March 1 Local Sports: Passing the torch, Myer, Thorold and Brock basketball; Fairview bowling
PASSING THE TORCH
This Saturday’s Canada Games Closing ceremonies in Red Deer, Alta., to be shown live on TSN2 at 9 p.m., will see the Canada Games Torch officially handed over to the 2021 Canada Games Host Society.
Receiving the torch will be Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley and Doug Hamilton, the chairman of the 2021 Canada Games Host Society.
The 2021 Canada Games are set to take place in Niagara from Aug. 6 to Aug. 22 at venues across all 12 municipalities in Niagara.
MARAUDERS ELIMINATED
The hopes of the A.N. Myer Marauders senior boys basketball team to qualify for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations’ AAA championships ended Thursday with a 64-54 loss to Orchard Park.
Myer opened the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association championships with an 84-39 loss to powerhouse Saltfleet, but got a chance to challenge Orchard Park for a spot at OFSAA because SOSSA had two berths.
Myer advanced to SOSSA by defeating Notre Dame in the overall Zone 3 final.
Scoring for Myer against Orchard Park were Cormac McMahon (20), Nick Murdaca (19), Matt Garrett (7), Adam Lamb (4), Jorge Rodriquez (2) and Noah Sharp (2).
Orchard Park was led by Aleksa Milisic with 29 and Milos Milisic with 10.
GOLDEN EAGLES REPEAT
The Thorold Golden Eagles junior boys basketball team defended its Niagara Region High School Athletic Association Zone 4 A title with a 77-33 win over Great Lakes Christian College.
In the final, the relentless pressure by Thorold and its transition game was too much for the Lakers to handle.
Scoring for Thorold were Lucas Switzer (22), Connor Schuman (18), Krish Walia (14), Mason Cooper (8), Blayden Burrows (8), Chris Cameron (4), Jeff Kim (3) and Dapo Babajide (2).
Thorold advanced to the final by defeating a pesky Laura Secord Patriots squad 64-40 in semifinal play. Secord hung tough for two quarters before Thorold’s pressure finally wore them down.
Scoring for Thorold were Switzer (10), Burrows (10), Kim (10), Matt Wing (7), Schuman (6), Babjide (5), Riley Burt (4), Adnan Awan (4), Cooper (4), Walia (2) and Nolan Brookes (2).
BADGERS OUSTED
The Brock Badgers men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 86-44 loss to the Carleton Ravens in the Ontario University Athletics semifinals.
Cassidy Ryan led Brock with 21 points while Johneil Simpson added 12 and Tyler Brown had six.
Carleton was led by Eddie Ekiyor with 25 points and Yaslin Joseph with 17.
Simpson was named an OUA First Team All-Star. He averaged 20.5 points a game to finish fourth in the OUA and he ended his career second on Brock’s career points list.
Ryan was named a Third Team All-Star after averaging 18.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
On the women’s side, Brock’s Melissa Tatti was named a Second Team All-Star. She ranked third in the OUA in points per game (16.2) and second in assists per game (4.5).
FAIRVIEW BOWLING
Following are recent top tenpin and fivepin bowling scores, as submitted by the lanes and league secretaries:
Tenpin
Tuesday Morning Mixed: Gord McCormack 655, Denys Peel 645, John Osborne 598, Ruth Reimer 530, Janny Haverkamp 514, Pat Weir 473.
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies: Lillian Book 522, Stella Slavinjak 519, Sharon Walsh 494.
Tuesday Night Mixed: First Division:Scott Moore 575, Jason Jasper 524, Charlie Chase 490. Premier Division: Ken Derosier 656,Matt Kares 637, Enio Giancaterino 634, Clayton Donald 634.
Wednesday Morning Ladies: Grace Beke 474, Sarah DePenning 444, Barb Mawhood 441.
Wednesday Night Ladies: Janice Osowiec 524, Judy Waud 478, Barb Colbey 465.
