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us Macker might be a Gmddl' up name, but anyone who has taken part in the famous threeâ€"onâ€"three basketball tournament in London, Ont.. knows the competi tion is for real Gus Macker tourney coming to town Former University of Waterloo Warriors‘ allâ€"star Al Urosevic has won a title while taking on all comers from Canada and the U.S And the Warnior women‘s coach Mano Watsa‘s Power to Choose team has also graced its asphalt courts. The winner can also go on to the world champiâ€" onship in the Carolinas later this year. That‘s why Carl Zender decided to bring a branch of the worldâ€"famous tourna:â€" ment to Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo July 16â€"17 with the hopes of giving locals a look at what street ball is all about. He got a taste of it himself last year when he and his son, Dustin, found themselves in London during the annual tournament. Zender, a transplanted American who helps coach his son‘s high school basketâ€" ball team, came away impressed by the level of organization and by the quality of play. He thought the local hotbed of basketâ€" ball that the Waterloo region has become would be quick to adopt the concept. And it would also give something back to the local game, with some of the ptoâ€" ceeds going to support the «a 6 ||°| MmMAINTENAMLE || ANT EANAUV 17 PACKAGE _ ! _ SERVICE | |!! H 1J + o\ i1 5j s i 11 o# W on ner 6 mt orgee se ts men 1900 J i se e c l O en en mss * c uen en T ty ngs 1 Wmm es n snn i . l l meineke || meineke || centre H car care centre it a'“" sn n in " h .09 a M it 'l‘.:fi L f We on m V _ w l rhlet * y 2 i | MAINTENANCE PACKAGE By Bos VirkBanac Chromwle Staf} OFSSA Quad "A" boys basâ€" ketball â€" championships coming to the area next year. The tournament started with 18 guys playing basketâ€" ball in the street in 1974 and has since become the temâ€" plate of threeâ€"onâ€"three basâ€" ketball tournaments around the world. It‘s also spawned the famous street ball tradiâ€" tion portrayed in movies like White Men can‘t Jump and the street style of oneâ€" onâ€"one play that dominates the modern NBA game. The Macker is a lot more organized with officials callâ€" «$ o meineke car care centre * MAIJNTENANCE TUNEâ€"UPS * BELTS & HOSES * ANTIFREEZE & RADIATOR SERVICE + COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE ! | OIL CHANGE PLUS: | BRAKE PADS ‘ _ or SHOES ing fouls. instead of the noâ€" harm noâ€"foul rule that a lot of streetballers grew up with on the outdoor basketâ€" ball courts. The rule is first to 20 points, or whoever is leadâ€" ing after 25 minutes. And this is no game of Horse although it‘s been known to make a few people hoarse in the vocal support they offer players. There are divisions from semiâ€"pro to the beginner. In London. 5.000 people attended the latest installâ€" ment in the Forest City‘s Victoria Park. while another O# Change. Tire Aotation and Brake inspection $19.95 ce $ a t nc e uie o in t t s um un t pum ue i 1 tnae i on n st 8 men 1000X e ol t Strcie h snn dupral ant w looe mey scom car care centre 20,000 came out to watch the twoâ€"day event "I was stunned by how packed the stands were in London when some of the better teams were playing," said Zender. "All of the peoâ€" ple would start flowing to watch the championship courts." Zender‘s expectations are a little more modest far the inaugural tournament in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, but Bingemans will be the site this year and should be able to accommodate all of the local interest. Registration for the local tournament is until June 27, and Zender said he‘s surâ€" prised to find a lot of the early entries have been from outside of Waterloaa Region than within its conâ€" fines. He expects that to change as the word gets out there, and the buzz starts to build among local roundâ€" ballers. To register onâ€"line, visit www.macker.com, or call the Macker hotline at 1â€"800â€" 876â€"HOOP. "That‘s necessary so we can seed everybody." said Zender. "Semiâ€"pro teams will play against other semiâ€" pro teams, while college will play college and high school with high school. "It goes all the way down to fiveâ€"yearâ€"olds. Now we just need the local players." Monday, July 11, 2005 in Support of The Timothy Rose Memorial Scholarship at St. David Catholic Secondary School www. TIMMYROSEMEMORIAL.COM 519.662.9020 3rd Annual Timmy Rose Memorial Golf Tournament Rebel Creek Golf Course, Petersburg