhl (boys)
  • 1:15 p.m. — Annandale vs. Esko (girls)
  • 2:45 p.m. — Annandale vs. Esko (boys)
  • 4:15 p.m. — St. Cloud Apollo vs. Perham (boys)
  • 6:00 p.m. — Fridley vs. Hermantown (boys)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Grand Rapids vs. Duluth East (boys)

The MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CLASSIC is one of the newest of our special annual basketball events. In mid-January every year, we bring teams from across the northeastern corner of the state on the campus of the University of Minnesota-Duluth. 

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We’re in our 15th year of covering boys’ and girls’ basketball, 10th in girls’ volleyball and boys’ hockey, and 3rd in boys’ baseball.  The goal of the BREAKDOWN is simple: We want to offer players, coaches and fans a complete sports resource for high school sports.

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