Lilley’s Landing Resort and Marina located on Lake Taneycomo in Branson is hosting a charity fishing tournament to benefit the Branson Fire and Police Auxiliary. The first annual “Guns and Hoses Fishing Tournament” will take place on Saturday, August 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The entry fee for the tournament is $75, and teams are limited to two men. Prizes will be given for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams, and other prizes may be given for big fish. A raffle drawing will also be held during the event. Each team receives a raffle ticket, and additional tickets may be bought for $5.

Lilley’s Landing is also offering boat rentals for half-price to teams. Teams may still bring their own boat, however. A meal will be served after the prize winners are announced.

More information can be found at the event’s official Web site: http://news.lilleyslanding.com/1st-annual-guns-hoses-fishing-tournament.

BransonShows.com offers lodging and activity reservations in the Branson area for all of your visiting needs. To find lodging near Lake Taneycomo or tickets for a show to attend after the fishing tournament, check out BransonShows.com or call 1.800.987.6298.

The College of the Ozarks campus in Point Lookout, Missouri, located just minutes from Branson, will host the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship from March 11^th to March 17^th. Come experience a bit of “March Madness” as you watch 32 teams compete to be crowned national champions in this one week tournament. The NAIA Men’s Division II Basketball National Championship Tournament has been held since 1992, and unlike the NCAA Tournament which spans multiple weekends, the NAIA Tournament is played entirely in the same week where 32 teams are whittled down to one champion.  

Although the NAIA Division II Tournament features smaller colleges, do not assume that the absence of schools like Duke, UCLA, and Kansas means that these players are short on talent. Some dazzling, talented, and colorful NBA players came out of the NAIA Division including Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Willis Reed, Slick Watts, Lloyd “World B” Free, M.L. Carr, Nate Archibald, and Elgin Baylor. So while you are in Branson, make a trip over to the College of the Ozarks campus to watch some action-packed college hoops as NAIA Division II teams battle it out for a national championship.

 For tickets to the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament call 417-335-NAIA (6242). Ticket prices and additional information can be found at http://www.cofo.edu/naia/ticket.asp

If you need to book a room for Tournament Week visit our site at http://www.bransonshows.com/ or call us at 1-800-987-6298 to make room reservations.