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The Manlius Rolle Bolle Club will have its final league night Wednesday and salute its 30th anniversary Saturday. (BCR photo/Chris Yucus)

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It will be a big week in the Manlius Rolle Bolle Club

The three top winners in each division will be crowned in Wednesday’s season finale starting at 7 p.m. in downtown Manlius.

The league will then mark its 30th anniversary at 4 p.m. Saturday. Anyone who was a former member, all present members and any other player from here to Rock Island are invited to play in this fun game. It is a game that is played in the rain, as evidenced by the games in the rain, this summer.

Bolder Kenny Rodgers says, A food stand will be provided by the Manlius Historical Society, “so if you are just coming to watch, you can also eat.”  

Last week’s winners in the rain soaked games were: Clayton Hewitt, Rachael VanKerreBroeck and Rita Frank. Second went to Rob Morey, Kent Carpenter and Austin McQuarrie with third going to Lisa Marchand, Kristene and Roger DeBrock, fourth place  to Donna Ericson, Carl Gustafson and Tony Marchand. Placing in fifth were; Coleen VanKerreBroeck, Harold “Baldy” Oloffson and Wilma Anderson.

• Summer hoops: Regular season champ Team Dave Davis also captured the summer men’s basketball 4-on-4 Princeton Park District tournament championship. The Davis team avenged their only loss of the season to Team Jason Marquis 69-38 in Tuesday’s title game.

Jason Angel had 22 points and Shane Ballard 14 for the winners. The Marquis team, who beat the Davis team on a last-second shot in overtime to split its two league games, was lead by Justin Peterson (13) and Adam Franklin (8).

Team Davis opened the tournament with a 64-45 win over  Team Brandon Nyman while Team Marquis beat Team Dave Anderson 48-32. Prelim games saw Team Brandon Nyman defeat Team Alex Franklin 100-57 and Team Dave Anderson top Team Trevor Rowley 63-50.

The Met fall league will start in mid-October.

• Homestead 3-on-3: The Princeton Park district will host a new 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Sept. 13 during the Homestead Festival for ages from first grade through adults. All players registering by Sept. 7 will receive a T-shirt. For more information, contact Ryan Luecke at the Met at (815) 872-0840.

The PPD will also conduct a youth flag football mini-camp for boys and girls ages pre-k to fourth grade from Aug. 31 to Sept. 11 at the Met.

For more information on any park district event, contact Ryan Luecke at the Met at (815) 872-0840.

• Junior Horseshoes: Jessie Purvis took first place in the Junior Horseshoes Tournament during the Wyanet Festival. Noah Bickett finished second. Crystall Gee was third and Jade Purvis fourth.

• SRRC update: The Starved Rock Runners Club circuit has been in full swing this summer. Mike Miroux Jr. won both the June 6 Peru YMCA 5K (16:44) and the June 13 LaSalle Oak Ridge 5K (17:08) and the June 21 Mendota Dog Days 5K.

The former Hall Red Devil is returning for his sophomore cross country season at Mt. Mercy College.

The next race on the Starved Rock Runners Club circuit will the PC EMS 5K on Saturday in McNabb. The race starts at 9 a.m., rain or shine. For more information, call (815) 882-2635.

Upcoming race dates include: the Hog Day Stampede in Kewnee on Sept. 5, call (309) 852-2175; the Underground Railroad 5K Run/Walk, Sept. 12, Princeton, call (815) 872-0840; the Art Rick Sr Naplate Fall Dash on Sept. 26, call (815) 228-5085; the Julie Anglavar Memorial 5K in Peru on Oct. 4, call (815) 663-8140; the 5K Run/Walk for Cancer Awareness on Oct. 10 in Ottawa, call the Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center.