Duane Thomas and Chad Upson won season-ending United States Tennis Association/National Junior Tennis League Palm Beach County Chapter tournaments last week at Gaines Park in West Palm Beach.
Thomas, 13, and Upson, 9, were feted as city champions for their age groups.
Thomas, representing Gaines Park, won the 11-13 age division.
Upson represented Phipps Park and won the 8-10 division.
Thomas will lead a 12-player Palm Beach County All-Star team in the Domino’s Pizza Team Tennis state tournament for NJTL players, beginning today and ending Friday. The team left for Lakeland on Monday.
Thomas is joined by Betsy Merrell, Nicky Parks, Michael Sallee, Kacy Young, Tara Merrell, Christine Marino, Art Marino, Sean Upson, Sidney Campbell, Amy Higgins and Kim George.
In another season-ending ceremony last week at Gaines Park, one child from each site was awarded a scholarship of $250, donated by the West Palm Beach Optimist Club.
The scholarship winners were: Clayton Vanderlaan of Gaines Park, Jerry Costanzo of Vedado Park, Jesus Vargas of Phipps Park, Richard Shaw of Howard Park and Michael Von Hof of South Olive Park.
The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department also honored its 15 record-book leaders for accumulating the most points throughout the summer.
The record-book leaders were: Aaron Schoff, Jason Matthews and Irene Walsh of South Olive Park; Allison Higgins, Ian Mock and Scott Gaddy of Howard Park; George Gutierrez, Elizabeth Sheehan and Katie Sarago of Phipps Park; Preston Searles, Mickey Fimm and Ginger Hamilton of Vedado Park; and Shenika Mainer, George Mainer and Vanverlaan of Gaines Park.
Juan Hernandez of Phipps Park, who was attending the USTA Invitational Tennis Camp in Indianapolis from Aug. 1-9, was also recognized.
And an award was given to Sharon Merrell as Volunteer Parent of the Year. She is the mother of Betsy and Tara.
— Grand Slam USA will sponsor a Class C and Class D tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Greenacres City Park.
There will be a $100 entry fee.
Trophies will be awarded for first through third places and the entry fee includes free practice hitting for all entrants at Grand Slam.
For information, call Jim Hendrick at 798-4852 or Will Hausman at 686-2255.
— A team of seven full-contact karate champions from Florida will face a team from Georgia on Monday night at Shooters in Boynton Beach.
The World Karate Association Florida amateur champions include Armando Gonzales of West Palm Beach, the state super-bantamweight champ with a 17-0 record.
Gonzales, 17, will face his counterpart from Georgia, David McKenzie, who has a 3-1 record. Gonzales and McKenzie will be team captains.
But the main event of the evening will follow the team competition when Ken Weldgen Jr. of Greenacres City faces Chris Anderson of West Palm Beach.
Weldgen (41-0) is the world lightweight champion. Anderson is the United States lightweight champion. Both fighters are 19 years old. The bout is scheduled for five rounds.
Anderson is expected to be Weldgen’s toughest opponent yet. Anderson was the state lightweight Golden Gloves champion in 1983. He won his U.S. kickboxing title in 1984 against Randy Sanchez of New Mexico at the Royce Hotel in West Palm Beach.
Tickets are $15 general admission and $25 ringside. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. The first fight begins at 8.
For ticket information, call 833-6366 or 736-3800.
— Maureen Cappeller and Karen Hunter won 27 games and the women’s round- robin Wednesday at Memorial Park Tennis Center in Boca Raton. Geanne Ramos and Jane Pushkin were second with 26 games.
— The YMCA of the Palm Beaches will offer a racquetball league to begin on Monday.
Registration ends at 5 p.m. today at the YMCA at 2085 South Congress Ave.
The league will run for eight weeks. The divisions are men’s and women’s A, B, C and novice. The entry fee is $30 for members and $40 for non-members.
The league director is Eileen Tuckman.
For information, call 967-3573.
— The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor Men’s and Women’s Amateur Softball Association leagues at Caloosa Park in Boynton Beach, beginning in September.
An organizational meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the media room at Congress Middle School in Boynton Beach.
For information, call 964-4420 or 276-1200.
