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SportsJuly 16, 2003 


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The Middletown Elks Lodge #2179 recently held its annual Soccer Shoot on June 20. The winners were Michelle Borghessi, R.J. Headden, Dave Hague, Eric Foster, Erin Corridon and Christina Borghessi. The winners will represent Middletown when they compete in the District Soccer Shoot in Old Bridge on Sept. 27.

The Third Annual Lions Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament will be held on Aug. 9 at Middletown North. Boys and girls ages 9-12, 13-15 and 16-19 are eligible. Mens’ ages are 20-29, 30-39 and 40+. It is a double-elimination tournament, with prizes in each age group. A three-person team is $75 and a four-person team is $80 to register. For more information, call North boys’ coach Will Mayer at (732) 306-4015.

The St. Mary’s Athletic Association will be holding registering for its fall soccer program on July 26 at the grade school from 9 a.m. to noon. The school is located at 538 Church Street in the New Monmouth section of Middletown. The program is open to all children ages 4-16. The cost is $60 for one child, and $100 for two or more children from the same family. Any questions, call (732) 671-7179.

Mary Schwartz, head coach at Division I Davidson College, will direct a girls’ lacrosse camp at Brookdale Community College. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday, July 21-25, and is open to girls age 13-18. Coach Schwartz played goalkeeper at the University of Maryland, participating in three National Championship final fours. She has coached at Davidson for eight years, and will provide specific training for goalkeepers. For information, call (732) 224-2823.

The hustle of Hondo Trigianni, the accurate shooting of Bill Fehlhaber, and the play-making of Dan Piasecki helped lead the Celtics past the Colts, 69-59, on Friday in Mac’s Fun Ball basketball league action in Middletown. Sean Gilbertson led all scorers with 28 points. In the second game, Andrew Carrasutto’s 12 points led a balanced attack as the Titans beat the Eagles, 52-48. Gerard Ruffo led the Eagles with 11 points.

In the third game, Andrew Najar had 11 points and six assists to lead the Lions past the Rockets, 83-72. Saes Evaristto had 19 points for the Rockets.

In Saturday’s action, the Eagles and Lions played in a highly anticipated match-up, with the Eagles prevailing, 83-81. Cody Chalmers scored 36 points for the Lions, while Bob Varno and Joe Leone had 18 each. In the second game, Brian Trigianni had 25 points and Forrest Hutchinson had 20, to lead the Celtics over the Rockets, 69-64. Randy Kirk and Bob Miller had 13 each for the Rockets.

In the final game, the Colts topped the Titans, 77-59, as Jason Miller made his debut, and grabbed 18 rebounds and scored 11 points to lead the Colts. Mark Rosner had 18 points for the Titans