Feb. 22 local sports: CEBL draft; Spartans tryouts; Welland Tigers hockey; Fairview bowling
CEBL DRAFT REVEAL ANNOUNCED
The Canadian Elite Basketball League will be holding its 2019 Entry Draft Reveal March 23 in Hamilton at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
It will also be live streamed on CEBL.tv.
“It’s an exciting time for our league as fans will get a first-hand look at the top players that will play in our inaugural season,” said CEBL CEO Mike Morreale. “Team general managers and other officials will be joined by celebrities and influencers, Canadian basketball officials, community leaders, media, and sponsors for a monumental night in the history of basketball in our country. This will be a unique event for a unique league, and one that can be experienced by people around the world through a live stream.”
The CEBL’s six clubs will take part in the draft March 16 with each club phoning in their picks to the league office. The selections will be held in confidence until the March 23.
The draft order for the 13-round draft will determined by a blind draw and announced publicly on Wednesday, March 6 at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Once the draft order has been determined, the 13-round draft will follow a snake format, with teams selecting one through six in Round One followed by sixth through first in Round Two and so forth.
The teams in Edmonton, Guelph, Hamilton, Fraser Valley (Abbotsford), Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), and Niagara (St. Catharines) will play a 20-game regular season from May 9 to Aug. 15, culminating with a league championship playoff at a site to be announced.
The first four rounds of the draft will see teams selecting players from their own regions. The three eastern clubs must select players based in Ontario and east, while the three western clubs must select players from Manitoba to the west.
Rounds five through 11 will allow teams to select players from any region of the world and rounds 12 and 13 will see teams pick athletes currently playing at U SPORTS programs across Canada.
“There is no dearth of talent when it comes to basketball in this country,” said Joe Raso, the CEBL’s director of basketball operations. “Thanks to the league making key partnerships with Canada Basketball and U SPORTS, I am extremely excited to see how our rosters take shape as the CEBL becomes an elite platform for the development of the sport in this country”.
JUNIOR B LACROSSE TRYOUTS
The St. Catharines Spartans are holding tryouts for the 2019 Ontario Lacrosse Association junior B season beginning Saturday at 8 p.m. at Haig Bowl Arena.
Other tryout dates are as follows: Sunday, March, 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, March 17, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 24 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 27, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 3, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
There is a $30 tryout fee for the first three dates. If chosen to continue, an additional $30 will be collected on the fourth tryout.
All players must register with the OLA via the link in the registration tab before attending the first tryout. Please print the receipt and bring it to the first practice.
Players whose rights do not belong to the Spartans must bring a written permission to run from their respective associations.
For more information, contact spartansgm@hotmail.com.
NOVICE TIGERS ADVANCE
The Welland Mike Knapp Ford Tigers novice A hockey team advanced to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association semifinals with a 3-0 series sweep of Glanbrook.
Welland’s opponent in the semifinals is the New Hamburg Firebirds, the only team to beat the Tigers in the qualifier round-robin tournament
Welland beat Glanbrook 7-2, 3-2 and 6-1.
Scoring goals in the series were Mackenzie Welychka (5), Dylan Wood (3), Ethan Rousseau (2), Noah Rousseau (2), Blake Hudak (2) and Liam Seguin (2).
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 637, Harley Smith 593, Gord McCormack 510, Janny Haverkamp 495, Velma Rutka 489, Ruth Reimer 482.
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies: Sharon Walsh 506, Stella Slavinjak 474, Velma Rutka 472.
Tuesday Night Mixed: First Division: Jason Jasper 498, Henry Soares 496, Scott Moore 490. Premier Division: Terry Krawec 661, Matt Kares 649, Robert Kent 647.
Wednesday Morning Ladies: Grace Beke 494, Barb Mawhood 455, Sandra Plumb 442.
Wednesday Night Ladies: Rose Child 505, Cheryl Matheson 472, Janice Osowiec 469.
