Local tournament vs. local team

To me, it depends on the particulars. If the "local" team is, for example, a very small, perhaps private school with a very small fan base, I would think twice. As one editor once told me "Just because something happens to be 'local' doesn't mean the majority of readers give a shit."

So if it's a Class AA (biggest class in our state) team, that's one thing. A Class C team? Not so much. The reality is the larger schools have more students, parents, alumni, boosters, fans, etc.