The seventh annual Ryan Bates Games Tournament returned to Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington Saturday.
Along with Playstation2 games, the tournament included Nintendo Wii games this year.
Gamers competed in Playstation’s Guitar Hero, Wii tennis and pentathalon. There was also a bean bag tournament.
Nintendo Wii tennis was a doubles event and the Pentathalon included events in cow racing, bowling, play shooting, home run derby and a surprise game.
Guitar Hero was divided into skill levels, and the bean bag tournament was for two or four individuals person teams or individuals.
Money raised by the tournament will be donated toward a handicapped accessible playground in memory of Ryan Bates at Crossroads United Methodist Church and will be open to the public. Bates was an avid video game enthusiast who died of leukemia when he was 20.
This is the seventh tournament in Washington. There have been four other tournaments in Calumet City. In previous years, these events raised more than $20,000 for the American Cancer Society. Last year’s event had more than 100 registered gamers and 250 participants overall.
