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Bishop Lynch Lady Friars Capture The Title In the 2025 Bob Stras Memorial Basketball Tournament
The 62nd Annual Knights of Columbus Bob Stras Memorial HS Basketball Tournament concluded on Saturday December 6th at both Bishop Lynch High School and Jesuit Dallas. Eight Boys Teams competed at Jesuit and 8 Girls Teams played at Bishop Lynch concurrently on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.The Tournament is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of the Dallas Diocese each year and it has become a staple among the Dallas area pre-season high school tournaments.
On the girls side, after three days of competition, Bishop Lynch triumphed in the championship game over Colleyville Heritage. Other schools competing in the Tournament included Ursuline Academy, Greenhill, Houston Episcopal, Houston Second Baptist, Irving Nimitz and The Village School.The Bishop Lynch girls went undefeated on their way to capturing the title! The MVP of the Girls bracket was Fre Vowels, a 5’7” Senior from Bishop Lynch.
Girls All Tournament Team
- Diya Jain – Greenhill
- Nyla Singleton – The Village School
- Khloe Holt – Colleyville Heritage
- Samari Stevenson – Colleyville Heritage
- Avery Billotte – Bishop Lynch
In the Boys division, the Sachse Mustangs triumphed over the Grand Prairie Gophers in a hard fought championship game.The Most Valuable Player of the Boys bracket was Jordon Anderson-Urune, a 6 foot Senior from Sachse High School. Our host school, Jesuit Dallas, finished 4th out of 8 teams. Other teams participating included Hillcrest High School, Lake Worth, St. Mark’s School, Santa Fe (Galveston) and Amarillo Tascosa.
Boys All Tournament Team
- Matthew Hudgins – Sachse
- Ben Kenney – Tascosa
- Dawson Battle – St. Mark’s
- Steven McLeod – Grand Prairie
- Felix Okan – Grand Prarie
The Knights of Columbus wish to thanks all of our Councils and Assemblies who donated to the Tournament as well as the over 70 individual Knights who were Individual Sponsors and our affiliated organizations and commercial sponsors.It is through their generosity that we are able to put on the first class event that this tournament has become. We would also like to thank the organizing committee and the 23 volunteer Knights who actually worked at the tournament. And finally, we would like to thank our two host schools – Bishop Lynch and Jesuit Dallas for their partnership and collaboration in making this event possible.
The 63rd Knights of Columbus Bob Stras Memorial will take place on December 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2026.