Adult basketball teams converged on Estevan this past weekend for the annual Flamethrowers International Invitation Tournament (FIIT).
Games were played in men’s and women’s divisions, with eight men’s teams and four women’s teams entered. There were two local teams in each division.
In the men’s division, the Team USA entry, largely comprised of players from Crosby, N.D., defeated a team named the Rise, which featured former members of the University of Regina Cougars.
The Flamethrowers and the Leftovers were the local teams entered. The Leftovers went 2-1 and won the B event, while the Flamethrowers went 1-2 at the tournament.
Men’s teams came from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota.
As for the women’s division, a team comprised of Estevan Comprehensive School senior girls alumni reached the final, and finished second to a team from Saskatoon. The senior girls basketball team was the other local entry, and they dropped both of their games.
A squad from Fillmore rounded out the women’s teams.
Rob Galloway with the Flamethrowers was pleased with how the tournament went.
“All of the out of town teams gave me compliments that it went well,” said Galloway.
Proceeds from the tournament will be directed to basketball programs at the Estevan Comprehensive School and elsewhere in the community.
