Chicago Shamrox Dance Team in 2007

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL November 19, 2007 – The 2008 Chicago Shamrox Dance Team is scheduled to perform at the Chicago Invitational Challenge basketball event, which will be taking place at the Sears Centre Arena on Friday, November 23 and Saturday, November 24. Members of the dance team will perform one dance at the half-time of the Championship Game schedule for 7:30pm on Saturday, November 24.

“We are very excited to be performing at half-time during the championship game at the Chicago Invitational Challenge at the Sears Centre Arena,” said Dance Team Director Kim Brancamp. “This is a great opportunity to show these basketball fans how great of a dance team we are and it gives us an opportunity to get the Shamrox brand in front of their faces.”

The tournament, which consists of eight different college basketball teams, features the 9th rated pre-season Indiana Hoosiers as well as the 2006 Atlantic 10 Champions Xavier University and the Redbirds of Illinois State University.

Chicago Shamrox dancers not only will be performing during the half-time of the winner of the Xavier University/Kent State University vs. the winner of the Indiana University/Illinois State University game, but they also will be available for autographs and pictures at the Chicago Shamrox booth located on the concourse of the Sears Centre Arena.

Tickets for the Chicago Invitational Challenger are now on sale at the Sears Center Box Office which can be reached at (888) SEARSTIX or online at www.searscentre.com. Tickets that are purchased are day passes that include all Friday and Saturday games.

The Chicago Shamrox are currently selling season, group and individual tickets. Individual tickets can be purchased by calling the Sears Centre box office at 888-SEARSTIX or by going online at www.searscentre.com. Season and group tickets (featuring discounts and benefits) can be purchased by calling the Shamrox front office at 877-SHAMROX. The Shamrox take the field for their second season in Chicago on January 5 when they play the Toronto Rock at 7:00pm at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. The 2008 season features 8 Home Games that are played on weekend dates. In their Inaugural Season, the Shamrox drew an average attendance of 6,025 and record of 6-10, missing the playoffs by a tie breaker.

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Joe Stefani
Chicago Shamrox PR Director
For interviews: 224-699-2207 Office
847-942-0536 Cell Phone
joe@chicagoshamrox.com