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Royals, Highlanders host hoops tourney

The Riverview High Royals and Bernice MacNaughton Highlanders host a senior boys high school tip off basketball tournament, beginning tonight.

The tournament features the Royals, Highlanders, Sussex Sonics, Leo Hayes Lions and North Nova Gryphons of New Glasgow, N.S.

In tonight's games, Riverview High hosts North Nova at 7 p.m. and Bernice MacNaughton entertains Leo Hayes at 8 p.m.

Tournament plays continues tomorrow at both schools.

Meanwhile, the Sussex Sonics blasted the Simonds Seabees 72-34 in a Southwest Conference senior girls AAA game last night. The Sonics received 23 points from Madeline Belding, 14 from Sarah Meehan and 11 from Brittany Mallory.

The l'Odyssée Olympiennes beat the Mathieu-Martin Vedettes 65-34 in Northeast Conference senior girls AAA action Wednesday. Julie Owen scored 13 points for the Olympiennes.

Undefeated Hawks have games slated

The undefeated Moncton Hawks will be out to increase their first-place lead in the New Brunswick Midget AAA Hockey league this weekend.

The Hawks sit atop the four-team league with a record of 6-0-2-0 (won-loss-tie-OT loss) for 14 points.

The Fredericton Caps are second with 13 points on a record of 6-3-1-0.

Hawks will travel to Fredericton tomorrow at 1 p.m. to take on the Caps while on Sunday the Hawks will host the third-place Saint John Phantoms (2-3-1-0) at the Tim Hortons 4-Ice Centre at 1:15 p.m.

Another game tomorrow has the West Kent Aces (0-8-0-0) at Saint John while another game Sunday has West Kent hosting Fredericton at the Festival Arena in Shediac.

Registrations being accepted for b-ball

Moncton Kiwanis Minor Basketball is still accepting registration for boys and girls midget division play for the 2009-2010 year.

Midget division is open to players born between 1992 and 1995. Midget boys will play Monday and Wednesday nights at Lou MacNarin School while midget girls will play Monday and Wednesday nights at Lewisville Middle School.

The season will start Nov. 23.

Players can register online by going to the MKMBA website, www.mkmba.ca, and clicking on the Registration link. Registrations can also be arranged through the MKMBA office at Edith Cavell School by calling 384-7614 or via e-mail, mkmba@nb.aibn.com

Girls hoops Trojans look for a coach

Harrison Trimble Trojans of the Northeastern Conference high school senior girls basketball league are looking for a coach.

League play has already started, but the Trojans have not played a game yet.

Anyone interested in coaching the Trojans should contact either principal Steve Mitton or boys basketball coach Todd McKillop at 856-3417.

UdeM runner heads to CIS championship

Université de Moncton athlete Jean-Marc Doiron will be representing the UdeM Aigles Bleus at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross-country championships Saturday at Queen's University.

Doiron, who is from Collette, is the only Aigles Bleus member to participate. He will be accompanied by coach Joël Bourgeois.

Doiron finished 12th overall in the Atlantic University Sport championships in Halifax two weeks ago with a time of 35:06 in the 10 kilometre race, but says he's regained his confidence after shaving off over a minute from his fastest time at a 5 km race held last weekend in Miramichi. This is the first national university cross-country competition for the fourth year information-communication student.