(Radio Iowa) – A celebration of Iowa girls’ six-on-six basketball will be held in north-central Iowa this (Wednesday) afternoon. Event coordinator Jean Eels is inviting all who are interested to the Fuller Hall Recreation Center in Webster City.  “There’ll be women who’ve played six-on-six,” Eels says, “and we’re also reaching out to former coaches of six-on-six, or referees, or cheer squad, or managers, statisticians, chaperones, people that were associated with six-on-six basketball.” Eels expects a sizeable turnout for the event from supporters across the region.

“People have reached out saying, ‘Oh, my sister played,’ or ‘Oh, I have cousins that played,’ some who indicated that they’ve got people that might come from a greater distance,” she says. Six-on-six basketball came to an end in Iowa in 1993, and Eels describes the game’s background. “It really was an interesting, essentially half-court game, because the players would be six of them on one half of the court and they would stay there and pass the ball to the six players on the other half the court,” Eels says, “so it has a really unique rhythm to it, and generally, it’s a strong passing game.”

The celebration runs from 1 to 3 P-M. Learn more at the Webster City Parks and Recreation Facebook page.