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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 6, 1995 - 15 el, " SPORTS Third International Challenge in to NEW ZEALAND will be in town in July to take part in the third International Challenge to be held in Port Perry. Port Perry & District Minor Softball is once again sponsoring the event, which will see the New Zealand team play a double header against an All Star team from the Oshawa District League and the second game against the Green- bank Gamblers. Please see story for more details. summer. The 19-year-old resident was one of 16 Canadian players to be chosen for the team which will compete in the World Cup in Philadelphia in August. Hundreds of potential players were chosen from across Canada and tryouts were held in Alberta, British Columbia and the United States. What make Claire's feat that much more remarkable is she has only being playing the sport for one year. During that year she has worked steadily with Cheryl MacNeil, the National goalie coach, to hone her skills. She began playing the sport, at the urging of friends, while attending Anderson High School. She later played for the Ontario Championships. for the Canadian team. path she will take. By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Claire Griffin, of Ashburn, will be minding the net when the Canadian Junior Women's Field Lacrosse team heads to the World Cup later this Lacrosse team which competed at the National Scouts championship selected those they wanted to try out In the year she has been playing Claire has made an impression on those in the lacrosse world. She was also offered the opportunity to join the Senior Canadian team and is currently deciding which Local girl named to the Canadian Lacrosse team While others seem to acknowledge Claire's skill, she is humble about her selection to the team, saying she was "surprised to make it as others have much more experience." For the next two months Claire will continue to practice in preparation of the event. The entire Canadian team will not practice as a full squad until three weeks before the World Cup, but the six Ontario members get together for practice. Claire said she will be working out six days a week until the World Cup preparing herself for the duties of protecting the Canadian net. She said the Canadian team has a good chance to win the World Cup, but their toughest competition will come from the United States. Other countries competing will be Japan, England, CLAIRE GRIFFIN, of Ashburn, was selected from Wales and Scotland. Playing for the among hundred of Canadians to be a part of the Conadian team will be Canadian Junior Lacrosse team, which will be , ni] in itself, but heading to the World Cup in August. Claire is also hoping it leads to more. She will be finishing high school this month and is hoping to catch the eye of a Scout at the championships. Her dream would be to be offered a scholarship at a university in Philadelphia or Maryland. In the weeks leading up to the World Cup Claire will also be busy seeking individual and corporate sponsors to help finance the $3,000 price tag for the trip. If you can help Claire out give her a call at 655-3904. attending that By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Port Perry will be hos- ing its Third Internation- al Challenge next month as teams from New Zea- land and Green Bay move into town for two days of exciting fastball action. Port Perry and District Minor Softball Associa- tion has hosted the event for the past three years, bringing top-notch inter- national ball to town each time. Details of this year's matches were released at a press conference at Pine- ridge Sports last week. This year's event will add local flavor to the event as the Greenbank Gamblers will take to the field against the New Ze- land squad in the second game of a double header. On July 12 New Zea- land squad will take on a team of All Stars made up from the Oshawa and City District Softball Associa- tion, with the Gamblers headlining the second match. The following evening wn July 12, 13 will be a rematch of the 1994 I1.S.C Champion- ships as the Toronto Ga- tors will take on the Green Bay Allcar Roadrunners. Minor ball executive are hoping to attract close to 3,000 people to each night's games, which will take place on the lake- front's north diamond. The New Zealand team will spend the day in Port Perry, with township council entertaining the squad for the day. The team is playing 28 games in 27 nights on their trip through Ontario. All involved expect the games to feature top cali- bre ball. The New Zealand team is not expected to walk away with an easy victory over the All Star team or the Gamblers. Tickets to the event will be $5 per person with any profit being put towards improvements to local softball diamonds and fields. The event is being spon- sored by Molson Brewer- ies and Classic Hot Dogs o Port Perry. _ Gamblers nip Aurora in the late innings The Greenbank Gam- blers met Aurora at Ian- son Park in Greenbank last Thursday night and the Aurora Club threw a scare at the Gambler squad. Behind the excellent pitching of Dave Eschli Aurora took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth in- ning and looked capable of upsetting the Gamblers who had been unable to advance a runner past sec- ond base and had collected only two meager hits dur- ing five innings. Aurora only had a total of four hits off the Green- bank pitching duo of Mark Goreski and Byron Bara- nieski but they had collect- ed two of their hits in the third inning and scored a run on an infield putout. But in the bottom of the sixth inning the Green- bank bats came to life with Chris Burkholder leading the inning off with a single to right field and came around to score the tieing run on Greg Newell's hit. Don Beaton drew a walk and Paul Goreski prompt- ly whacked a triple off the centre field fence to score a pair of Gambler runs and their fourth counter came across the plate on Mark Goreski's double. In the top of the seventh Mark Goreski set Aurora down in order and Green- bank had a 4-1 win and a 5-0 record in league play this year. Peter Oosterholt saw his first action of the sea- son and the slick fielding shortstop chipped in with a base hit in his three at bats. This week the Gamblers travel to Markham on Monday and host the Oshawa Juniors at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Greens bank. SPORTS REPORTS will continue in iw The Weekend Star