Dec. 20 local sports report: Phoenix basketball; Tigers basketball; Thorold badminton; Welland Tigers hockey; Fairview bowling
PHOENIX OPEN GYM BOXING DAY
The St. Francis Phoenix senior boys basketball team is having an open gym on Boxing Day at 3 p.m. for all its basketball alumnus.
Afterwards, the plan is to go to Bugsy’s and share some stories.
TIGERS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
The Niagara Tigers travel basketball program is holding tryouts for its Grades 5 through 8 teams at Ridley College on Jan. 5 and 6.
Tryouts for Grades 5 and 6 will run from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and for Grades 7 and 8, the tryouts will go from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
THOROLD BADMINTON CLUB
The Thorold Badminton Club is looking for players for the second half of the 2018-19 season.
The club plays every Monday and Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Richmond Street School in Thorold.
For more information about student and adult rates, please email Jay at pennzoil164@yahoo.ca.
TIGERS PEEWEES UNBEATEN IN 12
The Welland Telus Tigers major peewee A hockey team ran its unbeaten streak to 12 games after a 6-1 win over Pelham and a 2-2 tie with the Stoney Creek Warriors in Niagara District Peewee Doherty action.
Nicolas DiPietro led the way with a hat trick against Pelham and was joined on the scoresheet with goals by affiliated player Mason Saxton, Tyler Rowland and Mitchell Tomaino. Ian McQueen accounted for the lone Panthers tally.
Eli Moormann and DiPietro scored for the Tigers in the tie while Matthew Millar and Macauley Wellstead replied for Stoney Creek.
Welland’s record is now 11-2-5.
NINE AND COUNTING FOR ATOMS
The Welland Niagara Street Pharmacy/Gene’s Skate Sharpening Tigers major atom A hockey team extended its undefeated streak in Niagara District Atom Doherty division play to nine games with a 4-1 win over the Port Colborne Sailors.
Colby Franchetti scored twice and Carson McComber and Tanner Cutler once each as Welland snapped Port’s three-game win streak and claimed sole possession of first place in the league standings. Welland is now 13-2-3.
MINOR ATOMS BREAK EVEN
The Welland Youngs Insurance Tigers minor atom hockey team was .500 in recent action, losing 2-1 to Garden City, defeating Stoney Creek 4-1 and losing 2-1 to Stoney Creek and swamping the Dunnville Mudcats 5-1.
Jaxson Beck score the lone goal against Garden City, assisted by Blake Marton.
In the 4-1 win over Stoney Creek, Blake Marton, Cade Bovine, Joseph Boychuk and Mackenzie Taylor scored and Matteo Valleriani, Beck, Cole McCarthy, Marton and Boychuk contributed assists. Marton added the lone goal in the loss to Stoney Creek.
Scoring versus Dunnville were Austin Bovine, Valleriani, McCarthy, Boychuk and Ethan Fortier. Marton, Kalen Sumbler, McCarthy and Fortier pitched in with an assist each.
Owen Fewkes played another fantastic game in goal with help from the Tigers defence.
PEEWEES TRIPLE FALLS
Zach Jansen led the way with a hat trick to power the Welland 91.7 Giant FM Country 89 Tigers minor peewee A hockey team to a 6-2 tripling of the Niagara Falls AE Flyers.
Tyler Ray, Jordan Raso, Blake Turner also scored. The Tigers’ defence was solid as was goalie Gavin Beck.
NOVICES THUMP PELHAM
Mackenzie Welychka potted a hat trick to lead the Welland Mike Knapp Ford Tigers novice A hockey team to a 10-1 win over Pelham.
Noah Rousseau and Jordan Hotham each netted two goals and singles were contributed by Blake Hudak, Ryan Rousseau and Ethan Rousseau.
In net for the win was Jackson MacLeod
Welland then improved to 14-0-1 on the season with a 6-1 victory over the Fort Erie Meteors.
Liam Seguin scored twice for the Tigers and singles were potted by Dylan Wood, Noah Rousseau, Hudak and Ryan Rousseau.
Brady Matte picked up the win in goal.
FAIRVIEW BOWLING
Following are recent top tenpin and fivepin bowling scores, as submitted by the lanes and league secretaries:
Tenpin
Tuesday Morning Mixed: John Osborne 682, Harley Smith 599, Gord McCormack 595, Ruth Reimer 485, Velma Rutka 455, Rosemarie Simpell 436.
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies: Colleen Wiley 478, Cindy Boles 465, Stella Slavinjak 460.
