RAHWAY, NJ–On Monday night, Colonia lost to Point Pleasant Beach in the Championship of the 2013 John “Butch” Kowal Holiday Tournament at Rahway High School. The tournament has been around for quite a while. GMC Hoops has been at every tournament since 2000 except for 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2010, there was no tournament due to the Holiday Blizzard that struck on the Sunday before the tourney was to be played.
Past Winners Of John “Butch” Kowal Tournament (since 2002)
- 2013–Point Pleasant Beach
- 2012–Rahway
- 2011–Rahway
- 2010–No winner
- 2009–Westfield
- 2008–Colonia
- 2007–Rahway
- 2006–Westfield
- 2005–Westfield
- 2004–South Plainfield
- 2003–South Plainfield
- 2002–South Plainfield
GMC Hoops looks forward to covering more Butch Kowal Tournaments in the years ahead.