THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 16, 1994 TAG: 9409150159
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 21 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY GARY EDWARDS, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: Medium: 73 lines
Just a few notes from around the Beach sporting scene:
HOT SHOT HOOPS: Aric Stewart, 17, won the inaugural 3-Point Contest held last month at the Princess Anne Recreation Center gym. The Kellam High senior took top prize with eight points in the first round, nine in the second and seven in the third, for an overall score of 24.
The contest used the NBA-style format. Each contestant had one minute to shoot a maximum of 25 treys from around the 3-point circle. They shot from five racks of five balls each. The first four shots on each rack count one point; the fifth is a bonus two-pointer.
Mike Lamar, 15, was tied with Stewart going into the final round with 17 points. He managed two points in the showdown to finish second with 19 points.
John Curry, 13, amassed his age in points through two rounds to take third place.
``We had 13 participants in the the contest and are looking forward to an even bigger turnout next time,'' said Mike Leigh, athletics supervisor.
SUMMER LEAGUE HOOPS: The Hotshotz, the 12- to 15-year-old girls champion, won the summer league regular-season title. They lost to the Ghosts in the third round of the playoffs and were relegated to the loser's bracket. They also lost a regular-season game to the Ghosts.
The Hotshotz overcame that obstacle by winning back-to-back games against the Ghosts to claim the playoff championship too. The Hotshotz took game one by an 18-6 score. They won the second and the title by a 28-16 margin.
The Hotshotz finished with a 13-2 record.
Coach Leigh Newman credited the team's tough defense and fast-break attack for the success.
``Our point guard, Lakisha Thomas, was our cog,'' said Newman. ``Without her we wouldn't have had the season we did.
``Maria Sciortino and Avery Willis contributed a lot of steals for our defense.''
In the boys 12-15 division, Bright's Bad Boys defeated Cal's Crowd, 51-50, in a cliffhanger. Down by seven points with 25 seconds remaining, Cal's Crowd canned back-to-back 3-pointers to close within a single point. Time ran out on their comeback effort, though the Bad Boys prevailed.
``We finished 10-1. It was a tough season because there were good teams in the league,'' said coach Cordell Bright. He cited the play of Neheimih Olds, Walter Amos, Sherman Macer, Rodney Clemente and Larry Draper as the key to the Boys success.
CARE GOLF TOURNAMENT: One hundred forty-four city employees got together for a little golf and a lot of charity on Aug. 19.
They showed up at 8 a.m. at Red Wing Lake Municipal Golf Course to tee off in the fourth annual Community Action Resource Empowerment Golf Tournament. CARE targets low-income areas to offer assistance with drug education and crime prevention.
Despite the rainy conditions, the city foursomes were able to spread a little sunshine for the worthy cause. The tournament collected $1,303.41 for the CARE organization.
``Our tentative goal was $1,000,'' said Shannon Cox, recreation supervisor for Parks and Recreation, who coordinated the event. ``So, we are very pleased with the amount collected.''
CITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Now that the big boys in high school, college and pro football have started play, the 120- to 160-pound boys have followed suit, or uniform to be more exact.
The Parks and Recreation-sponsored tackle football league kicked off on Sept. 10 with 29 teams competing in four divisions.
The 120-pounders will play on 15 teams in the Atlantic and Pacific divisions. Eleven teams will compete in the National and American divisions in the 140-pound league, and the 160-pound boys will field three teams.
The city's neighborhood recreation associations will also field flag-football teams. by CNB