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Bagley Classic basketball games between Edwards-Knox and Madrid-Waddington today at SUNY Canton's Roos House

Posted 1/18/14

CANTON – The Bagley Basketball Classic matchup between Edwards-Knox and Madrid-Waddington High School boys teams will be played this afternoon at SUNY Canton’s Roos House. The JV game begins at 3 …

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Bagley Classic basketball games between Edwards-Knox and Madrid-Waddington today at SUNY Canton's Roos House

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CANTON – The Bagley Basketball Classic matchup between Edwards-Knox and Madrid-Waddington High School boys teams will be played this afternoon at SUNY Canton’s Roos House.

The JV game begins at 3 p.m., and the varsity teams play at 5.

This annual tournament is dedicated to the memory of Rachael and Leon Bagley, who grew up in the North Country, Rachael in Edwards and Leon in Madrid. After school, Leon joined the military in World War II. Leon came back to the North Country to attend what was then Canton ATI on the GI Bill and joined General Electric in Schenectady after graduation.

There he met Rachael, who was also working at GE. They married in 1955 and had five children.

In 2000, they established the Rachael M. and Leon E. Bagley Endowed Scholarship with the Canton College Foundation at SUNY Canton, which is administered by their son, T.J. Bagley.

This year, two students each from Edwards-Knox and Madrid-Waddington are receiving Bagley Scholarships. They are Alexander McDonald and Olivia Loop from E-K and Schiler Ashley and Morgan Johnston from M-W.

T.J. Bagley says the games are designed to raise awareness of the scholarship program at the two public schools, showcase the new Roos House at SUNY Canton, to raise some money for the fund, and to present the scholarship winners.

“Last year we raised $600. It gets a little bigger every year.” Bagley said.