Arkansas Diamonds headed to Senior Olympic Nationals in July in Pittsburgh; 2 other tourneys in Biloxi & Benton

Pictured, left to right, are: Thresa Turner James, Sherry Barker, Rebecca Sorrells-Danner, Mary Stevens, Myka Bono Sample, Mary Beth Kelloms, Jill Sanders, and Karen Redden Glenn. Not pictured here is Coach Curtis Stevens.

The Arkansas Diamonds 50+ team is headed to the the Senior Olympic basketball national tournament. This group of local women athletes has already racked up several wins. They have two gold medals from tournament competition, as well as three silvers and a bronze.

This is 3-on-3 half-court play, with two 15-minutes halves. Since they placed in the top three in their age division, they will advance to the national tournament in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from July 12-19. The location is 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Read more at https://nsga.com/basketball/.

They have two other tournaments before that. Watch them play in Biloxi, Mississippi on Saturday, March 18th. The location is
Biloxi High School, 1845 Tribe Drive, Biloxi, MS 39532. See more information at https://www.msseniorgames.com/.

They will play in Benton, Arkansas on April 22nd. This local game will be at the Saline County Boys and Girls Club at 1810 Citizens Drive Benton Arkansas 72015. If you’re local to Benton and would like to volunteer at the April event, contact Greg at 501-321-1441.