Vintage baseball games to benefit Willow Canyon club

Martin Brandon, baseball coach at Willow Canyon High School, submitted this event notice.

The Arizona Territory Holiday Classic will be played Saturday at Willow Canyon High School, 17901 W. Lundberg St., Surprise.

The 1860's vintage baseball game, in which six "base ball" teams will compete in three matches, starts at 2 p.m.

The event is a fundraiser for Willow Canyon's Wildcat Baseball Club. Adult admission is $5, while kids 12-18 pay $3. Admission is free for children under 12.

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a day of vintage baseball, food, music and family fun.

The Bisbee Bees will face the Red Stockings at 2 p.m., followed by the Black Stockings versus the Phoenix Senators at 4 p.m. The final game of the day will be at 6 p.m., when the Arizona Aces challenge the Valley Stars.

Willow Canyon High School can be reached by going 1 1/2 miles west on Bell Road from its intersection with Loop 303, to Citrus Avenue. Turn left on Citrus, then left at the "T," and then right on Willow Canyon Drive.

School officials ask spectators to park next to the tennis courts and follow the sidewalk to the ballfield.