In May 2009, the Wyckoff, NJ Sons of Pericles Patritha Chapter #317, hosted their 4th annual East Coast Regional Basketball Tournament at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church gymnasium in Wyckoff, NJ. The tournament took place on May 9th and 10th and included a weekend full of events. Making up the nine-team tournament, were teams from as far away as Virginia, Philadelphia (two teams), St. Basil’s Academy (Garrison, NY) and Flushing, NY, as well as four New Jersey teams: Middlesex, Paramus and two teams from the home-town of Wyckoff.

The tournament used a round-robin format, with 3 groups of 3 teams each playing the other teams in their group. After eliminating five of the nine teams, the final four teams went on to the playoff round on Sunday. At the end of two days of action, Middlesex, NJ proved to be victorious, beating St. Basil’s 64-51 in the Championship, with Virginia coming in 3rd place. An MVP trophy was presented to George Karis of Middlesex, NJ.

The organizational effort was spearheaded by Supreme President Dean Tselepis who was assisted by members of the Patritha Chapter. The tournament ran smoothly and was a great success. The weekend included a night out at Central Lounge in Astoria, NY (www.centrallounge.com), the owners of which made a generous donation to the Sons cause. Proceeds from the tournament were donated to the AHEPA Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, which was the Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena National Project.

Fraternally,

Dean Tselepis
Supreme President, Sons of Pericles