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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, May 22, 1996 3 on 3 Basektball by Brad Kelly A total of 24 teams will lip-off at The Canadian Statesman's 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament this Saturday and Sunday at Bowmanvillc High School. That total is down from previous years, perhaps due to the later date. Many of the area's kids have already turned their attentions to their summer sports programs, and arc occupying their time with soccer and baseball, just to name a couple of outside interests. There will be three divisions this year: Boys 10-12, Girls 13-15, and Boys 13-15. The largest of the three groups is the Boys 13-15, which attracted a total of 11 teams. The tournament will open on Friday night at 6:30 p.m„ with games continuing until 9:00 p.m. Early games on Saturday will start at 9:00 a.m., with the finals in each division getting underway underway at 1:00 p.m., concluding with the Boys 13-15 'A' final at 2:30 p.m. In total, there will be 42 games played by the % kids. As always, each participant will receive a registration package package prior to the start of their first game, and refreshments will be made available for the entire weekend to quench the thirst of the young players. And, if previous years are any indication, these kids can pul away a lot of juice. Each player will have their name entered into a free draw this year. National Home Video has donated some basketball t-shirts, while Hooper's Jewellers have graciously donated a couple of Toronto Raptors basketball watches that a couple of lucky winners will take home. The two-day tournament always produces some interesting moments, and the same is expected of this year's edition. Our intention is for the weekend to provide the youth of the area an event that they can participate in, compete in, but most of all, have fun with. So far, we've met those criteria, and promise to do our best again this year. LOOSE ENDS -- The Newmarket 87's, who represented Ontario at the Centennial Cup National Championship tournament tournament in Saskatchewan, reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by the eventual champions from Vernon, British Columbia. The host team from Mclfort were the class of the tournament early on, winning all five games prior to the championship championship game against Vernon. In the final game, they failed to score a goal after outscoring their opposition 34-8 in five games...Thcre is a new champion in the Junior C League. The Napanee Raiders appeared to be the favorite to win it all, but they were defeated in the finals by the Paris Mounties. On their way to the finals, Napanee swept the Uxbridge Bruins, who were champions of the Central League. Paris were worthy of a berth in the Ontario championships, after eliminating the Belle River Canadiens in the semi-finals. Belle River had held a lock on the Jr. C title for a number of years, including last year when they defeated the Bowmanvillc Eagles in four straighL.Olher OHA champions included the Bothwcll Bullets in Senior, Niagara Falls Canucks in Jr. B, and Exeter in Junior Development...The Jr. A Bowmanvillc Eagles will be holding their year-end banquet on Saturday, June 1, at St. Joseph's Church on Liberty St. The awards presentations begin at 8:00 p.m., followed by a dance. Sports Shop Drops Opener The Clarington Sports Shop Mosquito Orioles dropped their season opener against Port Hope 6-2. Darryl McNair led the offence with a couple of singles, while Chris McPhail had a double, double, and Jeff Mercier had a single. single. Ryan Evans turned in a strong pitching performance. BROKEN WINDSHIELD? FREE GAS BAR-B-Q while supplies last with every windshield replacement PLUS WE PAY YOUR DEDUCTIBLE on most insurance claims Auto GIq// 19 SILVER STREET, BOWMANVILLE CALL TODAY 623-4225 OSHAWA 571-7852 PORT HOPE 885-4696 OJ.P. Courtice Playoff Chances Spoiled by BHS ■Doubleheader Split Not Good Enough by Chris Rourke The Courtice Secondary School baseball team saw its playoff chances killed last Thursday, May 16, by Bowmanvillc High School during a doublchcader played at Soper Creek. Courtice came into the showdown with a 3-5 record, and needed to win both games to have a shot at one of two wildcard playoff spots. Courtice came out storming storming in game one as they scored four runs in the first inning off Bowmanvillc starter Brad Humber. They scored one more in the top of the second to make it 5-0. But, BHS began to clavz its way back as they scored two in the second and one in the third to close to 5- 3. However, that was as close as they came. Courtice added one in the seventh to win game one 6-3. Courtice pitcher Ryan Reid tossed a complete- game victory, allowing three earned runs on only four hits, while striking out five BHS batters. Reid's battery mate, catcher catcher Dave Millson, was also a key part of the victory, as he added the insurance run in the seventh, picked a runner off at first, and threw another