{"id":50828,"date":"2026-04-14T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=50828"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:31:02","slug":"pass-basketball-marathon-marks-46-years-of-playing-for-those-who-cant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/pass-basketball-marathon-marks-46-years-of-playing-for-those-who-cant\/","title":{"rendered":"PASS Basketball Marathon Marks 46 Years of \u201cPlaying for Those Who Can\u2019t\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 46th Annual 24-Hour P.A.S.S. Basketball Marathon was held over Easter weekend, April 3\u20134, at the Payne Elementary School gymnasium, continuing a long-standing tradition of community support and around-the-clock basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekend was filled with activity, beginning Friday evening with the first TOTS games and continuing through Saturday\u2019s events, which included the Payne Fire Department\u2019s sausage and pancake breakfast and the official opening ceremonies. Games were played every 24 minutes, starting at 5:00 p.m. Friday and continuing non-stop until 4:00 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 92 teams participated in this year\u2019s marathon across seven divisions, including four Mini-Tots teams, 14 Tots teams, four Youth teams, four Mini Youth teams, 28 Co-Ed teams, 36 Men\u2019s teams, and two Exhibition teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The marathon began in 1979, and funds raised from the annual event support the Paulding Area Support Society (P.A.S.S.). The organization provides specialized equipment and services to handicapped and medically challenged residents of Paulding County who are unable to afford them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The P.A.S.S. Board includes President Karen Schlatter, Vice President Lula Mae Ankney, Treasurer Marcia Pressler, Secretary Mary Ellen Holbrook, and board members Doris Smith, Tara Miller, Elaine Sierer, Judy Fisher, James Sponseller, Sue LaFountain, Pam Reese, Lindsey Manz, and Kacey Dershem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the Marathon Committee include Clint Reinhart, Chad Benschneider, Brett Beckman, John Claymiller, Jeremy Dunderman, Rylee and Braeden Hormann, Nick and Kaleigh McClain, Maria Piper, Russ Zinser, Henry Manz, Austin Conlon, and Cameron Bidlack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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