Michelle Bennett Memorial Tournament

Written by Kate Haggerty on December 5, 2022. Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Local Leads, Sports.

This weekend at Queensbury High School, the Gold and Blue gymnasiums were filled with basketball games at the Michelle Bennett Memorial Basketball Tournament: the girls Varsity teams filled the Blue Gym, while the JV teams from each of the programs competed in the Gold Gym.

The tournament featured 50/50 raffles throughout the weekend, sold home made baked goods, and charged a small entrance fee. Hudson Falls, Guilderland, Glens Falls, Cohoes, Queensbury, & Niskayuna each played two games in this unseeded, play-around tournament.

The Guilderland & Niskayuna Varsity girls teams came out of the weekend undefeated! On Friday, Guilderland beat Hudson Falls 55-34, and on Saturday they beat host team Queensbury 41-31. Niskayuna handed Queensbury the loss on Friday 46-28, and toppled Glens Falls on Saturday, 74-39. Glens Fall enjoyed a win for their season opener on Friday night over Cohoes at 62-44.

Hudson Falls and Cohoes were in a barnburner on Saturday: this match saw “the Tigers vs. the Tigers”. The two teams traded points throughout the second half of the game, each team racing down the court executing plays and hitting foul shots… Regulation ended in a 46-46 tie; however, Hudson Falls pulled away in overtime, and the final score was 56-50.

It was a wonderful weekend to honor and remember a member of both the Queensbury and Glens Falls Communities: Michelle Bennet was a loving mother, teacher, leader and friend.

Michelle Bennet: 11/17/68 – 2/5/22