June 16, 2019

Grebb girls tip off tonight

By Mon Valley Independent

By Jose Negron

jnegron@yourmvi.com

The girls division of the J. Budd Grebb Memorial Summer Basketball League kicks off its seventh season tonight at the Mechanic Street Playground in California.

The season begins with a tripleheader starting at 7 p.m.

Dax Thomas State Farm will take on Lee Supply in the season’s first contest.

A rematch of last year’s championship game will take place in the 8 p.m. matchup as Belle Vernon Dairy Queen battles the defending champions from AMD Industries.

Edward Jones and Cedarbrook will go head to head in the finale of the tripleheader at 9 p.m.

The one constant surrounding the league each year is the same: Change.

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