But in the week before New Year's Day, holiday tournaments abound.

If the game is in December, in a holiday tournament, the scene is inevitable.

This is one of the oldest and most successful of the holiday tournaments.

Two unbeaten city teams will be playing in an ancient holiday tournament at the world's most famous arena.

With the schools being only about 2 hours from one another, they often meet in holiday tournaments.

A bad imitation of that holiday tournament the Hoosiers always seem to win.

One year we played his team in a holiday tournament and they beat us by 30.

Early road trips are often to exotic places like Hawaii or Alaska for holiday tournaments.

Travel broadens, and holiday tournaments match teams that would otherwise never play each other.

The two first teamed together when they were 13, for a regional all-star team during a holiday tournament.