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Thunderbolt                                                     SPORTS                                                                                           Aug. 28, 2015
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607th ACS takes it all in bball
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         DEVANTE WILLIAMS                                                                                                           9/11 We Remember 5k run

                              56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs  Toreo Seay, AAFES point guard, goes through a defender during the      The 9/11 We Remember 5k run will
                                                                intramural basketball championship GAME against 607th Air Control   begin at 6 a.m. Sept. 11 in the 944 Fight-
   The 607th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team took            Squadron Aug. 20 at Luke Air Force Base. ACS defeated AAFES 49-46.  er Wing headquarters auxiliary parking
home the title as they defeated the Army and Air Force                                                                              lot on Super Sabre Street. There will
Exchange Service team in the intramural basketball                                                                                  be prizes and refreshments. For more
championship Aug. 20 at the Bryant Fitness Center.                                                                                  information, call 623-856-6241.

   In the double-elimination tournament, AAFES need-                                                                                Bball tryouts
ed to win only one game to take home the trophy, while
607th ACS needed to win back-to-back for the title.                                                                                    Luke Men’s Varsity Basketball tryouts
                                                                                                                                    are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Luke
   “Winning two games in a row was a challenge, but                                                                                 Air Force Base Bryant Fitness Center.
we got it done,” said Sean Douville, 308th Aircraft                                                                                 For more information, call 623-856-6241.
Maintenance Unit playing on the ACS team. “We were
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tune a few issues we’d had the previous game.”
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   $&6ZHQWLQWRWKHÀUVWJDPHLQWHQGLQJWRSXVKWKH                                                                               remainder of the season are:
ball, rebound and hit 3-pointers, while AAFES’ strategy
was to pressure their opposing guards to force turn-                                                                                   6DWXUGD\‡DPWRSP
overs, fast breaks and contest all shots.                                                                                              6XQGD\‡DPWRSP
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   Even though AAFES had possession of the ball
more than ACS, both teams played even basketball                                                                                          7 p.m.
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was tied 26-26.
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   Using their quickness and defense in the second                                                                                     $XJ‡DPWRSP
half, ACS was able to build a slim lead 53-49 and force                                                                                $XJWKURXJK6HSW‡1RRQWR
AAFES into a second game.
                                                                                                                                          7 p.m.
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down to who wanted it more,” said Brandon Lamberth,                                                                                    6HSW‡DPWRSP
56th Civil Engineer Squadron and ACS team member.                                                                                      6HSW‡DPWRSP
“We kept the same strategy going into the second game.”
                                                                                                                                          (Last day of the season)
   In the second game, it was all ACS as they pushed                                                                                   For more information, call 623-
the ball up the court and maintained a 5-point lead                                                                                 856-6267.
throughout most of the game.
                                                                                                                                    Labor Day golf tournament
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their energy in the second half, gaining a 3-point lead                                                                                Falcon Dunes Golf Course is featuring
and stopping AAFES’ fast breaks to give ACS a 49-46                                                                                 a Labor day golf tournament at 7:30 a.m.
win, making them the season champions.                                                                                              Sept. 7. The cost is $32 per club member,
                                                                                                                                    $37 per nonmember, $42 per guest and
   “It feels great to be champions,” Lamberth said. “We                                                                             includes green fee, range balls, cart
KDGRQO\ÀYHSOD\HUVDQGZHJDYHLWDOOZHKDG,QWKH                                                                            rental and lunch. To register or for more
end we we’re victorious.”                                                                                                           information, call 623-535-9334.

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