Basketball
2-0 as they extinguished Fire Services with a 86-38 thrashing.
Four Metro players reached double figures with 15 points by R.Spencer leading the way. H.Davidson (12), R.Brown (11) and T.Trott (14) also achieved the mark against a vastly overmatched Services outfit.
S.Quin managed 15 points in a losing effort while T.Furbert registered 12.
Services dropped to 1-3 on the season.
Meanwhile, St. George's lost their perfect record despite the efforts of league-leading scorer J.Eastmond. Eastmond poured in 21 points but it was not enough to prevent the east-enders going down by 16 to a well-drilled Bank of Bermuda squad, carried by Mark Bell's 21 points. Bank prevailed 66-50 for their first win of the year.
The night's other match saw People's Pharmacy outmuscle Warwick Academy for a 56-37 victory.
Lou Matthews had 16 for the winners assisted by 12 from T.Pitcher. R.Walker (16) was high man for Academy.
Upcoming schedule July 6: Four Star v D.J. Angels (women), Warwick Academy v Metro, Dream Team v St. George's, Bank of Bermuda v Somerset Rebels.
July 7: Young Guns v Fire Service, D.J. Angels v Meyer Flyers (women), Bratt Pack v Cablevision, Purvis v Tucker's Tees.
July 8: Tucker's Tees v Firs Service, Somerset Rebels v Purvis, The Centre v Four Star, St. George's v Bratt Pack.
ATHLETICS ATH Bermuda will send a team of six to the CAC Junior Track and Field Championships to be held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, from July 7-14.
CARIFTA Games double gold medallist Stephen Woodley leads the squad having qualified in the under 17 high jump.
The remainder of the team is: Sharif Taylor (under 17, 800 metres), Donte Hunt (under 17, 100 metres), Rohaan Simons (under 17, high jump), Marco Perinchief (under 20, 800 metres), and Devon Bean (under 20, 100 and 200 metres).
"These athletes have met the standard set by the Bermuda Track and Field Association and maintain a high standard in their chosen events,'' said BTFA vice-president Stan Douglas. "We believe these young men will represent the Island well.'' Hamilton Harriers' regular training session tonight has been called off because of the National Championships at the stadium, but all members are urged to participate in the championships instead.
SNOOKER SNO Defending champions National Sports Club moved to the head of the tables courtesy of a 7-0 whitewashing of cellar dwellers Old Colony Club II.
Tyler Moniz, Tony DeSilva and Randy Patterson each won two frames apiece as OCC were helpless to the onslaught. Moniz also picked up the high break with a 21.
Meanwhile, OCC I kept in touch with the leaders spurred on by a hat-trick by Brian Haxton in their 4-3 triumph over Queens I.
Haxton made breaks of 33 and 16 in taking two games from Roger (Sticks) Henderson. Robert Gaglio picked up OCC's other point, splitting two frames with Gary Skinner.
Greg Falzone got the points for Queens on account of breaks of 29 and 33.
Next week's schedule: National SC v OCC I, OCC II v Queens II, Queens I v Police Recreation Club.
TARGET SHOOTING SHO Nelson Simons, wrapped up top shooter honours for the month of June, by winning Wednesday's shoot at Prospect Range.
Simons recorded a scored of 189 out of 200 to beat out Carl Reid by tone point.
Simons finished with a June aggregate of 769 followed by James Rego (756) and Sinclair Rayner (755).
CRICKET CRI A meeting of all potential junior Eastern Counties players of Bailey's Bay has been called for today at 5.30 p.m. at the club.
CYCLING CYC The national championships, which were rained out last Sunday, have been rescheduled for September 6.
