Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament

Irish Crowned Tribune Champions
Posted on 01/13/2025

Aidan Lucchetta couldn’t have scripted it any better.

When the final buzzer sounded Saturday night, his Notre Dame Fighting Irish team had defeated the Saint Paul Patriots 82-71 in the championship game of the 68th Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament and the Grade 11 student was holding the MVP trophy.

“It is like a dream. It has been my goal ever since Grade 9 watching the teams before me competing and winning the Tribune,” the 16-year-old said. “It is amazing and I wanted to put myself out there, create a legacy and win that MVP. It has been my mission from the jump.”