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28 - PORT PERRY "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2000 Seventh annual Scugog tournament scheduled for June 23-25 Opening pitch of Fields of Dreams fundraiser approaching By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Organizers are working fever- ishly as the opening pitch of the seventh annual Fields of Dreams slo-pitch tournament approach- es. The annual fundraiser, which sees proceeds invested in the Carolyn Best Ball diamonds near the Scugog Arena, takes place June 23, 24 and 25 at ball parks in Port Perry and throughout the township. It is hoped that around 75 teams will take part in the event, said organizer Frank Fielding. Mr. Fielding and his commit- tee organize a tournament that sees teams from both the town- ship and other communities com- pete in six divisions. They are competing for prize money in each category, but are also attempting to qualify for the Slo Pitch Ontario tournament. Scugog's event is attractive to teams in the area because of its qualifier status, said Mr. Fielding. "I think this is the only (quali- fier), basically, between Toronto and Port Hope," he said. It's a huge event, and schedul- ing is a huge task: After the reg- istration deadline of June 19, Mr. Fielding will schedule 75 teams in six divisions, who will play some 160 games on diamonds throughout the township. Organizers are also hoping to attract ball players and others to the Saturday night dance, being" held at the Scugog Arena. There's no cover charge for the event, at which DJ Pete Kneale will be playing tunes, and refreshments will be inexpensive. You don't have to be a partic- ipant in the tournament to come to the dance on Saturday, June 24. It gets underway at 8:30 p.m., and proceeds, as with the rest of the tournament, will go toward improvements to the ball dia- monds. Over the years Fields of Dreams has raised thousands of installing lights at the other dia- monds, said Mr. Fielding. The tournament is supported by the township, and local ball players pitch in to help run the Turn to Page 29 dollars toward the cause, money is invested in partnership with the township, and so far, one of the three diamonds at the field has seen lights fully installed. Now the committee can look to Exide Batteries 200 is this Saturday CASCAR Super Series returns to Mosport Speedway The best in the business, the CASCAR Castrol Super Series, return to Durham June 17 for the EXIDE Batteries 200 at Mosport Speedway along with Mosport's own Cullwick Auto Service Challenger Division. Also appearing is WWF Superstar Ivory, for a one-hour autograph session starting at 5:45 p.m. The top three in CASCAR Eastern Series points come into Mosport with unique stories. Point's leader Don Thomson Jr. #4 Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo is the defending champion of the Mosport Speedway event, taking the CDS Tech 200 win in '99. Thomson went on to claim the Eastern Series crown. Kerry Micks, #02 | Ford Fast Lane Ford Taurus, | recently took over "Ironman" status in CASCAR with 119 con- secutive Super Series starts. Micks is coming to Mosport hav- ing just won the AutoPro UAP/NAPA 150 June 10 at Quebec's Autodrome St. Eustache. Al Turner, #76 Blue Streak Chrysler Intrepid, won the opening two rounds of the season (Delaware and Cayuga) but contact with the wall follow- ing a first lap melee June 10 placed him well back in the fin- ishing order. Although his Mosport success has come more on the road course with the August UAP/NAPA presented National Event, he feels confi- dent about Mosport Speedway after the pre-season media/test day run on the 1/2 mile semi- banked oval. Many eyes will be on Brad Jacques, #99 EXIDE Batteries Chrysler Intrepid. As title spon- sor of the Mosport Speedway race, employees and their fami- lies will be on hand to watch their car and driver hopefully turn around a rough start to the season here at the EXIDE Batteries 200. Canada's only National Stock Car Series, The CASCAR Castrol Super Series has seen some fan- tastic racing so far this season. The "Big Three" machinery of Chrysler, Chevy and Ford has been showing well in the top five race results. Each are repre- sented in the top three overall points, proving parody exists in the super Series. The EXIDE Batteries 200 has the makings of a battle between fan favourite marquees. EXIDE Canada is the largest manufacturer and distributor of automotive batteries in Canada and is proud to be celebrating its 80th' year of operation in Canada. EXIDE Canada is a whol- ly owned subsidiary of EXIDE Corporation. EXIDE has annual revenues of approximately $2.4 billion and has operations in 19 countries, making EXIDE the Turn to Page 29 Durham Rowing Club's hosting... Sy Regatta es Sood vay. Authertty o of Parks open fc bison use d the Township o of A Hyd; 3 pi m. June ry 20 ioies. 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