Tribune leading scorers Day 1

By Bernie Puchalski

- January 10, 2024

Following are the leading scorers after Wednesday’s action at the 67th Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament:

Noah Gmoser, GFESS 30

Isaac Jordan, St. Paul 26

Matteo Scaglione, Churchill 25

Jayke Arnold, Myer 25

Luka Dermott, St. Mike’s 24

Marko Nieuzurawski, Westlane 24

Daniel Charest, Brebeuf 21

Nathan Beveridge, Holy Cross 20

Nicholas Karagiannis, St. Mike’s 19

Andrew Benko, Notre Dame 19

Chad Thorpe, Eden 18

Noah Budgell, Simcoe 18

Isaiah Corsaro-Oteng, Myer 17

Kai Schatz,Eden 17

Dylan Durlov, Eden 17

Trent Groulx, Notre Dame 17

Will McAlpine, Churchill 16

Mark Cruz , St. Paul15

Dante DeBenedetti, St. Paul 14

Nate Perna, Centennial 14

Nate Jones, GFESS 14

Nathan Sansaet, DM 13

Ari Steenhuis, Simcoe 13

Matthew Kleinsmith, Crossley 13

William Benko, Notre Dame 13

Hagen Genearo, St, Mike’s 12

Noah Walters. Myer 12

Demarco Perry, DM 12

Joshua Kaufman, DM 11

Elliot Slack,Centennial 11

Lochlan Belliveau, Simcoe 11

Ethan Yalowica, Port Colborne 10

Ashton Gidney, Westlane 10

Bernie Puchalski

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.