Schedule set for 28th DQ Classic

The 28th annual DQ Grill and Chill Classic has a small-town feel.

The seven-team tournament, which starts Friday at Veterans Memorial Field, consists entirely of Division II squads for the first time in the nearly three-decade history of the event.

Host Ely will be joined by district rivals Two Harbors, Deer River and Esko, and three out-of-the-area teams that are contenders in their own respective districts.

Foley, a DQ Classic mainstay and last year's third-place finisher in the Division II state tournament as does Roseau, Ely's Friday night (8 p.m.) opponent.  Moving to the DQ Classic this year after participating in the Sir G's Midsummer Classic the last three years is Kenyon, a southern Minnesota D2 power.

The tournament gets underway with four games Friday (see schedule), with Saturday's slate set to include six contests at Veterans Memorial Field and two more in neighboring Soudan.

Part of the Saturday lineup is the annual Ely Legion Alumni Game, scheduled for 5:30 p.m.  More than 20 former Ely players plan to participate in the event.

DQ Grill and Chill Classic Schedule
Friday
12:30 p.m. - Kenyon vs. Deer River
3:00 p.m. - Deer River vs. Two Harbors
5:30 p.m.- Foley vs. Esko
8:00 p.m. - Ely vs. Roseau

Saturday
8:30 a.m. - Esko vs. Kenyon
10:45 a.m. - Roseau vs. Foley
11:45 a.m. - Esko vs. Two Harbors (AT SOUDAN)
1:00 p.m. - Ely vs. Kenyon
2:15 p.m. - Roseau vs. Deer River (AT SOUDAN)
3:15 p.m.-  Two Harbors vs. Foley
5:30 p.m.- Ely Alumni Game
7:45 p.m. - Ely vs. Deer River

Sunday
10:00 a.m. - Foley vs. Kenyon
12:30 p.m. - Roseau vs. Two Harbors
3:00 p.m. - Ely vs. Esko