AUBURN – In a battle of unbeaten teams, Old School defeated Rec-Ing Crew 50-33 to grab sole possession of first place in the Auburn Rec Women’s Slowdown Basketball League. Erin Lovely led the winners with 16 points. Vanessa Novak added 11. The team connected on eleven 3-point shots. Lynne Whitney netted 13 for Crew. Maggie Thornton added 7.

Independent Women hit the win column for the first time with a 45-20 win over Shirl’s Girls. Jessica Day (15) and Ashley Golden (14) sparked the victors. Kelly Brower paced Shirl’s Girls with 14. Tina Charest was next with 4.

Young Ones beat Hoop Camp 32-24 as Pauline Veinote scored 12 and Donna Douglas 9. Kerri Watson led the Campers with 7. Sharon Bergeron played tough defense and contributed 2 points.

Standings follow:

Old School 5 0

Rec-Ing Crew 5 1

QP&S 3 3

Young Ones 3 3

Hoop Camp 1 3

Shirl’s Girls 1 3

Independent Women 1 3
Lewiston travel preview

LEWISTON -Boys and girls entering Grades 5-6 in the fall of 2005 who may be interested in trying out for the 2005-2006 Lewiston Rec Department Travel Basketball Team are invited to attend a preview. The session is scheduled for March 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Lewiston High School gym. It will provide youngsters with a chance to meet coaches Andy Morin and Jim Handy and members of this year’s team.

Lewiston competes in the Western Maine Coed Youth Basketball League that includes teams from Auburn, Turner, Jay-Livermore, Oxford Hills, North Franklin, Wilton and Mexico. The season normally runs from November to March. Home games are played at Lewiston Armory.

Tryouts will be held in the early fall.

“Taking part in a travel team allows the kids to take the fundamentals that they’ve learned playing on their school and rec department teams and build on them,” said coach Andy Morin. “The travel team also exposes them to a different level of basketball.”

Handy said the preview will give parents and youngsters a chance to ask questions. “We wanted to give parents and kids a chance to meet the team and coaches and find out as much as possible about travel basketball,” he added.

Between them, Morin and Handy have many years experience as youth basketball coaches.