Hickory Hearth Ping Pong Tournament Takes Off!

By Sherley Arias-Pimentel

(left to right) Chaz Powell, Mohammed Zakyi, Seidu Shamsudeen, Schuyler St. Germain, Devlin Powell, Carter Finnen, Gordon Bradshaw, Alexander Luo, and Tyler Frederick.

Hickory Hearth has a new tradition – weekly Ping Pong Tournaments. Every week, on Mr. Cramphin’s duty night (which rotates), the Hickory boys battle each other for the mystical Hearth Blazer. The tournament is open to any and all members of the Canterbury Community. So far, Jami Procanik has been the only non-Hearthean to vie for The Blazer. When asked who came up with the idea, Mr. Cramphin responded, “ I cannot claim credit for the tournament.  Rather, it was the mystical Hearth Blazer itself that on a dark, blustery winter evening suggested a weekly tournament so the boys could blow off some steam and practice sportsmanship.” This blazer does seem to be magical, as it even has its own twitter  

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