College basketball action comes to the Lowcountry with the ESPN’s fourth annual Charleston Classic Basketball Tournament, taking place Nov. 17, 18 and 20.  The event will be held at the TD Arena on the College of Charleston campus, 301 Meeting St., in downtown Charleston.

Collegiate men’s basketball teams scheduled to compete include: Georgia Institute of Technology, Louisiana State University, Northwestern University, Seton Hall University, St. Joseph’s University, Tulsa University, Virginia Commonwealth University and Western Kentucky University.  Games will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU and ESPN3.

Lowcountry high school bands will experience college-level excitement as they perform as “pep bands” for the competing teams.  Berkeley County’s own Timberland High, Cross High and Hanahan High marching bands have been invited to participate in this year’s tournament.

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The 2012 PGA Championship is now accepting applications for juniors, ages 16-21, to participate in the fun by joining the official PGA Championship Volunteer Team. 

Juniors, ages 16-21, will be placed on one of four committees: leader boards, thru boards, monster board or standard bearers.  All committee assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Juniors must commit to a minimum of 12 volunteer hours during the week of the PGA Championship.