To experience intense school spirit, you have to
attend the Sleepy Thompson Basketball Tournament at SSSAS. Each winter, eight boys’ teams compete in
this three-day invitational tournament, named in honor of a beloved former basketball
coach and Athletic Director. This year marks the 58th
year of the competition, and one team traveled all the way from Canada to
participate!
Students, teachers, parents, and alumni flock to the
tournament every year to support the Saints.
Dressed in all black, SSSAS students pack Goodwin Gym with their rolls
of toilet paper. After the Saints make
their first basket, students instantaneously hurl rolls of toilet paper on to
the gym floor. (A squad of students
quickly clears the court!) This
tradition is just part of the great fun, competition, and sportsmanship of the
Sleepy Thompson Basketball Tournament.
Last night was the first round of the 2013 tournament,
and yes, we toilet-papered the basketball court and cheered until we lost our
voices. Unfortunately, the Saints fell
to Norfolk Collegiate School. However,
all teams continue tournament play through Saturday, so we’ll keep
cheering!
“Sleepy” is just one of the exciting SSSAS sports
events that you won’t find at other schools.
At SSSAS, we are so fortunate to have such outstanding programs in
sports, academics, and the arts.
