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caption:Greg Wilson, left, and James MacGowan use a little body language during a shot while team mate Malcolm Whyte looks on at the Agincourt Lawn Bowling Club's District 12 Playdowns in Lawn Bowling Sunday.
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caption:Tecumseh's Kuran Lucas, left, Joseph Howe's Nathaniel Bailey and John McCrae's Khaseen Ambersley high-step to the finish during the Scarborough region elementary school track and field hurdle finals Tuesday at Birchmount Stadium. Kuran won the race.
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caption:Crispin Duenas, left, and Alana MacDougall join the competition during the Ontario Spring Classic archery event in Woodlands Parks Saturday. Duenas was trying to qualify for the Beijing Olympics, while MacDougall was attempting to qualify for the...
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caption:Mother Teresa Catholic High School's Mugugu Beaudoin competes in the senior boys high jump, finishing second with a best jump of 1.8 metres, during the Toronto Catholic District School Board track and field meet May 15 at Centennial Stadium in...
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BRIEFS
Scarborough resident bowls into world championships
Local bowler Jennifer Besana is competing in the under-23 World Youth Championships for Canadian Tenpin Federation Inc. in Orlando, Florida from July 18 to 26.She is one of four members on the girl's team. The other team players are from Quebec and Alberta.
A team of boys will also be competing.
More than 350 players on teams from 58 countries are competing at the Boardwalk Entertainment Centre, an 80-lane centre, which has been the site of many championships.
The event includes competition in singles, doubles and teams.
The Canadian Tenpin Federation was formed in 1969 to qualify representatives for international competition.
The Scarborough Mirror will follow-up with the story when Besana returns from Florida.
Swimmers head to Mexico for championship
Two Scarborough swimmers will be competing at the 2nd FINA World Junior Championship in Monterrey, Mexico from July 8 to 13.Scott Jessett, 18, and Paige Schultz, 16, are members of Swimming Canada's 24-member junior team.
The competition features the world's best developing swimmers and future Olympians for female athletes aged 14 to 17 and males 15 to 18 years old.
Jessett is a distance freestyle swimmer who swims for the Scarborough Swim Club. He placed 7th at the 2008 Olympic trials in the 1500m freestyle.
Schultz is a individual medley (IM) specialist who swims for the Toronto Swim Club. She placed 6th at the 2008 Olympic trials in the 200m IM.
Four Scarborough squads reach Robbie finals
Four Scarborough teams managed to make it to the final round of the 42nd annual Robbie International Soccer Tournament.However, in all four cases the local squads had to settle for second place honours.
The Robbie tournament, held last weekend, has raised more than $1 million for Cystic Fibrosis research. Teams from across Canada and around the world, including Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, the Unied States, Alberta and Quebec competed in this year's tournament.
The North Scarborough Bulldogs U11 boys played their championship game against East York United Football Club and lost with a final score of 3-1. Benny Ampofo was the goal scorer for the Bulldogs.
In the U13 girls division, the Scarborough United Fury 1 made it to the finals and lost 4-1 against the Oakville Hurricane '95. Tiffany Smith scored the Fury's only goal.
The Wexford Wolverines U14 girls competed in the championship game against Newmarket United and lost 3-0.
In the U18 boys division, Scarborough Blizzard 1 lost 2-1 against the Brampton East Ruffriders. Ruffin Lumbria scored for the Blizzard.
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