Nativity Prep takes home the trophy in MABACH competition.
The home team won big when Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford hosted the annual MABACH Tournament at Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth.
According to the folks at Nativity Prep, the challenge was for a 15-member team to compete in a Math, Basketball and Chess Tournament (The MABACH comes from the first two letters of each competition.)
All told, 11 Nativity Schools from the New England area, New York and Pennsylvania took part.
Although NB’s Nativity lost in basketball, the local students won the math and chess matches and received the most cumulative points. Points were awarded for each game won with the most points winning the coveted MABACH Cup which is kept at the victorious school for a year until the next tournament.
The tournament emphasizes academic as well as physical skills and has become an extremely popular event among the Nativity network of schools, local officials said. In addition, the MABACH provides an opportunity for students to interact with students from other Nativity schools who share their commitment to education.
The trophy for Most Spirit was won by Our Sisters School of New Bedford.
Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford is a tuition-free middle school for boys from low income families. For more information, call the school at (508)-994-3800.