— The Palm Springs Recreation Department will sponsor a youth flag football clinics for players and coaches.
The four-day clinic will be held from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 17-20.
The cost is $7 for residents, $10 for non-residents.
Registration for the Palm Springs Flag Football League is being held through Aug. 21. The cost is $12 for residents and $20 for non-residents.
Sponsors, coaches and officials are needed.
Call 964-8820 for information.
— Registration is under way for the Greenacres City Parks and Recreation Boys’ (ages 8-16) Youth Softball League.
Players can register until noon on Aug. 22.
Registration is being held at the Parks and Recreation Building at 500 Perry Ave.
The league will begin on Sept. 14.
The fee is $15 for residents and $20 for non-residents.
Softball coaches and sponsors are also needed.
For information, call 965-0432.
— The West Palm Beach Parks and Recreation Department is planning for its youth soccer leagues, which will be offered for the under-8, 8-10 and 10-13 age divisions.
Registration will begin later this month and practice will start in September.
Players and volunteer head and assistant coaches are needed.
For information, call Rhonda Barona at 659-8077.
— The Boys and Girls Club of Wellington needs sponsors and participants for its first golf tournament, scheduled for Aug. 24.
Registration and a continental breakfast will begin at 8 a.m., followed by a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
The entry fee is a tax-deductible $50 per golfer. Hole sponsorships cost $100.
For information, call Bob Silver at 790-0343.
— Summer windsurfing and sailing lessons are being offered by the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department. For information about either program, call Debbie Towers at 626-6222.
— The Palm Beach Rugby Club holds practice every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. at Lake Lytal Park on Gun Club Road in West Palm Beach.
Call Tim Connell at 842-4201 or 844-6330 for information.
The Boca Raton Rugby Club will open practice on July 28 at Lake Wyman Park off of NE 5th Ave.
Practices will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7.
For more information, call Bing Towne at 395-4259 for more of Bill Stueber 786-1421.
— A golf tournament to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be held Aug. 30 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens.
The event begins at 1:30 p.m.
Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula and his players are the honorary chairmen.
Entry blanks are available at 7-Eleven stores. For information, call 844-1827 or 683-1870.
— The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department is offering golf instruction year-round at John Prince Park in Lake Worth.
The classes are held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings.
The cost is $20 per student for six one-hour lessons.
For information, call 964-4420.
— The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department will hold an organizational meeting for a Men’s Flag Football League at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1. The meeting will be held at the Loggerhead Community Building at Loggerhead Park in Juno Beach. Games will be played on Saturday mornings at Bert Winters Park in Juno Beach.
For information, call Joe Urbanovich at 964-4420.
— The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department will hold an organizational meeting for a Men’s Church Softball League at 7 p.m. on Sept. 2. The meeting will be held at the Loggerhead Community Building at Loggerhead Park in Juno Beach. Games will be played on Friday evenings at Bert Winters Park in Juno Beach.
For information, call Joe Urbanovich at 964-4420.
— The Boca Raton Bobcats lost two straight games and were eliminated from the national Under-12 softball tournament last week in Gadsden, Ala.
The Bobcats lost 9-5 to the Cairo (Ga.) Stars and 8-6 to an all-star team from Rhode Island. Cairo lost Sunday to the South Bay Wildcats of Miami in the championship game.
— The Palm Beach County Junior Golf Association will defend its title in the Tri-County Championship today on Doral’s Silver Course in Miami. Among those representing Palm Beach County are the following players:
Boys 16-18 division — Brian Lemley, Glenn Hamsey, Troy Wheat, Bruce Minich, Brian Kapp, Tracy Tripplett, Peter LaFaso, Chris Foote and Paul Kauppinen.
Boys 14-15 — Jeff Jennings, Adam McCarthy, Matt West, Kyle Brown, Josh Skivington, Chris Russell, Bill Lepree, Scott Smith and Danny Thomas.
Boys 12-13 — Tim Vola, Chuck Whitney, Brad King, Joel Skivington, David Furtado, Matt Glass, Ryan Hogan and Dewey Varner.
Boys and girls 11 and under — Jimmy Weir, Brendan Heslin, Rob Colson, Rodney Fowler, Chad Harris, Kristen Cagle and Jill Bassford.
