BAY MILLS - Following are the results of the 9th Annual Inter-Tribal Basketball Tournament, held in Bay Mills on May 6 and 7:
12-14 Male Division Champions: Little Traverse Bay Band Hawks
12-14 Female Division Champions: Lac Vieux Desert Nimrods
15-17 Male Division Champions: Saginaw Chippewa Sr. Eagles
15-17 Female Division Champions: Lac Vieux Desert Nimrods
18 and Up Male Division Champions: Bay Mills Indian Community Perron/Cameron
Three local teams pulled out a second place finish:
18 and up: BMIC Bowen
15-17 Male: BMIC Power Raid
15-17 Female: Boys & Girls Club of Bay Mills, with the biggest game of the tournament, falling to the Nimrods in double overtime of the tiebreaker game.
All Star Team Awards: All Star Team members were selected by officials for their skills, hustle, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
12-14 Female Divisions: Marissa Burke, LVD Nimrods; Gertie McGeshick, LVD Nimrods; Kaylee Krull, BMIC Rez Kwez; Jade LeBlanc, BMIC Rez Kwez; Carrie Eggleston, LTBB Hawks; Becca Lynn, LTBB Hawks; Cassie Chavarria, SC Lady Eagles; Chenise Perez, SC Lady Eagles.
12-14 Male Divisions: Justin Hartzog, LVD Nimrods; David Baldwin, LVD Nimrods; Adrien Day, SC Jr. Eagles; John Twocrow, SC Jr. Eagles; Tony McGrath, Grand Traverse Band P-Town Heat; Mitch McGrath, GTB P-Town Heat; Connor Kroswek, LTBB Hawks; Dwuan Anderson, LTBB Hawks; Travis Carrick, BMIC Pride; Jay Cryderman, BMIC Pride.
15-17 Male and Female Divisions: Elizabeth McGeshick, LVD Nimrods; Laura Hartzog, LVD Nimrods; Britney Bowen, BMIC Boys & Girls Club; Jenna Somes, BMIC Boys & Girls Club; Cassandra Gison, LTBB Hawks; Seth Schofield, BMIC Bay Mills Resort & Casino; David Perez, SC Sr. Eagles; Anthony Wilcox, SC Sr. Eagles; Terrence Isham, SC Sr. Eagles; Brad Cameron, BMIC Power Raid; Nashoba Strobnicke, BMIC Power Raid.
Tournament sponsors would like to thank the following:
Staff: Joan Jerman, Jeanne Bedell, Kat Memegos, and Jay Memegos. Officials: Mike Amarose, Brad Becker, Curt Roberts, Drew Kearney, Eric Marquart, and Evan Engle. Volunteers: Boys & Girls Club youth staff and junior staff, Kimmi Walden, Stacey Walden, Stephanie Walden, Delaney Walden, Darcey Parish, Suzanne Mills, Wanda Perron, Mary McGrath, Miigizheekwe Memegos, Aaron Tadgerson, Teresa Tadgerson, Mike Breakie, Audrey Breakie, Cindi Teeple, Lori Teeple, Chris Gordon, Arlen Kuzmik, Stephanie Vittitow, Alonzo Napelee.
