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Auto racing

Drivers competing for $45,000 purse

GRAND BARACHOIS - Over 160 drivers and teams from throughout Atlantic Canada, including a number of current and former track and tour champions, will compete in this weekend's eighth annual Pepsi Atlantic Stock Car Championships at the Centre for Speed. Over $45,000 in payouts will be available for the teams in pro stock, sportsman, streetstock, 4-cylinder tigercat and thundercat, Atlantic open wheel (AOW) modifieds and legend events. Two feature events will highlight these Atlantic stock car championships with the Pepsi Pro Stock 150 as well as the Vance Hanes Auto Parts Sportsman 100 on Saturday at 1 p.m. On Sunday, the CFS will present the Atlantic Street Stock 75 as well as two 35-lap features for 4-cylinder tigercat (over 100 horse power) and thundercat (under 100 horse power) racecars, a 35-lap finale for the AOW Tour modifieds and a 30-lap feature for the legend racecars.

Harness racing

NBers earn berths in national event

SAINT JOHN - Exhibition Park Raceway will be well represented at this year's regional national drivers championship elimination in November. Todd Trites, who leads the Maritimes in wins this year, will represent the province for the second straight season. Defending Canadian champion Gilles Barrieau also earned a nod. Barrieau won the first-ever national driving championship last year and is the leading percentage driver in Canada.

Tennis

Arsenault leads season standings

SAINT JOHN - Several games unfolded recently during On and Off Court/Saint John Fall Team Tennis. Jeff Kincade defeated Lindsay Bell 12-0, Evan Arsenault defeated Dave Johnson 10-2 and Mark Moland tied Peter Hanson 6-6. Arsenault leads with 64 points, followed by Kincade (60), Johnson (56), Hanson (51), Moland (50) and Bell (seven).

Soccer

Red Hawks, KVHS post victories

ROTHESAY -The Rothesay Red Hawks used goals from three sources to down the Sussex Sonics 3-1 in New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association junior varsity girls AAA soccer action Wednesday. Ashley Henwood, Hayley O'Brien and Jane Burchill connected for the winners in the conference quarter-final. Sarah Holt answered for Sussex. In another quarter-final, Kennebecasis Valley blanked the Hampton Huskies 3-0. Lauren Perrin, Caleigh McLong and Megan Ferris scored for the winners. Katie Webster posted the shutout.

Field Hockey

Shutouts rule in the South

ROTHESAY - In New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association southern conference field hockey, Rothesay Netherwood blanked the Oromocto Blues 1-0 on a goal by Jordan Miller. Ayla Frank recorded the shutout. In another game, St. Malachy's shaded Simonds 1-0 on a goal from Sam Burpee. Cathleen Ganong earned the shutout.

Football

Chevarie dominates for Central Saints

SAINT JOHN - Joe Chevarie scored three touchdowns, added a two-point safety and kicked a two-point convert as the Central Saints downed Sussex 28-14 in Fundy Minor Football pee wee division play Wednesday. Trevor Blaze added a touchdown for the winners. Lucas Keith and Jacob Pambrum scored majors for the Spartans. Pambrum added a two-point convert.

Court

Soccer coach faces charges

MONCTON, N.B. - A Quebec man has been charged with breaching the conditions of a court order by helping coach a middle school soccer team in New Brunswick. Jean-Francois Cote, 19, of Matane, Que., faces charges in his home province of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching involving children under 14. He agreed in May to an undertaking that he not be in public areas near children. Cote, a student at the University of Moncton, was arrested last weekend after it was learned he'd been helping coach at a school in Dieppe, N.B.