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About the Lastname Tournament
The Peone family has been
coordinating the Last Name Basketball Tournament “Braggin Rights”
since, it’s conception by Cub Peone in 1989. It is a Co-ed Basketball
tournament in which all team members must have the same last name. The
tournament is held on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit WA. It is conducted the first or second weekend in March following the State B tournament. This weekend
was chosen to accommodate the families that have kids still playing H.S
ball at that time.
There are a few
aspects of this tournament that make it a very enjoyable / highly
anticipated event for many tribal families from all around the Pacific
Northwest. This is a competitive tournament with a lot of very talented
teams. It is a family orientated, drug and alcohol free event. It
allows an opportunity for families to come together for the weekend and
compete as a team against other families. Co-ed participation is
encouraged by awarding female participants 3 points for a 2 pointer and
4 points for a 3 pointer and it is common-place to see kids on the
court, playing basketball with their cousins, brothers, sisters,
parents and grandparents.
The first year of this tournament
there were only eight families competing and the tournament was held at
the Community center in Wellpinit. Over the last 19 years it has grown
quite large. It is now a sixteen to twenty team tournament utilizing
the center and school facilities for the entire weekend. Awards are
given for male and female participants, MVP’s guy/girl , Hustle’s
guy/girl , 3-point champion , team awards 1st through 4th, team
sportsmanship award, All stars and a team consolation bracket award (3
games guaranteed).
This is a large and expensive event. Through community support, fund raising activities, and entrance fees we have been able
to maintain a very high quality tournament for everyone involved...
Feel free to contact me for any further information.
Sincerely,
Randy Peone
Peone Last Name “Braggin Rights” co-coordinator
Ph-509-999-1160
E-mail- tschimicain@aol.com