List of past champions in the SportsFest girls and boys basketball tournaments

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

With the SportsFest girls and boys basketball tournaments set to begin Thursday night at Cedar Beach, we thought we'd take a look back at past champions.

Remember, SportsFest didn't hold a girls basketball tournament until 2000 and the boys tournament is really in just its sixth year after the split from Stellar in 2007.

GIRLS CHAMPIONS

2000: Dieruff (def. University City 59-25 in finals)

2001: University City (def. Parkland 59-23

2002: Parkland (def. Nazareth 31-29)

2003: Parkland (def. University City 48-35)

2004: Parkland (def. Nazareth 29-20)

2005: Parkland (def. Northampton 47-36) 

2006: Parkland (def. Nazareth 39-36)

2007: Allen (def. Dunmore 35-32)

2008: Allen (def. Nazareth 33-26 in finals that were played on a Monday night)

2009: Bethlehem Catholic (def. Daniel Boone 48-35)

2010: Daniel Boone (def. Nazareth 46-28)

2011: Bangor (def. Harrisburg 39-35)

2012: Northwestern (def. Nazareth 44-34)

BOYS CHAMPIONS

2008: Octorara (def. Wilson West Lawn 58-55 in finals)

2009: Hempfield (def. Exeter 54-48)

2010: Allen (def. Constitution 45-33)

2011: Freedom (def. Allen 65-40)

2012: Parkland (def. Delaware Valley Charter 61-58)