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1986
The Dairy Town Classic committee had its beginnings in November, 1986,
when Ron Harvey, and Peter McAleenan launched an idea to
create a high quality boys basketball tournament that would provide the
citizens of Sussex with the opportunity to watch top-notch basketball in
Sussex and also provide competition for the home team.
The first step was to find major sponsors to help finance the tournament
and that is where the Allan Charters, New Brunswick Milk Marketing Board and Pizza Delight
came into the picture.
The first six DTC's had eight teams in a single elimination format.
In the fall of 1992, the committee decided to add a girls section, thus
making Sussex the only community in Atlantic Canada at the time to host a
12-team boys and girls tourney.
Other activities have been added since 1987, including summer camps,
clinics, junior varsity, middle school and mini games, bursaries for players
and coaches, scholarships, and funds for schools and programs.
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