Seamus Brennan Holiday Tournament / Scholarship Information
When our dad fell ill and succumbed to his 4-month battle to survive in the ICU, our family was devastated. The man who brought us the world was no longer in ours. We created a scholarship fund for the program he taught at Hinsdale South High School as a way to keep him with us in our hearts.
Seamus Brennan Sr. loved high school hoops. He raised and coached three boys that went through the ranks of elementary league and traveling league. But no matter what, he never favored his own children while he coached. He wanted his entire team to learn, develop and most importantly make memories of the time that they played organized basketball. After all, as he routinely said, “Do you think in 20 years that the kid will remember what his team’s record was? Or do you think he just might remember the memorable moments of playing with his teammates just a bit more?”
Seamus also spread his love to his students. At Hinsdale South, he played an instrumental role in the Excel program that helped underrepresented and underprivileged students. The outpouring of love from the program has warmed our family’s heart. To know how loved Seamus was by the students was truly amazing. This scholarship will be awarded to students of the program that did so much good for so many.
As his surviving family, we hope that you all enjoy this event. Soak in the moments of your children playing this week. These are memories that will last forever. Life is short. But memories last forever.
Thank you so much for attending and if you have time and resources, donations to this scholarship fund will be greatly appreciated and honor the late Seamus Brennan Sr. and all of the students that he helped mold.
~ The Brennan Family and Hinsdale South High School
Instructions for “Seamus Brennan Scholarship” Donations
If you are able and willing to donate, please make checks payable to “Hinsdale South High School”. In the memo section of your check, please also mention “Seamus Brennan Scholarship”. For proper tracking and receipt purposes, please mail checks to the Brennan Family at 523 Uvedale Rd, Riverside, IL 60546. All donations via check will be tax deductible due to Hinsdale South’s 501(c)(3) classification.
An alternate, electronic option is to send donations via Venmo to “@Seamus-Brennan” and again please put “Seamus Brennan Scholarship” in the memo. Please note this method is not tax deductible.
Scholarship Recipients
Seamus Brennan Sr. loved high school hoops. He raised and coached three boys that went through the ranks of elementary league and traveling league. But no matter what, he never favored his own children while he coached. He wanted his entire team to learn, develop and most importantly make memories of the time that they played organized basketball. After all, as he routinely said, “Do you think in 20 years that the kid will remember what his team’s record was? Or do you think he just might remember the memorable moments of playing with his teammates just a bit more?”
Seamus also spread his love to his students. At Hinsdale South, he played an instrumental role in the Excel program that helped underrepresented and underprivileged students. The outpouring of love from the program has warmed our family’s heart. To know how loved Seamus was by the students was truly amazing. This scholarship will be awarded to students of the program that did so much good for so many.
As his surviving family, we hope that you all enjoy this event. Soak in the moments of your children playing this week. These are memories that will last forever. Life is short. But memories last forever.
Thank you so much for attending and if you have time and resources, donations to this scholarship fund will be greatly appreciated and honor the late Seamus Brennan Sr. and all of the students that he helped mold.
~ The Brennan Family and Hinsdale South High School
Instructions for “Seamus Brennan Scholarship” Donations
If you are able and willing to donate, please make checks payable to “Hinsdale South High School”. In the memo section of your check, please also mention “Seamus Brennan Scholarship”. For proper tracking and receipt purposes, please mail checks to the Brennan Family at 523 Uvedale Rd, Riverside, IL 60546. All donations via check will be tax deductible due to Hinsdale South’s 501(c)(3) classification.
An alternate, electronic option is to send donations via Venmo to “@Seamus-Brennan” and again please put “Seamus Brennan Scholarship” in the memo. Please note this method is not tax deductible.
Scholarship Recipients
2025 Seamus Brennan Holiday Tournament Results Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors: Mercury Elite & Spartz Sportz
2025 Championship A Game - York 44 Lake Park 25
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2025 Chapionship B Game - Marist 37 York 34
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2024 Championship A Game - Lyons Township 49 Brother Rice 41
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2024 Championship B Game - York 34 Wheaton Warrenville South 21
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2023 Championship A Game - Oswego East 64 Lyons Township 61
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2023 Championshp B Game - Lyons Township 45 Oswego East 44
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2022 Championship A Game - Evanston 51 Hinsdale South 37
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2022 Championship B Game - Evanston 60 Oswego East 45
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