Page 10 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - February 2020

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YOUTH

The Chehalis Tribal Community Center Gymnasium was filled with spectators during the tribe’s first youth tournament in many years.

Tribe hosts youth basketball tournament

Forty-one teams came to demonstrate their
skills in a youth basketball tournament hosted by
Chehalis Tribal Youth Center staff from Feb. 28
through March 1.
The tournament was the first the Chehalis
Tribe has hosted in years. Work in the months
leading up to the first game was extensive. After
the first game tipped off, tournament staff was
busy at work for three days straight to make the
weekend successful.
Teams played in three different gymnasiums.
So many teams participated that they had
to play at Oakville High School the first day.
The remaining games took place on the two
basketball courts in the Community Center.
There were five brackets for various age
groups including tournament brackets for ages
9 and younger, 11 and younger co-ed, 14 and
younger boys, 14 and younger girls and 16 and
younger boys.
As teams were knocked out of the
tournament, the playing field narrowed down
to a few teams battling it out on championship
Sunday. The final two games of the event
were rematches in the 14 and younger boys
and 11 and younger co-ed.
First, the boys played their championship.

See BASKETBALL, page 11