out at third trying to steal in the seventh. seventh. Courtice head coach Paul Schultz was pleased with his team after game one. "We did everything we had to do to win tills game. I was happy with the result. Our outfield played really solid on some hard-hit balls." Courtice needed to win game two to be in line for the Bowmanvillc and Courtice clashed last Thursday, May 16, in high school baseball at Soper Creek in Bowmanvillc. Courtice had to win both games to have a shot at the playoffs. They won game one 6-3, but were shut out 3-0 by pitcher Shane Cowan of BHS in the second game of the doublchcader. Bowmanville Soccer Team Searching for First Victory by Chris Rourke The Bowmanville High School senior girls' soccer team has struggled this spring in its outdoor season. BHS has yet to register a win this year, as they wrap up their season with two more games against Courtice and Peryma. Bowmanville co-coach, John Morris, said the team has had its troubles. "We had a mixed season. We did well in our indoor season, season, but we haven't won yet outdoors," Morris told The Statesman. "The team hasn't looked too bad. We had trouble trouble getting everybody at practice practice to work on systems." No Playoffs Morris had a goal of making making the playoffs, but it didn't work out the way he wanted. He has had to rely on a few players to produce this year. It has been a battle to field a complete lineup for every game. "We started with 16 players, players, but we lost one of our goalies during the indoor season; season; she goes in for knee surgery next week," the head of the BHS history department department said. "We've relied on Sommer West, Liz Knox, Shannon Dunlop, plus a couple couple of others." Veteran Coach Morris is well seasoned as a soccer coach. He has coached in town leagues for 14 years, and boys' and girls' soccer at BHS for 10 years. He has also coached girls' volleyball. Overall, he is pleased with how the team battled in each game. "I'm impressed with the improvement in the players wildcard spot, but the team rail into a hot BHS pitcher in Shane Cowan. Bowmanvillc won game two 3-0, scoring one run in the second, and two in the sixth. Both pitchers, Cowan for Bowmanvillc, and Millson for Courtice, threw complete games for their teams. Courtice weren't able to get anything going off Cowan, something that Schultz noted after the game. "I have to give credit' to him (Cowan). He didn't let us have anything," the Courtice coach stated. "I would've liked to see us cut down on our strikeouts." The loss in game two almost certainly eliminated Courtice from post-season play. Bowmanvillc coach, Doreen Ross, was happy with her team, especially the way they rebounded after dropping dropping game one. "We didn't play the way we wanted to in game one, but we did in game two," Ross said in a post-game interview. "Shane Cowan pitched an awesome game, and we got some good hitting and defense today." BHS had four games left before the playoffs. Two on May 17 against Central, and two yesterday (May 21) against O'Neill. "We arc playoff bound," she said excitedly. "I think we'll be okay. If we're on, we'll do extremely well. If we're not, we won't. It's as simple as that." Ross and her team have who haven't played before," their sights focused on win- he said. "I'm not pleased that nin S a LOS SA title and the commitment hasn't been advancing to the OFSAA there like in other years. ' ' championships. Slo Pitch Results The following are the results from the opening week of the Newcastle Slo Pitch League, Sunday, May 12 (mixed league) -- MGM Purple Hummers 11, Bow Sox 7; Weekend Flyers 8, Victoria Equipment 9; East Coasters 19, Excuses 7; Park Rebels 14, Tim's 5th Wheel 6; Pebblestone Multi Services W, Wildcats L; Nighthawks 23, Pebblestone Panthers 7 Monday, May 13 -- 'A' River Rats 10, Courtice Home Improvements 6; 'A' Port Darlington Shooters 18, BFI 10; *C' Young Bucs 29, Warriors 1 Tuesday, May 14 -- 'C' Mudhcns 16, Tigers 10; 'C' Ugly Ducks 16, XL Eagles 15; ! 'D' Rushwood Wiseguys 20, RoadRunners 11; 'D' Morris Auto Glass 13, Booze Hounds 9; *D' Chronic Misfits 12, Diamond Backs 3; 'D' Okapi 19, Beaver Lumber 6 Wednesday, May 15 -- 'A' River Rats 10, Cotter St. 8; 'A' Port Darlington Shooters 8, Storm Troopers 1; 'B' Burman & Fellows 15, Urbacon 10; 'C' Warriors 26, Tigers 10 Thursday, May 16 -- 'C' XL Eagles 9, Orono Bullits 5; 'D' Rushwood Wiseguys 10, Beaver Lumber 6; 'D' Chronic Misfits 12, Booze Hounds 11; 'D' Morris Auto Glass 10, Diamond Backs 6; 'D' Okapi 9, Road Runners 4 The Bowmanville High School senior girls' soccer team ran into a highly-skilled R.S. McLaughlin team last Wednesday, May 15. BHS lost 2-0 on two first half goals. They play their next home game on Friday, May 24, against their arch-rivals from Courtice. OTHER PRODUCTS WILL IXI WARRANTY DOES. If# Pet of the Week Jody is an energetic Lab cross approximately 10 months old. She is a red-blonde color and loves to play. 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