AMATEUR SPORT

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HELP WANTED

BASEBALL ArcelorMittal Dofasco Minor

Baseball is now accepting applications for all divisions from T ball to midget for male and female players aged five to 18 to play this summer. All home games are at the F.H. Sherman Recreation Centre. Minor baseball plays an interlocking schedule with other HDBA parks. Application forms for players, coaches and umpires at dofasco.arcelormittal.com/ corporate-responsibility/ recreation-and-learning-centre/ programs/baseball/ minor-baseball.aspx Those invited to join are employee’s children, children or grandchildren of ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees or retirees and associate members. Associate players do not need Dofasco sponsors to play. For details, call league president Shane Knoke, 289-687-7570.

REGISTRATION/ TRYOUTS

LACROSSE

The Hamilton Lacrosse Association house league box lacrosse season runs April to July. Don’t miss the last early bird registration on Feb. 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Morgan Firestone Arena, 285 Jerseyville Rd. Ancaster. For full details visit www.hamiltonlacrosse.com Field lacrosse registrations for both girls and boys are open online now, visit the registration portal at hamiltonlacrosse.com

WATER POLO If you can swim, you can play water polo. Hamilton Aquatic Water Polo is accepting registrations for this season beginning in February, however you can join for a trial period now. Children ages seven to 13 can enjoy the junior league program. Free trials are available. Competitive programs are also available for athletes up to age 19. See hamiltonwaterpolo.ca or email register@hamiltonwaterpolo.ca with any questions.

CURLING

Dundas Granite Curling Club has two Learn To Curl Open Houses in conjunction with Winterfest activities Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. Try the sport at no cost for anyone 10 years of age or over. No street shoes allowed on the ice, bring a clean pair of running/skateboard shoes to wear on ice. Equipment supplied. Register for one of the clinics, 905-628-8221 or email dundasgranitecurlingclub@cogeco.net

LACROSSE Golden Horseshoe Lacrosse Skills

Academy with lead instructor Eddie Comeau offers box players skills-based drills and training at a high tempo pace. NLL players and coaches instructing. $150 for session, or $25 drop in. Located at ILA, 3201 Second Line, Hagersville. hamiltonlacrosse.com

Girls’ field lacrosse skills clinic. There are five sessions left, runs Sundays, 1:30 p.m., for new and returning players. Fee $60 for all sessions, or $15 each, held at Soccer World, 104 Frid St. hamiltonlacrosse.com

RUGBY

Hamilton Hornets Rugby Club is holding indoor training sessions to develop skills for new and returning athletes. For senior men and women aged 18 and older, sessions will be held at the Redeemer College Sports Dome, Saturday evenings. Junior athletes (boys and girls) aged 12-18 years will have sessions at the Mohawk College David Braley Atheltic and Recreation Centre. Each session is one hour and costs $5. New players are encouraged to join in the fastest growing sport in Canada. Go to Hamiltonrugby.com for details including dates and times. Get fit, have fun. Give it a try.

