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Thunderbolt                                                              SPORTS                                                                                    Aug. 21, 2015
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AAFES handily routs ACS 69-41                                                                                                                 Sports Shorts

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Exchange Service basketball
team battled the 607th Air              shot selection. Our fast game    ÀQG D UK\WKP EXW LW ZDVQ·W  ecute more on offense,” said          7 p.m.
Control Squadron team dur-              threw them off.”                 working as AAFES continued         Koraye Williams, AAFES             $XJ‡DPWRSP
ing in intramural play Aug.                                              their dominance throughout         point guard and 56th Comp-
10 at the Luke Air Force                   AAFES worked as a team        the second half and closed out     troller Squadron Airman. “We          (Triathlon)
Base Bryant Fitness Center.             and continued their lead,        the game 69-41 securing a spot     also need better stops on de-      $XJ‡DPWRSP
AAFES prevailed 69-41.                  scoring six unanswered points    in the next round of playoffs.     fense. If we improve on those,     $XJWKURXJK6HSW‡1RRQWR
                                        GXULQJWKHÀUVWWZRPLQXWHVRI                                     the championship is ours.”
   The tip-off marked the start         the second half. ACS tried to       ´:H GHÀQLWHO\ QHHG WR H[-                                         7 p.m.
of a dominant game for AAF-                                                                                                                    6HSW‡DPWRSP
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ACS battled back and forth,
playing high-tempo basketball                                                                                                                     (Last day of the season)
and with no signs of slowing                                                                                                                   For more information, call 623-
down. Eventually, AAFES                                                                                                                     856-6267.
went on a hot streak and with
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quarter, took the lead at 25-16.
ACS tried man-to-man defense                                                                                                                   The Falcon Dunes Golf Course is open
but was unable to stop AAFES                                                                                                                to the public through Sept. 30. For more
as they continued fast-paced                                                                                                                information, call 623-535-9334.
play tiring the ACS. AAFES
extended their lead 34-21 by                                                                                                                3RZHUOLIWLQJFRPSHWLWLRQ
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                                                                                                                                               A powerlifting competition is 10 a.m.
   With ACS trailing by dou-                                                                                                                Today at the Combat PT Center. Sign-
ble digits, AAFES was aiming                                                                                                                in is 9 to 9:45 a.m. There are men’s
to win and send a message to                                                                                                                and women’s categories in squat, bench
anyone standing in their way.                                                                                                               press and dead-lift. For more informa-
                                                                                                                                            tion, call 623-856-6241.
   “Our main focus in the
game was to shoot at will,”                                                                                                                 /DERU'D\JROIWRXUQDPHQW
said Toreo Seay, AAFEES
shooting guard. “We stayed                                                                                                                     Falcon Dunes Golf Course is featur-
IRFXVHG WKH ZKROH ÀUVW KDOI                                                                                                            ing a Labor day golf tournament at
and were able to have a good                                                                                                                7:30 a.m. Sept. 7. The cost is $32 per
                                                                                                                                            club member, $37 per nonmember,
                                                                                                                                            $42 per guest and includes green fee,
                                                                                                                                            range balls, cart rental and lunch. To
                                                                                                                                            register or for more information, call
                                                                                                                                            623-535-9334.

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