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DEMING \u2013 Deming will host its first Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22 and 23, during Great American Duck Race weekend.<\/p>\n

The tournament is scheduled for 855 S. Platinum Ave. The published Gus Macker brackets list 116 teams competing in 15 age, gender and skill divisions, from boys ages 6 to 10 through adult competition and a Top Men\u2019s division.<\/p>\n

Gus Macker rules require four players on each team, meaning the tournament is expected to include 464 registered players.<\/p>\n

The official event website lists a $180 team entry fee. Player registration is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. Organizers are asking all players to bring identification.<\/p>\n

Published brackets show games beginning as early as 9 a.m. Saturday, with additional competition scheduled Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Deming-Luna County Chamber of Commerce is organizing the event, which brings the nationally known Gus Macker tournament series to Deming for the first time.<\/p>\n

John Krehbiel – Bravo Mic Communications News – John@bravomic.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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