ON THE LANES

To earn a coveted C.T.F. Century award you have to beat your average by 100 pins. Norm Walker made it look easy at Skyway Lanes and was almost perfect holding a 164 average. He started with 11 strikes, then on the pressure-packed last ball came up short with a six count for a 296 game. Walker bowls without using his thumb and his eleventh strike came courtesy of a “messenger” pin that took out the five pin. Another 296 this season was recorded by Joshua Colwell at Star Lanes. Tyler Sherwood, also 164 average, missed his Century award by one pin with a 263 effort for a 601 triple. With a career high single of 198 was Jen Miller. With singles of 200 or better were Shane Aldridge 219, Bruce Nichols 218, Frank Bartlett 210 and coming close at 192 was Donna Saunders. No problem for John Fauld at Skyway as twice in a row he left the 6-7-10 split and twice in a row he spared the 6-7-10 split. Travis Cauley has recorded his eighth honour score of the season with a 297 at Skyway. After a 222 opening, and holding a 235 average, came his second 297 of the season. Then 247 and 256 for a 1022 set. The eight honour scores are composed three perfect games, a pair of 299s and the pair of 297s, plus an 800 triple. Coming one pin short of 300 was Brandon Crabb with a 299 at Skyway with, according to Steve Cowie, a solid ten pin stopping him. His triple was 735 and Cowie also earned himself an honour score as a first frame open was followed by 11 strikes for a 279. At Bowlerama in Stoney Creek, it was Dave Alexander 651 (254), Pete Vojic 620 with a 266, Brian Harper 607 (225), Lennie Glass 583 (225), Guy Gamache 551 (191), Stephanie Colvin 451 (167), Donna Leger 453 (187) & Debbie Daoust plus 109 at 382 (149). Burlington Bowl 200 games were dealt by Larry Doucet 226, Monika Cunningham 225, Roger Ebert 219, Jenny Davey 216, Matt Harper and George Mawhinney 214, Don Craig 211, Randy Arsenault 202, Don Lupton and Gail Lipnicky 200 and Barry Stannix 247, 252 and 201 for an even 700. Joe Jacques tripped a 626 (235), Doug Duncan 605 (218), Paul Hyatt 578 (206), Penny Hazi 564 (216), Fred Renaud 562 (232) and Sue Graves, 135 average, 165, 145 and 186 for a 496. The top two bowlers in the Skyway V.S.L. continue to shine as Mike Ellis scored a 630 (233), his eighth 600, to raise his average to 207. And Ed Margueratt used a 666, his sixth 600, (220, 221, 225) to lift his average to 197. Denise Margueratt dealt a pair of 171 games, spared the difficult 4-10 split and spared a pair of “double wood” leaves. June Najbor reports for the Skyway juniors that Austin Gottlieb, 192 average, smashed a 713 with games of 247, 210 and 256. Carter Bailey started slow then exploded with 253 and 209 for a 606. David Minnes, 156 average, finished with a 234 for a 567, Mackenzie Martini was plus 44 at 156 and Selbie Smith-Rizzo, 104 aver., tallied a 374 (134).

AROUND THE RINKS

LAWFIELD MINOR HOCKEY

Atom Select — Lawfield Thunder vs. Coronation 1-1. Thunder: Nolin Mather. Assist: Tyler Stanga. Coronation: Simon Rennick. Assist: Sean Nichol.

Atom — Lawfield Penguins 6 Lawfield Canucks 0. Penguins: Tyler Stanga 2, Jakkob Freeburg, CJ Walker, Isaac Kinniburgh, Justin Lake. Assists: Caleb Plant, Jordan Moreau, Freeburg. S/O: Asher Lavoie.

RNHL

Cheeseman Division — Stoney Creek Choppers 4 VBL Bus Lines 1. St. Creek: Greg Clancy 2, Mike Haslam, Trevor Kubiak. VBL: Joe Czaplinski. RB Car Wash 4 Mohawk Ford 4. RB: Kevin Doyle 2, Jim Capra, John Groppo. Mohawk: Dan Brideau, Bill Latimer, Jamie Garlisi, Mike Schatz. First Ontario Credit 8 JAT Plumbing 4. First Ont: Steve Gairns 3, Dave Bryce, Jerry Grandits, Dave Cummings, Mike Fama, Matt Hunter. JAT: Jeff Miller 2, Jason Montani, Shawn Harris. STONEY CREEK OLDTIMERS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

Junior Division — Penguins 5 Redwings 2. Penguins: Dave Braid, Brian Spilak, James Shawn, Pat Ryan, Spare Player. Redwings: Peter Tompkins, Bob Trinanic. Oilers 5 Flyers 3. Oilers: Charlie Polizzi 4, Edward Walton. Flyers: Joe Muchinski, Mark Powell, Steve Cromwell. Bruins 4 Blackhawks 2. Bruins: Corey Hall, Mark Davies, Greg Lintott, Ted McKenzie. Blackhawks: Hank Prenger, Ron Cybalski. In earlier games, Redwings 4 Flyers 2. Redwings: Dave Holmes, Rob Merritt, Steven Ditta, Sunny Sahai. Flyers: Micheal Haslam 2. Oilers 3 Bruins 2. Oilers: Charlie Polizzi, Robert Bili, Spare Player. Bruins: Jeff Davis, Yves Bisson. Blackhawks 6 Penguins 1. Blackhawks: Doug Moulton 2, Ron Cybalski 2, Dennis Cybalski, Dave Langille. Penguins: James Shawn.

