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As local high school football teams are hitting the practice fields prepping for the 2017 season, they’re also practicing for their 2017 debut at the 47th Annual Hendrick Charleston Sertoma Football Classic, which is this Thursday and Friday at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Tickets are on sale via local participating high school cheerleading teams and online at CharlestonSertoma.org. Tickets are $12. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. and kick off is at 5:00 p.m. Not only are cheerleading teams the main ticket sales outlet for this event, one dollar from each ticket they sell goes back to both their high school cheerleading and football teams; and the remainder of the proceeds goes to local children’s charities.    **Also NEW this year**  The Sertoma Club of Charleston and Hendrick Automotive Group of Charleston is proud to offer VIP Viewing tickets for $50 per person. These tickets allow you to enjoy the air-conditioned view from Johnson Hagood’s ...

 With the 2017 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship taking the court March 3-6 at the North Charleston Coliseum, the CAA is proud to announce a new entertainment aspect to the championship with the Lowcountry Youth Showcase presented by Hendrick Automotive Group. The Lowcountry Youth Showcase presented by Hendrick Automotive Group highlights some of the coolest activities children in the Lowcountry are participating in at school or in after-school programs. From robotics, singing, step teams, double dutch, Backpack Journalists, DJ-ing and more, children will be performing before each session during the championship on the concourse and during half time. This is exciting for those participating and their families. Those participating in the Lowcountry Youth Showcase include children from North Charleston Recreation Department, City of Charleston Recreation Department, Charleston County School District and the local nonprofit Carolina Studios. “Ever since the CAA announced it was mo...