The annual AAABA Tournament players banquet and pairings ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 30 at 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial.
The 16 tournament teams will attend the banquet, which is followed by the traditional pairings ceremony that features the nearly 80-year old “bingo-cage” used to pull balls with numbers that correspond to each of the participating franchises.
The process continues until all teams are matched in eight games in the upper bracket and eight games in the lower bracket.
Pool play includes four pools and each team is guaranteed three games over as many days.
The banquet helps to kick off the tournament week.