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8 Lake Sentinel FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2001 ake SiDorts High School Girls Basketball Crescent City no match for Eustis Baseball iV I i ss. fib i- X- cluding a 25-5 advantage on the offensive glass. 'We got a chance to work on a lot of different things," Cole said. "It was good because we have a tournament in Tallahassee next week." Kristan Bird led Eustis with 18 points and grabbed six rebounds. Jardae Robinson added 15 points for the Panthers and spearheaded her team's defense, which forced 27 turnovers.

Robinson, Bird and Jessica Rupe led the way in the opening quarter, as Eustis jumped out to a 26-0 lead. The Panthers scored the game's first 30 points before Serena Stallings scored for the Raiders. Anne Reischmann added 10 points for Eustis, which ended 29-of-68 from the floor and turned the over just 10 times. Eustis 64, Crescent City 4 EUSTIS (64): Hernandez 2, Bird 18, Bowers 3, Robinson 15. Rupe 8, Reischmann 10.

Moutz 2, Bush 2, Taylor 4. Totals 29 1-4 64. CRESCENT CITY (4): Johnson 2, Stallings 2. Simmons 0, Gordon 0, Adams 0. Harris 0.

Totals 2 0-6 4. ii 1,. W.t ,1 mm 1 The Panthers scored early and often en route to a dominating 64-4 victory at home on Thursday. By RICHARD BURTON SENTINEL CORRESPONDENT EUSTIS The Eustis girls basketball team had way too much in store for Crescent City Thursday night in a non-district girls basketball game. The Panthers (6-4) allowed just two field goals and totally dominated the Raiders, 64-4.

'They were just undersized and out-manned," Eustis coach Jack Cole said. "Our girls came out and played very hard." The Raiders (0-8) missed their first 12 shots and were 2-of-36 for the game and didn't score a point for the first 10 minutes and 14 seconds. Crescent City then went the next 1 7:02 before finally scoring again. Eustis held the Raiders without a field goal in two quarters of the game, which was cut to six minute quarters in the second half. The Panthers had 10 players score and held a 54-15 rebounding edge, in 1 MARK LEPOWFOR THE ORLANDO SENTINEL In the air.

Eustis' Kristan Bird attempts a shot while teammate Jessica Rupe (25) anticipates the rebound as the Panthers completely shutdown Crescent City 64-4. High School Boys Basketball Leesburg cruises to win, Eustis A 71-60 loss to Starkville, eliminates Eustis from the Great Florida Shootout in Kissimmee. By L.C.JOHNSON SENTINEL STAFF WRITER KISSIMMEE If the thought of facing Starkville, Miss. center.Travis Outlaw one of the top high school basketball products in the country wasn't enough to motivate Eustis center Wesley Green to play better, then surely a benching by his coach would do the trick. At least that's what Panthers Coach Pat Todd was counting on Thursday when he sat Green out for the first three and a half minutes of the Florida Shootout at the Kissimmee Civic Center.

Green got the message and scored a game-high 23 points off the bench, but it still wasn't enough to prevent Eustis from being knocked out of the double-elimination tournament with a 71-60 loss to the state of Mississippi's top-ranked team. "I feel a lot better about our per and 7 blocked shots. "Sometimes coaches have to try different tactics to try to motivate players," Green said. "I know didn't play well the last game. I need to be one of the leaders on this team and for some reason, I didn't always have my head in the game.

I didn't lead us. "But I'm a very competitive person, and I wanted to go out today show people that I can compete against any player in the country. I know he Outlaw was ranked as one of the top players, but I wanted to prove that I deserved my ranking as the best player in Florida." Getting Green on track was one thing, but the rest of the Panthers struggled. Guard Jimmy Hudson finished with 11 points, but was held scoreless in the second half and shot only five-of-14 from the field, including one-of-7 3-pointers. His Starkville counterpart B.J.

