Kyle R. Hastings Announces Winners of the 1st Annual March Madness Boys Basketball Tournament
The Orland Hills Recreation department hosted the 1st Annual Mayor Kyle R. Hastings March Madness Boys Basketball Tournament this past weekend.
Over 125 boys from 11 different Chicago and south suburban teams played in the tournament.
The winner of the JV tournament on Saturday was the South Suburban Wildkatz from Frankfort. The Wildkatz beat the Kinzie Cougars from the southwest side of Chicago. Five teams played in the JV Tournament which is for 5th & 6th graders.
On Sunday, the Uno Spurs varsity team from Chicago’s southwest side defeated the Kinzie Cougars to win the Varsity Tournament for 7th & 8th grade boys.
Both the Junior Varsity & Varsity teams play two games. The teams are then seeded and enter a single elimination playoff.
Mayor Hastings awarded the trophies. He said, “To have 11 teams come out to Orland Hills for our very first tournament is a great start. We look forward to an even bigger and better event next year. All of the team coaches said that they would bring their teams back again. The competition was intense and the boys had a great time!”