Int. Div. — Penguins 4 Sharks 1. Penguins: Dave Armstrong 3, Paul Opie. Sharks: Charlie Polizzi. Flyers 2 Kings 2. Flyers: John Hewitt, Jim Lennie. Kings: Sean Riley, Steve Marshall. Bruins 9 Blackhawks 5. Bruins: Mike Miscio 3, Jason Sliwinski 2, Glenn Stuebing, Rob Baker, Al Oddie, Marc Verrier. Blackhawks: Cory Beaudoin, Jeremy White, Dave Langille, Troy Izlakar 2. In earlier games, Bruins 3 Penguins 1. Bruins: Dino Giudice 2, Wayne Sliwinski. Penguins: Dave Armstrong. Blackhawks 7 Flyers 6. Blackhawks: Ed Walton 2, Jeff Davis 2, Scott Dale, Durst Joad, Cory Beaudion. Flyers: Steve Watt 3, Jim Lennie, Ernie Dunston, Conrad Hotrum. Kings 6 Sharks 2. Kings: Dave Johnson 4, Lee Paule, Steve Marshall. Sharks: Jim Millar, Charlie Polizzi.

Masters Division — Flyers 3 Stars 1. Flyers: Tim Manning 2, Kevin Boyd. Stars: Wayne Pryde. Devils 2 Blackhawks 2. Devils: Craig McMullen, Gerard Hass. Blackhawks: Scott Turpin, Munish Baranowski. Canadiens 5 Sharks 2. Canadiens: Dominic Giustini 2, Henry Marfisi 2, Rob Nacha. Sharks: Jim Albanese, Vince Mercury. In earlier games, Blackhawks 8 Stars 3. Blackhawks: Scott Turpin 2, Mike MacPherson 2, Richard Hamilton 2, Joe Gosselin, Jerzy Janzcak. Stars: Scott Wheeler 2, Larry Litzgus. Flyers 4 Sharks 1. Flyers: Tim Manning, Bruce Gunby, Bill Pauhl, Dino Cortina. Sharks: Jim Albanese. Canadiens 7 Devils 0. Canadiens: Henry Marfisi 3, Dave Jarvis, Ed Riley, Ralph Ionico, Dominic Giustini.

WEST HAMILTON MEN’S HOCKEY

Schlage Locks 3 Budd’s BMW Hamilton 2. Schlage Locks: Tim Groen, Brian Geerts, Alex Martin. Budd’s BMW Hamilton: Harrison Woodcox, Brent Abraham. S& G Electric 5 RT Systems 2. S& G Electric: Kyle James, Ken Page 2, Craig Templeton, Jason Sheddon. RT Systems: Jacob Chandler, Jeff Michaud. Central Fabricating 6 North American Hard Chrome 5. Central Fabricating: Brian Lick, Jordan Machan, Justin Metham 2, Brian Banks, Dan Hewson. North American Hard Chrome: Todd Barta 2, Mike Garrett, Stephen ODonnell, Jim Barta.

PICKLEBALL

Fourteen members of Pickleball Hamilton hosted 14 players from the Niagara region in a pickleball showdown last Sunday. All the games were very competitive.

AT THE NET

The Mountain Volleyball Club rang in the new year with the MVC 17U team winning gold and the 16U Black and 15U Maroon teams both taking home silver medals in OVA competitions. The MVC 17U team won the gold medal at the 17U McGregor Cup — Championship A held in Ingersoll. In round robin play, MVC 17U dodged the Georgetown Impact 25-23,16-25, 15-10 and lost to the Georgian Cubs 25-10, 24-26, 13-15. In the quarter finals, MVC 17U slipped over the Niagara Rapids 25-23, 25-22 and in the semi finals defeated Forest City 25-15, 25-17. In the finals, MVC 17U fought it out with Lakeside winning 25-22 18-25 15-12 to claim the gold medal.