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         caption:Ali Soomro, age 11, battles his way down the field with the ball at an inner-city game between youths at a field on Yorkwoods Gate July 15.
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         caption:Tecumseh's Kuran Lucas, left, Joseph Howe's Nathaniel Bailey and John McCrae's Khaseen Ambersley high-step to the finish during the Scarborough region elementary school track and field hurdle finals Tuesday at Birchmount Stadium. Kuran won the race.
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         caption:Montrose Public School's Laura Ludiazo, right, leads a relay race pack during a recent elementary school track and field competition at Varsity Stadium.
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         caption:Bryce McKee, left, Andrew Kim, Ryan Yan and Kevin Lee work on their throwing arms during Hillcrest Village Softball League 'Learn To Play' level practice at Cummer Park Monday.
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         caption:Brett Bianchini, right, spikes the ball during Motion Ball volleyball action at Havergal College Saturday. Volunteers and athletes participated in a day of sporting events to benefit Special Olympics Canada.
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BRIEFS

Scarborough resident bowls into world championships

Local bowler Jennifer Besana is competing in the under-23 World Youth Championships for Canadian Tenpin Federation Inc. in Orlando, Florida from July 18 to 26.

She is one of four members on the girl's team. The other team players are from Quebec and Alberta.

A team of boys will also be competing.

More than 350 players on teams from 58 countries are competing at the Boardwalk Entertainment Centre, an 80-lane centre, which has been the site of many championships.

The event includes competition in singles, doubles and teams.

The Canadian Tenpin Federation was formed in 1969 to qualify representatives for international competition.

The Scarborough Mirror will follow-up with the story when Besana returns from Florida.

Titans take provincial championship

The Etobicoke Titans AAA Mosquito baseball team has won the West Mountain Toppers Pizza Tournament in Hamilton. The 11-year-olds won the final game by a score of 5 to 3, coming out on top of 12 teams from across Ontario. The Titans are playing in six tournaments this summer in preparation for a week-long tournament in Cooperstown, New York, next year.

Swimmers head to Mexico for championship

Two Scarborough swimmers will be competing at the 2nd FINA World Junior Championship in Monterrey, Mexico from July 8 to 13.

Scott Jessett, 18, and Paige Schultz, 16, are members of Swimming Canada's 24-member junior team.

The competition features the world's best developing swimmers and future Olympians for female athletes aged 14 to 17 and males 15 to 18 years old.

Jessett is a distance freestyle swimmer who swims for the Scarborough Swim Club. He placed 7th at the 2008 Olympic trials in the 1500m freestyle.

Schultz is a individual medley (IM) specialist who swims for the Toronto Swim Club. She placed 6th at the 2008 Olympic trials in the 200m IM.

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