Spencer added 19 points. "I thought Jimmy played well, he just didn't shoot the ball well," Todd said. Apparently still riding high from their win over Starkville, Leesburg blew a nine-point halftime lead by allowing Selma to close to within a VASHA HUNTFOR THE ORLANDO SENTINEL Before surgery. A former Major League player, Chet Lemon now coaches at Eustis High School. Lemon has spleen removed ASSOCIATED PRESS Eustis baseball Coach Chet Lemon is recovering after surgery at a Jacksonville hospital to remove his spleen, which had enlarged to many times its normal size and weighed seven pounds.

The 46-year-old former major-leaguer was in stable condition at St. Luke's Hospital of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. The operation was Monday and recovery typically requires five to 12 days. "When he came out of surgery, I had tears in my eyes because I was so happy to see him," said Lemon's wife, Gigi. "His first words to me were, 'I made it.

I'm Lemon's surgery was more perilous because he had to stop taking blood thinners, which he needs because of a rare disease called polycythemia vera. People with the disease produce too many red blood cells, causing their spleen to grow. Lemon is in his second year as Eustis' baseball coach. He played 15 full major league seasons, six with the Chicago White Sox before joining the Detroit Tigers from 1982 to 1990. In the spring of 1990, a physical revealed Lemon's polycythemia vera.

The next year, his first out of baseball, he had to be hospitalized with a life-threatening blood clot in his abdomen. ship, hunter, jumper and dressage. Classes are $20 and private lessons also are avila-ble for $20. Details: Call Tom Fritchek at 407-654-3689 or email: Fishing SOUTH LAKE Bass Anglers club is looking for new members. The club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Holiday Inn Express, Clermont at 7:30 p.m.

and fishes monthly tournaments on the third Saturday of each month. Contact Al Smith 352-243-0525 for information on the club and its meeting location. LAKE COUNTY Fly Fishers Association is seeking new members. Fly casting, fly tying and group fishing trips. The club meets the first Thursday of each month.

Details: Barry Kent 352-360-1006. THE CENTRAL Florida Christian Bass Club is accepting new members. The club fishes on the last Saturday of each month. Contact: George Morneau at 352-242-1 254 or call West Orange Baptist Church at 407-656-9749. LAKE COUNTY Bass Trackers is looking for members.

Club meets once a month and holds a club tournament monthly. Contact: Cecil Key at 352-357-8567. LAKE COUNTY Bass Busters is looking for members. The club fishes monthly tournaments on the second Sunday and meets the first Monday of the month at 17 11 64 0 2-4 3-potnl goals: Robinson 3. Reischmann Tolal Fouls: 4, Fouled out: None; Technical Fouls: None.

Records: Eustis 6-4, Crescent City 0-8. formance today that I did on Tuesday," Todd said as his team fell to 5-5. "We didn't always play well, but we played hard. And I thought Wesley really answered the challenge. I thought on Tuesday there were times when he didn't play as well as he should have, so I decided to reward some other players who played hard." Meanwhile, Leesburg, which knocked off the top-seeded Starkville team two nights earlier, cruised to a 77-59 win over Selma in the winner's bracket quarterfinals.

Seniors Brandon Kelley and Francis Cuyler scored 18 points a piece to pace the Yellow Jackets (11-0) who advance to face Greenwood, S.C. tonight at 5:30 at the Kissimmee Civic Center. "I liked the way our kids shared the basketball today," Leesburg Coach Chad Keller said. "And I was really happy with the play of Jermaine Orr and Tony Thomas. They really gave us a big spark off the bench." Green, a 6-foot-9 junior, said he was more motivated by his benching than discouraged.

He admits that he didn't come ready to play on Tuesday night in a 5 1-47 loss to Selma. Outlaw, who is also 6-9, and led Starkville with 24 points, 5 rebounds South Second Street. Details: 352-728-9885. MOUNT DORA BIBLE Baseball Camp is Dec. 26-28 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Camp is for players from 8-18 and instructors will include MDB Coach Benny Hunton, who is in his 32nd season, former players Barton and Bradley Vaughn, who went onto star at Rollins and Faulkner University coach George Sands. Cost: $65 individuals; $30 for one day and a $50 family discount. Details: Hunton, 352-383-2155 ext. 241 LEESBURG CAP LEAGUE for boys 7-8 as of July 31, 2002 will begin registration on Jan. 2 and run through Feb.

