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98 .CAPE GAZETTE, Fday, June9 '- June'S5, 2000
Cape Region offers plenty of sports for youth
Today marks the final day of
school for Cape students as they
prepare for some summer fun and
teachers prepare for a marathon of
six "boy, that snow was nice" in-
service days.
Field days are complete and
with a mini three-week vacation
on the local road race scene, I
thought I would touch on the
unique youth opportunities in the
Cape region in the sport of run-
ning, as well as many other sports.
In most cities and towns across
America, popular sports like Little
League baseball and softball can
be found easily, as well soccer,
basketball and, for most places,
football. In the Cape Region,
young athletes have many differ-
ent sports to choose from that are
not found just everywhere.
Kids can give wrestling a try
with the Yellowjackets of Re-
hoboth led by coach Benny
Mitchell, or the increasingly pop-
ular sport of lacrosse, with coach
Tony Pratt guiding the talent.
Dance is offered at several loca-
tions with "Miss Terri" jazzing it
up at Midway, as well as swim-
ming with the YMCA swim team,
roller hockey at Midway and an-
other ASA softball team every
time you turn around. Now,
young girls can give field hockey
a try in the fall, as well as girls
lacrosse being offered in the
spring. Finally, the Seashore
Striders offer a cross country team
as well as a track team for youth to
take part in who have an interest
in running.
I see two sides of this coin.. I
think it's great that our youth have
a lot to choose from. However, it
becomes more and more difficult
to field teams that can be competi-
tive on a regional and national
level when there are only so many
kids to go around.
The same has happened at the
high school level with an example
being in girls track and field. I
could easily name a dozen girls
who have been very successful in
the sport of running, but have cho-
sen another sport over girls track.
RUNNING
Tim Bamforth
If I could put even half of the girls
on the roster this year, the Vikings
would have easily loaded the state
championship trophy on the bus
to match the boys.
HERSHEY TRACK MEET -
The annual Hershey Meet will be
held this Sunday, June 11, begin-
ning at 2 p.m. at Cape Henlopen
High School. The meet is open to
athletes between the ages of 9 and
14 or athletes that are 8 years old
and will turn nine this year. The
top three and four finishers, de-
pending on the event, will qualify
for the state championships to be
held on Saturday, June 24.
Terry Mssser photo
From left, Anna Egeln, Chelsea Jackson, Jordan Reemsnyder, Jordan Perry, Alec Perry, Al-
lison Young, Hilary Merlo and Veronica D'Amico take off at the start of the girls age 8-10 400-
meter dash in the Masser Kids I Did It Races earlier this season.
FATHERS DAY 5K - I chal-
lenge all the Strider fathers to
give the June 18 Fathers Day 5K
event a try and keep the tradition
alive by running with your son or • versus students tug-of-war during the annual Field Day at
daughter. Current or former
Strider pops that have successful-
ly completed the event are Allan
Redden - 22:30; Rob Perciful -
23:10; Keith Neff - 23:19; Phil
Wilson - 23:29; Pete Martin -
26:36; Doug Hicks - 26:37; John
Phillips - 26:43; Ted Nowakowski
- 27:11; Polo Melendez - 28:38;
David Pavlik 29:49; Ed
Northshield - 30:23; Glenn Wade
- 33:35; Joe D'Amico - 33:39; and
Lyle Riggin - 38:27.
Visit www.seashorestriders.
com or call 947-1772 for race and
registration information..
Tony Rouuk photos
Above, (l-r) Walt. Meding, Gins Ricker, Stacey Coveleski,
Carla Rousak, Kathy Reinhart, Carole Short, Richard Sta-
fursky and Brenda Meding flex their muscles in the parents
Shields Elementary School. At right, eight-year-old Abbey
Hilligoss and physical education teacher Tim Bamforth com-
pare dresses during the hobo race, also a part of Field Day.
At right, Lindsay Perry
strides toward the finish line
to win the 50-yard toddler
trot in the Kids I Did It
Races.
At far right, Alicia and
Hannah Pepper take off at
the starting line for the girls
age 5-7 50-yard dash, also a
part of the Kids I Did It
Races.
Terry Mamr photo8
Old Tymers Softball League looking for a few good men, women
White Knights pitcher
Archie Alexander delivers a
pitch Monday evening.
By Steve Hoenigmann
The Old Tymers Senior Softball League is looking
for a few good men and women.
We're hoping to get up to 200 players in the next
three years," said Nick Spalaris, an officer with the
league that was founded in 1998 by Roger Howard
and Gary Meredith.
In it's first season, 37 players comprised the
league. The next year it increased to 57 and this
year, Spalaris said, the league sports about 105 mem-
bers comprising four day and two night teams.
"We play mostly for the comraderie, but there is a
little competition. We're interested in players with
some experience who enjoy the game," said Spalaris,
noting the league plays by Senior Olympics rules.
That means there are two first bases, two home
plates and a rule that base runners can overrun sec-
ond and third base. And the league doesn't keep
team standings.
"We play with those rules to help avoid injuries,
like running into the first baseman or the catcher at
home plate," he added.
Anyone 50 years of age and older is invited (peo-
ple who will turn 50 this year are included) to join
the league. All you have to do is give Spalaris a call
at 644-9452.
"We try to complement each team to make the
games fair," said Spalaris. The leaguye plays games
from mid-June to late August, with games played at
the Rehoboth Little League complex and later in the
summer at Indian River High School in Frankford.
The night teams - for those who may still be working
or just enjoy playing at night - play all their games at
the Rehoboth Little League complex.
The league also gets members together in the late
summer for day games in Rehoboth and to practice
for the Senio r Olympics in October. Last year's en-
tries did well, with the 70 and over and 65 to 69
teams earning gold medals, while the 60-64 team
won a bronze.
Bob Bowckm photo
Jim Shugart of the Black
Panthers make a throw to
first base.