Borough President Fossella Kicks Off 2nd Annual Staten High School Girls’ Basketball Tournament

Borough President Vito Fossella kicked off the 2nd annual Staten High School Girls’ Basketball Tournament. The first tournament took place last year.

“It was such a great success,” said Borough President Vito Fossella during a press conference at the Michael J. Petrides School. “We couldn’t have been happier that the girls had so much fun. We put girls’ basketball for Staten Island on the map, where it belongs. We just want to make sure that these girls have the best opportunities to compete, have some fun, and make some new friends.”

The tournament brings together teams from all 13 basketball-playing high schools on Staten Island -- eight from PSAL, four from CHSAA, and Staten Island Academy.

“This tournament is about every girl that is here from the last-place team to the first-place team,” said Gerard Nicholson, the committee head for the hoops’ tournament.