1. Fee: $25 for city utility users, $40 for those not using city utilities. Register at Leesburg Recreation and Parks Department, 318 South Second Street. Details: 352-728-9885. LEESBURG YOUTH leagues will take registration from Jan.

14-Feb. 8. Babe Ruth League (ages 13-15) will run through Feb. 1 5. Ages: Cat Ripken Minors (9-10); Cal Ripken Majors (11-12); Babe Ruth (1 3-1 5) as of July 31, 2002.

Proof of age is required at time of registration. Fee: $25 for city utility users, $40 non-utility users. Register at Leesburg Recreation and Parks, 318 South Second Street. Details: 352-728-9885. THE LEESBURG RECREATION and Parks Department is looking for baseball officials for the upcoming season.

Officials will be paid for their services. Fo'r details: 352-728-9885 or www.eteamz,comLees-burgrecreationleagues. MOUNT DORA THUNDERBOLTS, an 1 1-and-under AAU team, is looking for experience and motivated players ages 10 and 1 1 to fill roster positions for the spring season. Contact Dave Campione, 352-357-8891 CENTRAL FLORIDA ICE, an AAU un- der-12 baseball club, is seeking experienced players and coaches for the fall season. Contact John Beasley 407-657-741 4.

Things to Do See eliminated point, 36-35, with four minutes remaining in the third quarter. "The first game we knew that we were playing a ranked team and we came out and played like Kelley said. "But we didn't come out with the same mindset today." Thomas contributed 14 points, three rebounds and five steals. On-scored only four points coming on a four-point play at the end of the third quarter, highlighting a 20-6 run that blew the game open. Starkville (Miss.) 71, Eustis 60 STARKVILLE (71 Levandance 6.

Spencer 19, Ellis 2, Hampton 4, Vaughn 0. Bishop 0, Norvell 3, Outlaw 24, Jones 1 0, Hart 3. Totals: 27 14-21 71 EUSTIS (60): Henry 5, Summerall 9, Hudson 11 W. Simmons 0, T. Simmons 0.

Johnson 0, Haydu 5, Woods 7, McDuflie 0, Green 23 Totals: 26 5-8 60. Slartville Eustis 25 14 18 71 20 60 3-poinlers: Starkville Spencer, Outlaw, Hart. Eustis Henry, Hudson, Woods. Total Fouls: Starkville 7, Eustis 13. Fouled Out: Summer-all.

Records: Starkville 1 3-4, Eustis 5-5. Leesburg 77, Selma (Ala.) 59 LEESBURG (77): Orr 4. Littles 4. Kelley 1 8. Rocker 0 Wright 1 1 Thomas 14.

Cuyler 18. Colton 6. Mcnish 2. Totals: 31 11-17 77. SELMA (59): Walters 12.

Edwards 0, Davis 0. Harris 1 1 Miller 3, James 10, Jamarcques 0. Obomanu 1 1 Reese 0, Craig 0. Cook 6, Wil- lams 2, Allen 4, King 0, Hall 0. Totals: 23 1 1 -18 59.

Leesburg Selma 18 13 20 18 3-poinlert: Leesburg Orr, Kelley, Cuyler 2: Selma Harris, James. Total Fouls: Leesburg 14. Selma 18. Technical Fouls: Leesburg. from 6-1 1 p.m.

Register at the door. There is no fee. THE LAKE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION will hold tryouts for its four boys teams on Jan. 5,2002 at Mount Dora Bible. First tryout is 9 a.m.

for boys 1 0 and under. Each subsequent hour will be for those 1 1 and under, 12 and under and 13 and under. Call 352-589-5552 for details. These are the area AAU programs. Biking THE WMBC Cycling Club of Lake County, which offers regular training rides and coaching for triathletes and cyclists wanting to improve all elements of performance, is looking for both male and female members.

