(La Porte, IN) - La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody’s team won a fundraising basketball tournament at the Civic Auditorium, soundly defeating a very good Indiana State Police squad in the championship game after beating two prior opponents.

Team Dermody defeated squads from La Porte Police and La Porte County Sheriff’s Office to reach the championship game.

Dermody, who played basketball for the Slicers in the 80s, said he had a lot of quality and still young former Slicers basketball players leading the way.

“It was just fun to see everybody out there for the same cause,” he said.

La Porte Police, the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office, and fire departments from La Porte and New Carlisle took part in the one-day single-elimination tournament on Thursday. The proceeds from the event went to help pay for a mission trip to New York City planned by teenagers at Agape Christian Church in La Porte. They plan to stop in every state along the way and give blessing bags containing items like deodorant, shampoo, and granola bars to the homeless and others in need this summer.