November 2, 2007 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

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'Out at the Races' benefits Akron Pride Center

by Ken Ditlevson

Akron-Save the date of Saturday, November 10 for Out at the Races, a benefit for the Akron Pride Center.

Pony up for an opportunity to have a

great dinner, a good time, a chance to win some money, all while supporting a great cause: the renovation of the new Akron Pride Center building. The event will be hosted by Raven.

Ticket costs are $40, $75 per couple, or

keeping score Volleyball standings

Cleveland―These are the standings of North Coast Athletics Volleyball after the eighth week's games on October 28.

The league is the Cleveland and Akron governing body for LGBT volleyball. It is a social group with over 200 players ranging from novice to competitive, with divisions for each skill level.

Games are played on Sundays from 11:30 am to 5 pm at the Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus gym, on East 30th St. between Community College and Woodland Ayes. in Cleveland.

For more information, see www.North CoastAthletics.org or contact league commissioner Todd Saporito at 216-905-8005 or vice-commissioner Doug Anderson at 216440-7411.

Competitive Division

Team

$300 for a table of eight. Tickets include buffet dinner and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks.

Akron Pride Center

Purchase tickets at one of the sponsoring businesses. In the Akron area, they are available at Angel Falls Coffee, 792 West Market St, Square Nightclub, 820 West Market St, or at Lydia's, 1400 South Arlington St.

In Canton, they are available at Crew Nightclub, 304 Cherry Ave. N.E. Tickets are also available online

www.akronpridecenter.org.

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Out at the Races will be held at 6 pm at the beautiful party center of St. Joseph's Family Center, located at 610 West Exchange Street in Akron. Tickets must be purchased in ad-

vance.

Ken Ditlevson is a board member of the Akron Pride Center.

Friday bowling standings

Cleveland-These are the standings of the North Coast Bowling Association's Friday night bowling league at the end of play October 26.

The Friday night league is a fun social league with plenty of openings. No experience

is necessary. Bowling begins at 7 pm Fridays at Ambassador Superior Lanes, 1500 Superior Ave. in downtown Cleveland, and finishes by 9:30 pm.

For more information, contact the league at 216-228-6966 or 216-481-4417.

Team

1. Married With Children

Won Lost

Team

Won Lost

31

11

12. Mines in the Gutter

21 21

2. The Big Shooters

29

13

13. The Dreamettes

21 21

Total

Won

Lost

Percent

3. B FTS

28

14

14. Cock-Tails

20 22

1. North Coast Twist

32

27

5

84%

4. Beyond a Mess

26

16

15. Zen-Tini

20 22

2. Grid Boomerangers

32

24

8

75%

5. Spare Me the Details

25 17

16. Oh Spare Me

19 23

3. Crushers

32

21

11

66%

6. Who is Team 16

24 18

17. SwordFish

17 25

4. Flowerville Nice P-Asses

32

19

13

59%

7. Balls 2 Spare

24 18

18. Gimme 10

17 25

5. Huntington Hitters

32

15

17

47%

8. Alley Katz

23 19

19. Tied Up & Twisted

14

28

6. Union Jacks

32

13

19

41%

9. Wicked Twistas

23

19

20. Alternative Pins

13

29

7. Hollaback Spikers

32

6

26

19%

10. Cheap 'n' Easy

22 20

21. The Ten Pins

12

30

11. Ball Busters

22

20

8. Argos Argonauts

32

3

29

1%

22. Mikey's Misfits

11

31

Advanced Division

1. Four Seasons

32

25

7

78%

2. Bounce Bumpin Uglies

32

21

11

66%

3. Twisted Out

32

4. (tie) Itsy Bitsy Spikers

32

22

20

12

63%

18

14

56%

4. (tie) Tater's Tots

32

18

14

56%

6. Icarogallery.com

32

11

21

34%

7. Volley of the Balls

32

10

22

31%

8. Apex Night Club

32

5

17

27

16%

Intermediate Division

1. Remax Renegades

32

30

2

94%

2. Club Cleveland Fighting Cocks

32

19

13

59%

3. Pet-tique Pouncers

32

18

14

56%

4. Bounce Bombers

32

16

16

50%

Place Team

Sunday bowling standings

Cleveland-These are the standings of the North Coast Bowling Association's Sunday night bowling league at the end of play October 21.

The league is comprised of four-person teams with the opportunity for anyone to join in on the fun. Bowling is at Freeway Lanes of Parma, 12859 Brookpark Road starting at 1 pm and ending by 3:30.

For more information, contact the league at 440-342-6516 or e-mail ussdouglass@aol.com.

Division A

Division B

Place Team

5. Twisted Results

32

14

18

44%

6. Diner on Clifton Diggers

32

13

19

41%*

1st

Body Language

1st Deadwood

7. Union Vikings

32

10

22

31%

2nd

Apex

2nd Riding the Edge

8. Menner's Men

32

8

24

25%

3rd

Flame Throwers

3rd

Behind the 8 Ball

4th

Petite Rotonds

4th

3 Divas & IDivo

5th

Lighthouse Cruisers

5th

Buns of Fun

Pool standings

Cleveland-These are the standings for the Shooters Pool League after the October 22

matches.

This is the fifth season of an annual pool league which shoots on Monday nights from October through March. Although it is a semi-competitive league, all skill levels may compete as matches are based on individual handicaps. A team is made up of 4 to 7 players. Play begins at 7:30 pm at the home team's bar, where four matches are played each week consisting of as many games as necessary for one player to win as many games as their handicap.

For more information, contact the league by calling Dave at 440-871-4699 or buteohawk1@att.net.

• North Coast Athletic Association softball games were rained out on October 23.

Matches

Games

Team

Won Lost Win Pct.

Won Lost

Win Pct.

Tool Shed

7

1

87%

25

13

66%

Cocktails

8

4

67%

37

28

57%

Auto

Grid-Orbit

7

5

58%

34

28

55%

Twist

6

6

50%

32

31

51%

Stallion

6

6

50%

30

31

49%

Life

Apex

6

6

50%

26

27

49%

Union Station

3

5

38%

17

20

46%

Health

Grid-Basement

4

8

33%

32

Hamilton's

1

13%

8

3 2

38

46%

26

24%

Home

Upcoming matches

Monday, November 5 Apex at Union Station Stallion at Hamilton's Tool Shed at Grid-Basement Cocktails at Twist Grid-Orbit (bye) Monday, November 12 Hamilton's at Grid-Orbit Tool Shed at Cocktails Grid-Basement at Stallion Twist at Union Station Apex (bye)

Monday, November 19 Twist at Tool Shed

Cocktails at Hamilton's Stallion at Apex Union Station at Grid-Orbit Grid-Basement (bye)

Monday, November 26 Grid-Orbit at Twist Apex at Grid-Basement Tool Shed at Stallion

Hamilton's at Union Station Cocktails (bye)

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