Call Bob Porter at 352-589-6418 or e-mail at rlportergrouptek.com or check out www.wmbcbc.cjb.net. Bowling MOUNT DORA Recreation is offering bowling classes on Saturdays at the Triangle Lanes. Lessons for 3- to 11-year-olds are at 1 0 a.m. and 1 1-1 8 at 1 2:1 5 p.m. Camping SILVER SAMS No.

1 of Good Sam Club meets on the first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each month and is looking for new members. Call Ed Creamer at 352-357-5160 or Sylvia Strawser at 352-394-6268 Equestrian SOUTHERN CROSS STABLES in Clermont is now forming a beginner show team for the fall. The also will be classes for age 5-9 and 10 through teens and adults. Classes include English horseman SOUTH LAKE HEAT, a 14-and-under AAU baseball team is looking for motivated players for its fall season. Details: Steve Cooley at 352-394-1 606 or 352-874-2746.

LAKE RAPTORS are looking for candidates ages 1 1 and 1 2 to fill roster positions for this fall's teams. Experienced and motivated players are encouraged to call for information. Call Mark Peavey at 352-357-9034 or 352-357-8028. LAKE COUNTY PREDATORS AAU Baseball Club is seeking players for the fall season in the following age groups: 10-and-underand 12-and-under. Tryouts will be held at Fred Stover Sports Complex.

For more information please call Chuck at (352) 735-4954 or Jeff at (352)357-0759. PETE DUNN Baseball Camp Holiday Clinics offer a pitchercatcher session Dec. 15-16 in DeLand. Fee $160boarders, $100day campers. Hitting clinic is Dec.

27-29. Fee $210boarders, $130day campers. Camps are for ages 8-18. Details: Stetson University baseball office at 386-822-8733 or 386-822-8730. Basketball LEESBURG JUNIOR league will be taking registration through Dec.

28 at the Leesburg Recreation and Parks Department. The league is for players 7-9 as of Dec. 31. All games and practices will be at Oak Park Middle School. Details: 3 1 8 South Second Street, 352-728-9885, or OFFICIALS ARE NEEDED for the Leesburg Recreation and Parks Department's upcoming youth and adult leagues.

Details: 352-728-9885. SATURDAY NIGHT Basketball is being offered by the Mount Dora Recreation Department at Mount Dora Middle School Aerobics A VARIETY of aerobic courses are being offered at the Golden Triangle YMCA. Classes include: cardio kick boxing, cardio-power, cardio strength circuit training, flexibility, stretch and relaxation classes, power pump and step-n-muscle classes. There also is a senior fitness class. First class is free.

Fee: $30 per month for three classes a week or free with YMCA membership. Details and times: 352-343-1 144. Aquatics DEEP WATER AEROBICS is being offered by the Golden Triangle YMCA. It is a new, high-intensity, deep-water class stimulates cardiorespiratory and muscle conditioning. Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:10 a.m.

Cost: $15 for members, $25 for non-members. Details: 352-343-1 144. SWIMMING LESSONS are being offered by the Golden Triangle YMCA in following groups: parenttot (6 months to 3 years); preschool (3-5); youth (6-11). Sessions are every two weeks through the summer. Cost: $23 members, $38 non-members.

Details: 352-343-1 144. Baseball LEESBURG'S Winter Break Baseball Camp will over nine hours of instruction over three days from Dec. 26-28 and is under the direction of Lake-Sumter Community College coach Mike Matulia. Ages 6-12 will meet from 9 a.m. until noon at Susan Street Recreation Complex; ages 1 3-1 7 will be from p.m.

at the Lake-Sumter Community College baseball field in Leesburg. Fee: $30. Deadline: Dec. 19. Registration forms available at Leesburg Recreation and Parks 31 8 ine tagies uub on U.S.

27, south of Leesburg. Contact Bobby Isom, 352-753-3500. Information for publication can be submitted to the lake Sentinel by fax at 352-365-2733, by mail to 605 West Main Street, leesburg, Fl 34748, or by mailing jwilliamsi2orlandosentinel.com, hcushorlandosentinel.com or landosentinel.com. i.