BAINBRIDGE – 2016 marks the first of a hopeful many years that Bainbridge-Guilford school district can say they have hosted a breast cancer awareness tournament for local modified athletes, thanks to the hard work of many in the community including varsity head coach Tami Selfridge.

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month beginning this coming Saturday, Oct. 1, and continuing until Oct. 31, the modified volleyball tournament held on Saturday, Sept. 24, helped to truly kicked off this coming month of awareness.

This past Saturday, six area teams Bainbridge-Guilford, Harpursville-Afton, Deposit-Hancock, Delhi, Chenango Valley and Unadilla Valley; each gathered their modified volleyball programs into the Bobcats gym for a daylong tournament.

The purpose for the tournament in 2016 was to honor Kathy Knudsen who has given 46 years to the sport of volleyball and has a personal fight against Breast Cancer.