Tuesday Night Mixed: First DivIsion: Jason Jasper 463, Charlie Chase 450, Shari Langelaan 438, Miranda Panas 704, Gord Smillie 656, Enio Giancaterino 641.
Wednesday Morning Ladies: Sharon Armstrong 474, Janet Guy 447, Sandra Plumb 444.
Wednesday Night Ladies: Janice Osowiec 534, Liz Champion 527, Aileen Harquail 488.
Thursday Morning Ladies: Karla Gilmore 466, Carol Sheremetta 462, Cathy Jackowitz 427.
Thursday Prime Timers: Dave Ryder 561, Mike Johnson 554, Ed Emoff 509, Velma Rutka 510, Ruth Reimer 501, Blanche Beauclair 416.
Thursday Night Mixed: Group 1: Brad Fretz 684, Gord McCormack 641, Rich Gibson 611. Group 2: James Servos 584, Angela Wiley 583, Nikki Hedden 578. Group 3: Dianne Brown 530, Carman Winger 511, Jim Price 508. Group 4: Bridget Carroll 468, Paul Schankula 462, Gord Meredith 454. Group 5: Debbie Alves 412, Charlene Calder 409, Sylvia Pogrebski 406.
Friday Night Mixed: Mark Kuijer 650, Ron Verkuyl 647, Don Barker 635, Sara Henderson 520, Terri Panas 507, Elaine Houtby 475.
Youth: Bantam: Ben Foster 434. Junior: James Weller 395, Landon DeGlopper 293, Daniel Jones 204, Ava Conway 517, D.J. Kuijer 370, Sophia Beaudry 362. Intermediate: Nicholas Langelaan 566, Addison Nye 475, Zachary Beaudry 409, Mya Conway 624, Taylor Whitworth 468, Melissa Langelaan 309.
Monday Morning Men: Good: Dave Hale 519, Harold Stubbert 518, Gary Ward 504. Gooder: Rob Balanowski 556, Bob Scricca 523, Brad Dalgleish 506. Goodest: John Osborne 768, Gord McCormack 616, Mike Johnson 603.
Monday Majors : Terry Krawec 703, Jeff Langelaan 692, Robert Kent 655, Trena Sieber 676, Sandi Burse 515.
Fivepin
Tuesday Prime Timers: Martin Lanteigne 589, Mahendra Thaleshvar 535, Jim Shaw 510, Gaetane Papineau 541, Marianna Huckla 518, Rachel Stanley 500.
Tuesday Night Mixed: Brayden Girard 701, Joseph Bos 633, Jim Miller 561, Sarah Steinhoff 471, Mandy Jenkins 455, Lisa Loosemore 426.
Wednesday Morning Ladies: Carla Sneek 654, Rose Marie Brown 547, Colleen Wiley 547.
French Club: George Bertrand 624, Jacques Vaillancourt 606, Robert Bertrand 587, Marie-Josee Vaillancourt 456, Suzanne Theriault 453, Therese Montpellier 449.
Friday 55 and Uppers: Kevin Shea 462, Randy Thomas 452, Clive Ashby 448, Sandra Thornhill 496, Nan Brogden 471, Clara Schyff 426.
Youth: Little Tykes (one game): Tyson Hebbard 124, Gavin Booker 105, J.J. Parr 97. Peewee: Jaymes Booker 345, Ethan Barker 209, Evelyn Hilborn 194; Bantam : Joseph Best 257,Christopher Chagnon 244, Tamara Siconolfi 435, Katelynn Gough 372, Katie Adgey 252. Junior: Jacob Gough 502, Aaron Goertzen 474, Henry Soares Jr 447, Felecia Currie 500, Erica Boles 458, Olivia Prudhomme 456. Senior: William Cooper 644, Chanzen Krafve 559, Madyson John-England 554, Sarah Malott 487.
Sunday Sport: Scott Bartlett 612, Shawn Quesnel 598, Bill Booker 597, Wendy Bonnette 540, Angi Nesbitt 498, Joyce Bartlett 489.
Monday 55 and Up: Neville Robson 603, Ian Smart 602, Jim Copeland 559, Marilyn Goulding 541, Marjie Rylett 505, Bev Ross 459.
CAW Retirees: Tom Astley 537, Jon MacDonald 529, Al Perrault 489, Colleen Wiley 455, Olga Astley 449, Audrea Frizell 404.
Beaver Bowlers Club: Larry Breeze 561, Dick Mallory 560, George Brown 500, Denise Livingston 461, Erika Phair 434, Bonnee Brown 408.
