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SHOWCASE CHAMPIONS - The Amherst Mite Major "AAA" hockey team was crowned champion of the Detroit Compuware 1999 Showcase tournament which took place on Oct. 28 in Romulus, Mich. Amherst beat the Chesterfield Falcons, 2-1, in overtime, in the final. Amherst lost to the Chesterfield Falcons (Missouri), 6-3, in an earlier game before beating Team Cleveland (Ohio), 7-0; Affton Americans (Missouri), 9-1; 99 Dragons (Michigan), 5-0; and Detroit Compuware (Michigan), 11-0. Members of the team, pictured from left, are: first row - Caleb Hannon; second row - Justin Engler, Frankie Sciolino, Ryan Sidorski, Devin Kasperek, Nate Berke, Mark Gilbert, Jordan Martin; third row - Colton McKenna, Matt Slick, Adam Batz, Blake Flanders, Zach Gannon, Joey Marchese, Camden Lock, Jack Kelly; fourth row - assistant coach Dave Kasperek, manager John Martin, head coach John Hannon, assistant coach Mark Berke, assistant coach Jeff Sidorski; missing from photo - assistant coach Jason Kochan.