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St. Brendan’s U12s with coach Nathan Roche – winners of the Bruddy Burrows Memorial tournament

BRUDDY BURROWS MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

The Bruddy Burrows Memorial U12 Tournament took place last Saturday at Moyderwell and was as usual a fantastic event with great basketball action played throughout the day in both Moyderwell and Pres Gym Tralee.

In the end there could only be one winner and St. Brendan’s U12s coached by Nathan Roche claimed victory by 33-25 in a cracking Cup final against St. Mary’s Castleisland.

The hosts dominated the decider to win out in an exciting decider with Ryan Sheehy from St. Brendan’s voted MVP. St. Brendan’s captain Gearoid White accepted the Bruddy Burrows Memorial Cup from Seanie Burrows.

In the Shield Final Tralee Imperials overcame St. Anne’s to win out in the end. It was a Kerry clean sweep with Gneeveguilla claiming the Plate title with a win over Moycullen.

Tralee Imperials who won the Shield competition with victory over St. Anne’s at the Bruddy Burrows Memorial U12 Tournament hosted by St. Brendan’s Basketball Club

Thanks to everybody who contributed to the running of the tournament that Bruddy himself would have been proud to see and the big crowd that turned up to witness a great display of underage basketball in Tralee.

Thanks to all the teams for competing including Dublin Lions, Moycullen, Sligo All Stars, St. Joseph’s, St. Mary’s, St. Anne’s, Gneeveguilla, Tralee Imperials and TK Bobcats.

St. Brendan’s captain Gearoid White accepts the Bruddy Burrows Memorial Cup from Seanie Burrows with Club Chairman Pa Carey

MVP Ryan Sheehy accepts his award from Seanie Burrows with Club Chairman Pa Carey

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