06/08/2016
**!!CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR SEASON 7 ABL CHAMPIONS, TEAM NINEVEH!!** In what was a very competitive back and forth match-up, Team Nineveh, led by captain Alex Babayan, was able to come away with the victory in a 59-50 final score against Team Shamiran! Congratulations to Team Shamiran as well for coming this far and putting up quite the fight!
I want to thank all the PLAYERS, FANS, STAFF and all those involved in making SEASON 7 such a GREAT experience for us all. Thank you to the Season 7 captains, to our wonderful photographer, Chantel Gharchegheh, to all those that helped with stats, scoreboard, clean-up and anything else that made this season a success! A special thanks to the rest of the Infinite Sports Association crew, Rabeen Eddy, Belsin Rohani, and Anoeil Arakis!
PLEASE NOTE: Beginning tomorrow, we will be releasing information regarding our FIRST ANNUAL tournament in honor of the late Noel Bodaghi, called THE BUDDHI GAMES. This tournament will take place on June 25th and 26th and will be hosted at Branham High School. Please stay tuned for that!
One thing I’d like to mention regarding the future of our sports leagues… It takes much time and effort, behind the scenes, to keep these leagues running. As many of you know, we have a small group that is the backbone behind Infinite Sports Association (Antoine, Rabeen, Anoeil, and Belsin). As much as we love running these sports leagues for the Assyrian community, due to our work schedules, it has become increasingly difficult to continue on this path. If you, or anyone you know, would like to get involved and potentially continue this operation moving forward, please do reach out. Subsequent to the Buddhi Games, we will take a step back and try to determine what the future holds. When we began this journey, we made it our duty to serve the Assyrian community through the medium of sports. It’s been an incredible ride, and one that we will NEVER forget! We hope that we can meet and get to know some of you that may want to get involved. Please reach out if this may be an opportunity for YOU or someone you know.
Thank you all for the continued support, and I’m forever humbled by the encouragement of the people of our community.
God bless you all.
- Antoine