Beginning Monday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. ET, both all-session and single-session tickets for the 2012 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be on sale to the general public. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000 or through the Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office.

Single-session ticket prices range from $20-80, depending on the session and seat location. All-session tickets are available for $175 or $240 depending on seat location, which provides a savings over purchasing single-session tickets for all six sessions.

Lakeshore Elites All-Star Competitive Cheer Teams will hold sign-ups for the Youth, Junior, & Senior teams!

The teams are for children above age nine. The tryouts will begin Sunday April 1st from 3:30 – 6:30pm, with a parent meeting being held at 3:30. Parents should accompany and sign papers and learn about the program.

Lakeshore Elites Youth Team is a fantastic group of kids ages 8-11 years old boys and girls who practice cheer motions, dance, stunting, jumps and tumbling then put it to a routine to music and compete at local competitions.

Our Youth Team has been doing great this season! They took second place at the LaPorte High School Invitational Cheer Competition February 12th. The kids did a great job and had a fun time performing their routine!

Lakeshore Elites All-Star Competitive Cheer Teams will hold sign-ups for the Tiny and Mini teams!

Ages four through eight (before August 31st birthday), with ages nine and over tryouts on April 1st. See the Lakeshore Elites' website for more information.

Signups will take place Sunday, March 25th from 1:00 – 3:00pm, with a parent meeting at 1:00pm. The first practice will be April 1st (Mini team from 1-2pm, Tiny team from 2-3pm).

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