AKRON, IN – The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation announces the 2026 Alumni
and Viking Celebrity Basketball Fundraiser, sponsored by the Rochester Telephone
Company (RTC), on Saturday, March 14, at Tippecanoe Valley High School with the
goal of raising money to support The Valley Hometown Fund.
The Valley Hometown Fund was created by Tippecanoe Valley graduates with the
mission of connecting alumni with their schools and hometowns in support of education
and community development. Funds have been established with both the Fulton
County Community Foundation and the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.
The Valley Hometown Committee will host two basketball games in the Tippecanoe
Valley High School Gym on Saturday, March 14. The first game begins at 6:00 p.m. and
will feature a team of Akron, Burket, and Mentone firefighters versus a team of
Tippecanoe Valley staff members. The second game will feature co-ed teams of former
Valley basketball stars. Doors will open to the public at 5:30 p.m.
The basketball games will consist of 10-minute running clock quarters. Former
Tippecanoe Valley basketball standouts Sophie Bussard, Steven Tillman, Sidney
Wagner, and Shane Drudge will be just a few of the former Valley stars playing for the
alumni teams. Tippecanoe Valley Varsity Basketball Head Coaches Rebekah Parker
and Eli Henson will direct the alumni teams.
Kindergarten students from Akron Elementary School and Mentone Elementary School
will open the evening by reciting The Pledge of Allegiance.
Concessions, including Igloo Ice Cream, will be available in the commons.
There is no charge for admission to the games. Donations will be accepted at the door.
All funds donated will be used to support the activities of the Valley Hometown Fund.
The Rochester Telephone Company is the sponsor for the 2026 Alumni and Viking
Celebrity Basketball Fundraiser.

CELEBRITY BASKETBALL FUNDRAISER – NEWS RELEASE