Athletics
Heat up the Court with the Summer Basketball Leagues
Don’t foul out by missing the registration deadline for the summer basketball leagues, which tip off in June. The MAC basketball leagues are a lot of fun offering a great workout and camaraderie with fellow members. You don’t have to play like Dwayne Wade to join the leagues either. House rules guarantee that every player gets significant playing time. Games will be held at the Downtown Clubhouse on Tuesday
evenings; On Thursday nights, the action shifts to the West Clubhouse. Both leagues will begin the week of June 3. Members are welcome to play in both Clubhouse leagues. Sign up through the Club website (mac-stl.org). With the popularity of the basketball leagues, you will want to reserve your spot now. The deadline for signing up is May 20, or until all the spots are filled. The fee is $60 per league.
Pickup Basketball Schedule Downtown Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays - 11:30 a.m. Fridays - 6:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. West Wednesdays - 6 a.m. Saturdays - 9:30 -11:30 a.m.
Basketball Banquet
The MAC Basketballers gathered to watch the Sweet 16 NCAA tournament. Awards for the season were also handed out. Dan Meckes won the Bill Daake Sportsmanship award. To win the award, a member must have played in the leagues for at least five years and must exemplify good sportsmanship. Richard Joyce won the Rookie of the Year award for 20122013. Tyler Korte won the Brick award. The Brick award is awarded to the player who has the lowest free throw percentage for the year, all leagues combined, with a minimum of 30 FT attempts.
Bill Daake Award
Bill was a longtime MAC basketball player who died of a cerebral aneurysm at the age of 33. Through his actions and attitudes on the court, Bill set a standard of sportsmanship that all MAC athletes should strive to attain. As a high school All-American at St. Louis Priory School, Bill was the GlobeDemocrat basketball player of the year in 1969. He was recruited by several major colleges and universities. He attended Princeton University, where he played basketball until he suffered an injury. The recipient of the award is the player who best exemplifies Bill’s athletic spirit and sportsmanship. The 2013 recipient was Dan Meckes.
Champions: Norm Toon, Mark Niemeyer, Larry Drury, Captain and MVP Dennis Evans, John Canter, Brandon Donat and Doug Rames (not pictured: Mark Ommen).
2013 MAC Double Elimination Tournament Recap
The winner of the tournament was the team captained by Dennis Evans. They beat the team captained by Brett Benyo 78-77 in the championship game, and finished the tournament with a perfect record of 4-0. Team Captain Dennis Evans was also named Tournament MVP. He scored 20 points in the championship game, including two 3-pointers in the last minute 20
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to bring his team back from a five-point deficit. John Canter eventually hit the game winning shot with 3.7 seconds left on the clock putting them up 78-77. Also, playing a big role on the team was Larry Drury who averaged 23.8 PPG. Richard Joyce led all players in the tournament with an average of 30.2 PPG.