Thursday Morning Ladies: Janice Jones 450, Karla Gilmore 438, Cathy Jackowitz 429.
Thursday Prime Timers: Mike Johnson 577, Ed Emoff 575, Harley Smith 573, Trish Game 487, Velma Rutka 463, Ruth Reimer 441.
Thursday Night Mixed: Group 1: Codi McMaster 672, Bernie Wieler 660, Jason Fretz 649. Group 2: Joe Morabito 720, Harley Smith 607, Rob Costantini 550. Group 3: Jim Price 545, Chad Bride 533,Brad Green 532. Group 4: Sue Bride 508, Paul Schankula 490, Jack Hazell 474; Group 5: Wilf Burse 400, Heather Addy 397, Charlene Calder 383.
Friday Night Mixed: Ian MacPherson 675, Greg Panas 664, Ken Derosier 599, Terri Panas 478, D.J. Kuijer 464,Diane Ouwendyk 456.
Youth: Bantam: Ben Foster 414. Junior: Armen Menkemnian 455, James Weller 389, Landon DeGlopper 336, Ava Conway 487, D.J. Kuijer 449, Sophia Beaudry 376. Intermediate: Addison Nye 540, Zachary Beaudry 428, Nicholas Langelaan 413, Mya Conway 532, Taylor Whitworth 505.
Monday Morning Men: Good:Harry Hoenig 484, Gary Ward 475, Ervin Barnes 475. Gooder: Don Hewitt 610, Denys Peel 540, Bob Scricca 492. Goodest: Vince DeNapoli 676, Rob Costantini 656, Ralph Barnim 622.
Monday Majors: Terry Krawec 705, Dan Priolo 660, Jeff Langelaan 647, Lisa Morabito 689, Jamie-Lynn Burse 619, Trena Sieber 597.
Fivepin
Tuesday Prime Timers: Martin Lanteigne 608, George Brown 567, Kelvin Thornhill 526, Sandra Thornhill 524, Maureen Cropper 471, Connie Shaw 461.
Tuesday Night Mixed: Ken McKay 576, Bill Steinhoff 553, Dwight McKay 543, Angi Nesbitt 509, Sarah Steinhoff 487, Mandy Jenkins 454.
Wednesday Morning Ladies: Carla Sneek 558, Muriel Estey 527, Margaret Pikor 524.
French Club: Jacques Vaillancourt 730, Martin Lanteigne 625, Bob Walsh 610, Toni Ball 432, Monique Touzin 418, Rolande Fournier 408, Therese Montpellier 408.
Friday 55 and Uppers: Jim Robinson 556, Clive Ashby 489, Ed Grout 447, Clara Schyff 447, Nan Brogden 426, Dianne Siegel 412.
Youth: Little Tykes (one game):Joey Parr 88, Madalynn Spence 103, Charlotte Spence 67; Peewee: Ethan Barker 269. Bantam: Joseph Best 395, Christopher Chagnon 254, Scotia Edwards 269, Tamara Siconolfi 242, Katie Adgey 209. Junior:Jacob Gough 470, Henry Soares 450, Aaron Goertzen 431, Emma D’Aloisio 519, Olivia Prudhomme 502, Katelynn Mitchell 381. Senior: William Cooper 317, Sarah Malott 484, Madyson John-England 483.
Sunday Sport: Shawn Quesnel 750, Lucas Hall 590, Bill Booker 539, Noella White 604, Wendy Bonnette 507, April Ryder 491.
Monday 55 and Up: Jim Copeland 802, Reg Sonnenberg 579, Ian Cooper 537, Donna Potashnyk 535, Marilyn Goulding 514, Vivian Buetow 465.
CAW Retirees: Mike Locke 645, Jon MacDonald 511, Mike O’Mally 389, Colleen Wiley 425, Noreen Locke 387.
Beaver Bowlers Club: Larry Breeze 620, Seaward Billard 491, George Brown 473, Jackie Billard 557, Denise Livingston 517, Erika Phair 467.
