Important info for Italy fans!

Barry Byers Posted Italy Gladiator Basketball
Image: Walking into history — The Italy Gladiators are strolling toward State. The City of Italy, the Italy Schools, fans and shop owners are adjusting their schedules to support the boys in Abilene for Regionals.

Walking into history — The Italy Gladiators are strolling toward State. The City of Italy, the Italy Schools, fans and shop owners are adjusting their schedules to support the boys in Abilene for Regionals. (Barry Byers)

• Italy High School will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 6 in order to allow our students and their families to attend Italy Varsity Boys basketball game tomorrow night. Buses will run at this time also.

Stafford Elementary will dismiss students at 1:20 p.m. and the buses will run at this time also.

• If you cannot attend the game(s), you can listen online at KGAF1580.com. The radio station is broadcasts out of Gainsville, Texas. (Click the “listen live” option.)

• All Italy sporting events scheduled for Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, including softball and IYAA basketball games, will be cancelled throughout the town on allowing everyone a chance to travel to Abilene to support the Italy Varsity Boys basketball team. Italy plays Lindsay HS @ 8:00 p.m. on Friday March 6th, in Moody Coliseum at Abilene Christian University.

A win on Friday would move Italy into the Regional Final game at 12:00 p.m on Saturday March 7th, at this same location.

• IYAA games will be rescheduled for next week.

Good luck to everyone especially our players and have a great weekend!