The Chad Thiboutot Memorial Tournament (formerly the Veterans Memorial Tournament and the Mark G. Hoyle Memorial Tournament) is the official District 6 tournament for the 9-10 year old all stars.

Tournament History

2012 - After 25 years as the Mark G. Hoyle Memorial Tournament, the tournament was renamed as the Veterans Memorial Tournament.

The Mark G. Hoyle Memorial Tournament was originally called the Mike Reynolds Tournament. In 1986, Reggie Desnoyers proposed to then league president Roger Gagnon that the tournament be renamed in memory of Mark G Hoyle*.

Reggie, along with Bruce Sutherland started a tradition that continues over 30 years later.

Though the 1993 team came oh so close, the first Swansea team to win the Mark G. Hoyle tournament was in 2003, under manager Joe Monteiro. Many of the players from that team were also on the 2005 12 Year Old District 6 Championship team.

"A winner never quits and a quitter never wins."

Background Notes

On Oct. 26, 1986, Mark G. Hoyle of Swansea, a hemophiliac, dies at 14 of AIDS. His struggle with the disease and the compassionate support he receives from the people of Swansea gains national headlines. Swansea welcomed Mark into school, at a time when school districts across the country were banning students with AIDS. - taken from The Massachusetts Century -- 100 Years of Highlights in the Projo online

Read the article from the Taunton Gazette - Our View: On World AIDS Day, recognizing Swansea's class act

Tournament Winners

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