The White Falcon - 14.05.1993, Blaðsíða 8

base sports
Midnight madness keeps sports nuts up all night
By J02 Carlos Bongioanni
Playing basketball for four-and-a-half hours
on a late Friday evening may seem like a
crazy idea to some people. Not so for over 50
hoopsters who participated in last weekend’s
Three on Three Midnight Madness Basket-
ball Tournament at the base gym.
Thirteen teams competed in the double
elimination tournament which started at
midnight and lasted until 4:30 Saturday
morning. A total of 25 games were played,
before the winner was determined.
“Holding the tournament at midnight turns
an otherwise normal occurance into an exit-
ing and unusual special event,” said Tom
Kubalewski, MWR Athletic Coordinator.
“The best aspect of the tournament was
the spectacular turnout. When we started at
midnight, the stands were full of spectators.
They didn’t stay for the whole thing, but there
were still approximately 10 die-hard fans
watching when it finished,” added Kub-
alewski.
Of the 13 teams, KTA and the No Names,
stood out above the rest. The first showdown
between the two undefeated teams came at
game number 19 when the No Names handed
KTA an unexpected defeat.
Next KTA had to fight off a determined
Posse squad in game number 23 to reach the
championship round. The Posse won their
first-round game, but fell into the losers
bracket early in the second round after losing
a matchup against the No Names. Their
uphill fight to reach the finals came to a halt
five games later when they fell to KTA.
After sitting out four games, the No Names
came out flat against KTA in game 24, losing
for the first time in the evening, 32 to 10. In
the last game, the No Names came up short
again, losing 32-25.
“We came out to get the job done,” said
Bill Guthrie of KTA. “I think we won be-
cause we substituted our fourth player better.
Two of the players on the No Names played
every minute of every game. They were
probably more tired by the end of the tourna-
ment than we were.”
Awards were presented to the first and
second place finishers.
More Midnight Madness events are sched-
uled for the remainder of the year. They’re
planned for the first Friday of each month.
The next one in June will be an indoor soccer
tournament. Teams of five must submit their
rosters by May 31 to be eligible. Call ext.
4588 for more information.
Fans jeopardize Trebek
‘Autograph or die!’
Alex Trebek, host of television's “Jeopardy", took tii
off from the recent contestant search to autograph
anything in sight brought in by fans.
Trebek was in Keflavik from May 7 through 10 as part
of a six-man group in search of military members to
appear on Jeopardy.
Winners from the base wide search held Saturday are:
Mike Costa, Ed Dickins and Chris Tharrington. These
winners will be screened along with finalists from other
European bases to pick four individuals to appear on on
a future edition of Jeopardy. (Photo by J03 (SW)
Andreas Walter)
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Move over Albert Einstein
John Lemire experiments with one of the displays open
for viewing at last week's science convention held at the
A. T. Mahan Elementary School. Students from first
through sixth grade had a month to prepare their proj-
ects. According to Susan Ransom, Science Convention
Coordinator, the event was held to motivate children to
increase their interest in science. “Plus, it's a good way
to get parents involved in their kid's projects." There
were three categories in which students made their
submissions: investigation, models, inventions. Firs/
and Second awards were presented for each category i
each grade. (Photo by J02 Carlos Bongioanni)
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