Mars Area sophomore Michael Carmody earned a first place trophy as a member of Team Ohio basketball team, which won the Junior International Tournament, held April 4 in Lissone, Italy.

Carmody was one of nine basketball players — six from Ohio and two from Utah —on Team Ohio, which competes as part of Ohio Basketball Club, an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) youth basketball program. At the international event, Team Ohio faced teams from the U.S., Canada and Europe.

Team Ohio defeated Italy’s 18U national champion Virtus Bologna 85-55 in the final round to win the competition. The team bested KK Zadar (Croatia) 121-64 and Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy) 82-59 to advance to the final round.

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