- Date
- 1956-02-05
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- recreationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1956 Beaver Beacon reports that a girls’ basketball tournament opened in the hall on February 5. Rosie McDonough, Tilly Schmidt, Mary Gallagher, and Darlene Schmitt are named as captains, with Sunday-afternoon games planned.
Evidence and limits
The report documents the opening and planned schedule, not the tournament’s results. Scores, rosters, standings, attendance, and later games require separate records.
Sources
- Reports the tournament opening on February 5 in the hall, names Rosie McDonough, Tilly Schmidt, Mary Gallagher, and Darlene Schmitt as captains, and says games were scheduled for Sunday afternoons. It does not provide scores, rosters, standings, attendance, or a complete tournament record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published tournament notice; it does not expand the sports or school record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island girls’ basketball tournament opens, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-girls-basketball-tournament-opens-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1956, “Girls Basketball.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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