The 21st Annual Joey Sykes 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament will be held Jan. 8-11, 2026. Games will be played at St. Raymond and Lincoln Middle School with the championship games being held at St. Raymond on the final day of tournament action, Sunday, Jan. 11.

GAME TIMES & LOCATIONS

Thursday, Jan. 8
•    Location: St. Raymond School – 6pm-9pm

•    Location:  Lincoln Middle School– 6pm-9pm

Friday, Jan. 9

•    Location: St. Raymond School – 6pm-9pm

•    Location:  Lincoln Middle School– 6pm-9pm

Saturday, Jan. 10
•    Location: St. Raymond School – 8am-9pm

@ SRS -Three point contest 11:45am - 1pm

•    Location:  Lincoln Middle School – 9am-4pm

Sunday, Jan. 11
•    Location:  St. Raymond School – 1pm-7pm

2026 Joey Sykes Tournament Info

• Tournament Venues

Thank you to all of the teams who made the Joey Sykes Tournament a huge success! We hope to see you back in 2026.

The 2025 Joey Sykes Finishes:

GOLD-

1st Place Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Glenview)

2nd Place St. Francis (Lake Zurich)

3rd Place St. Gilbert (Grayslake)

SILVER

1st Place St. Raymond (Mount Prospect)

2nd Place Sacred Holy Family (Inverness)

3rd Place St. James  (Arlington Heights)

The 21st Annual Joey Sykes tournament will feature 18 8th-grade boys teams competing over four days in the St. Raymond School and Lincoln Middle School gyms. The tournament features a 3-point contest on Saturday, Jan. 10.  

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Good luck to all the teams this year!

2026 JOEY SYKES TOURNAMENT RAFFLE

Check out the 2026 Joey Sykes Tournament Raffle for some great prizes!

Prizes will be drawn Sunday, Jan. 11. Winners need not be present to win.

PACK THE GYM & COME CHEER ON THE SAINTS 

On Thursday, the opening night of the tournament, the 8th grade boys teams will play at 7 pm.  The Athletic Association encourages all students to come out and pack the gym for this great event as we cheer on our teams, raise funds to fight pediatric cancer and celebrate the spirit of Joey Sykes

Current and former St. Raymond Students,  Alumni, Parents, Families... if you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here 

 https://straymondparish.ivolunteer.com/2025joeysykes_001

A special thank you to the 2025 Joey Sykes Tournament Volunteers. 

2025 Joey Sykes TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE

• Tournament Directors - Megan Huber, Kendra Pollizze and Rob Allen
• Athletic Director - Charlie Davis
• Sponsorship Coordinator - Lucy Turaka
• Concessions Coordinator - Maria Falcione
• St. Raymond Athletic Association

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE  2025 TOURNAMENT VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING:

• 4th, 5th & 6th and 7th grade boys basketball players & families