Thursday Morning Ladies: Nell Botbyl 484, Cathy Jackowitz 467, Rella Pizzngrilli 459.
Thursday Night Mixed: Group 1: Kyle Brown 698, Terry Krawec 673, Brad Fretz 661. Group 2: Rob Costantini 641, Angela Wiley 603, Joe Morabito 595. Group 3: Jim Price 555, Chad Bride 531, Brad Green 513. Group 4: Mike McGrath 491, Gord Meredith 467, Bridget Carroll 465. Group 5: Sylvia Pogrebski 406, Giovan Cooper 403.
Friday Night Mixed: Ian MacPherson 692, Alex Panas 633, Greg Panas 625, Sara Henderson 514, Elaine Houtby 509, Sharon Rees 486.
Youth: Junior: Armen Menkemnian 534, James Weller 390, Daniel Jones 375, D.J. Kuijer 379, Sophia Beaudry 368. Intermediate: Nicholas Langelaan 533, Addison Nye 504, Zachary Beaudry 374, Taylor Whitworth 555, Kayley Richardson 397.
Monday Morning Men: Good: Harold Stubbert 452, Brian Green 430, Bill McLean 429. Gooder: Don Hewitt 629, Rob Balanowski 536, Denys Peel 488. Goodest: Dave Brown 669, John Osborne 663, Harley Smith 647.
Monday Majors: Dan Priolo 700, Terry Krawec 677, Jeff Langelaan 675, Trena Sieber 655, Jamie-Lynn Burse 598, Lisa Morabito 577.
Fivepin
Tuesday Prime Timers: Martin Lanteigne 641, Norm Cooke 522, George Brown 516, Gaetane Papineau 612, Sandra Thornhill 525, Gloria Brathwaite 509.
Tuesday Night Mixed: Ken McKay 646, Joseph Bos 539, Dwight McKay 533, Angi Nesbitt 492, Sarah Steinhoff 487, Lisa Loosemore 474.
Wednesday Morning Ladies: Muriel Estey 539, Colleen Wiley 502, Rose Marie Brown 498.
French Club: Jacques Vaillancourt 726, Delphis Arseneau 562, Bob Walsh 555, Toni Ball 494, Nicole Arseneau 478, Suzanne Theriault 437.
Friday 55 and Uppers: Jim Robinson 541, Kevin Shea 481, Clive Ashby 417, Sandra Thornhill 466, Nan Brogden 450, Dianne Siegel 399.
Youth: Little Tykes (one game): Duncan Hilborn 115, Gavin Booker 103, Madalynn Spence 95, Charlotte Spence 90. Peewee: Liam Boles 388, Ethan Barker 288, Jaymes Booker 270, Sasha Dykyi 270, Yulia Poustovar 233, Evelyn Hilborn 213; Bantam: Christopher Chagnon 300, Joseph Best 296, Katelynn Gough 365, Tamara Siconolfi 275, Katie Adgey 203. Junior: Jacob Gough 566, Aaron Goertzen 482, Cameron Mitchell 422, Erica Boles 526, Felecia Currie 482, Emma D’Aloisio 426. Senior: Chanzen Krafve 608, William Cooper 465, Madyson John-England 507.
Sunday Sport: Scott Bartlett 714, Lucas Hall 519, Bill Booker 510, Wendy Bonnette 595, Noella White 555, Angi Nesbitt 454.
Monday 55 and Up: Neville Robson 618, Bob Walsh 600, Reg Sonnenberg 589, Toni Ball 641, Donna Potashnyk 548, Marilyn Goulding 505.
CAW Retirees: Tom Astley 529, Mike Locke 469, Jon MacDonald 464, Audrea Frizell 528, Irene Charkowy 443, Dorothy Zacharuk 428.
Beaver Bowlers Club: Larry Breeze 635, George Brown 578, Fred Henderson 506, Denise Livingston 445, Jennifer Williams 419, Jackie Billard 370.