Girls — Charlotte Kelley, Sherri McDonald, Jill Brooks, Kim Green, Suzanne Morse, Elizabeth Kidder and Valerie Cofran.
— The majority of swimmers representing the Florida Gold Coast in the Southern Zone Championships Thursday through Sunday at Louisiana State University are from Palm Beach County.
Swimmers qualified at the recent Junior Olympics at Miami-Dade South Community College and will be coached by Jack Roach of Mission Bay.
Swimmers from Palm Beach County are:
Girls 11 and 12 — Cindy Marion, Natalie Wend and Shannon McHugh of Mission Bay; Kathleen DeFabrique of Lake Lytal and Kristen Campbell of River Edge in Jupiter.
Boys 11 and 12 — Jamie Pou, Troy Williams, John Dominguez, Mike McQueen and Frank Bradley of Mission Bay and Stephen Martyak of North Palm Beach.
Girls 13-14 — Carol Butner of Lake Lytal, Stacy Gillies of Wellington, Amanda Woolf of South County and Lisa Gorski, Missy Fowlkes and Heather Schalk of Mission Bay.
Boys 13-14 — Ed Pearson of North Palm Beach.
Girls 15-18 — Calli Alexander and Jenny King of North Palm Beach, and Wendy Safford and Johanna Poulson of Mission Bay.
Boys 15-18 — Daryl Rogers and Scott Riley of Mission Bay, and John Lambrakis and Larry Letourneau of North Palm Beach.
— Teddi Narcowich of the Boca Raton Masters won the high point trophy in the women’s 25-29 division at the Southern Regional Masters Long Course Championships July 31 to Aug. 2 at St. Petersburg.
Narcowich placed second in the 400 and 200 freestyle, 400 and 200 individual medley and the 200 butterfly. Narcowich placed third five times.
Happy Deas placed second overall in the women’s 25-29 division despite victories in the 200, 100 and 50 butterfly and the 400 individual medley.
Bill Austin won the 200, 100 and 50 breaststroke and the 50 butterfly. Austin placed third overall in the men’s 60-64 division.
Tony Gazzia, who had four third-place finishes in the men’s 30-34 division, and John Stevenson also competed for Boca Raton.
— Tryouts for the 1987-88 Boca Raton Youth Soccer Association travel teams begin this week.
The tryout schedule is as follows:
Boys born in 1969, 1970 or 1971 — 5:30 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 18 and 20 at Lake Wyman Park.
Boys born in 1972 or 1973 — 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Monday and Aug. 19 at Lake Wyman Park.
Girls born from 1969 to 1973 — 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 19 at University Woodlands; 10 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday and Aug. 22 at Lake Wyman Park.
Registration for the travel program is $125 per player. For information, call Art Turpel at 482-3917 or Steve Peet at 496-3810.
— The Southwest Area Recreation Association (SARA) is holding registration for its flag-tag football league from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Sandalfoot Park. The league is open to kids age 7-12.
The league also needs sponsors. For information, call Mike Wille at 487-2986.
— The Aces defeated the Champs 39-36 in junior team tennis Thursday at Memorial Park Tennis Center.
Singles winners for the Aces were Ryan Bartolomeo (3-2 over Jim Wilcox and 4-1 over John Formica) and Jason Hill (5-0 over Patrick Neeley).
Aces Ivan Shegota and Brian Hathaway downed Mike Giffin and Mike Vargo 8-2, Hill and Bartolomeo beat Neeley and Wilcox 7-3 and Andrew Preston and Lisa Melgren tied Aces Jason Flynn and Charlie Gleek 5-5 in doubles.
The Champs’ singles victories were by Giffin (5-3 over Shegota and 5-0 over Hathaway), Neeley (4-1 over Flynn), Vargo (7-3 over Gleek) and Melgren (4-1 over Flynn).
— There will be a summer golf and tennis camp beginning today and ending Saturday at Stonebridge Golf & Country Club west of Boca Raton in conjunction with Boca Festival Days.
The camp is open to youth 7-17 and costs $125. For information, contact Jeanne Evert Dubin at 488-0800.
