NORWICH – By 8 p.m. Sunday night, there was little evidence left of another whirlwind weekend of basketball.

Playing host to its 12th Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Norwich survived the ominous threat of rain Sunday afternoon that threatened to delay and perhaps bring a precipitous halt to the popular event. After a half-hour delay mid-afternoon, play resumed unimpeded with the final action on Court F finishing up just after 6:30 p.m.

“We have a lot of great volunteers for this tournament and some great games,” said head Gus Buster (official) Mark Abbott. “It’s hard to believe it has been 12 years.”

Since the nationwide tournament landed in Norwich 12 years ago, many of the same faces have undertaken similar duties volunteering the bulk of their respective weekends in an effort to pull off the large-scale event in smooth manner. Any bystander would scarcely notice the amount of work put into the event behind the scenes.