Finals Set In 'Event Of The Year' Showdown

CHICAGO — Our "Event of the Year" bracket-style tournament seeking to find residents' favorite yearly tradition in Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park has taken an unexpected turn. The South Side Irish Parade, the obvious No. 1 seed and prohibitive favorite, is out. And even before the championship round begins.

The No. 5 seed Papa Hops 16'' Softball Tournament is the event that pulled off the unthinkable upset. Organizers of this event sure do know a lot about brackets, and they shared this poll in great numbers to get to where they find themselves now: the championship round. Papa Hops will face off against No. 3 seed Beverly Breast Cancer Walk in the championship, of which voting will take place this upcoming Monday and Tuesday.

In the semifinals, Papa Hops took down the parade by a margin of 60% to 40%, with 592 votes cast on Twitter.

Better neighborhood event?
— Beverly-MtG Patch (@BeverlyMtGPatch) August 7, 2019

In the other semifinal, the Breast Cancer Walk took down No. 7 seed Beverly Hills Cycling Classic/Bikes & Brews by a margin of 78% to 22% with 115 votes cast in this match-up.

Better neighborhood event?
— Beverly-MtG Patch (@BeverlyMtGPatch) August 7, 2019

So there we have it. A parade-less championship match-up. Keep following @BeverlyMTGPatch on Twitter and come Monday make your opinion known on which event should hold bragging rights as the best in the 19th Ward.