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6 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, April 21, 2010 LOCAL SPORTS The little team that could! Newcastle BOWLING NEWCASTLE SENIORS Bowling Top Scores 150 + over for April 13th GAME ONE BOWLER GAME TWO Alli Strutt Bob Scales Ed Milgate Jack Watson Jean Hall Jim Low John Tigwell Russel Powell Tony Ton 178 183 157 232 195 171 154 153 182 161 185 156 MIXED LEAGUE Thursdays 7 - 9 pm Top Scores 150 + over for April 15th BOWLER Game Game Game Two Three One photo supplied Danco Construction Minor Atom Division 1 Champions: (back row, from left) Brad Clemens, Scott Diamond, Dean Baker, Adam Cummings, (middle row, from left) Jacob Breen, Evan Cummings, Jarrod Gjaltema, Sam Baker, (front row, from left) Bailey Clemens, Jasper Godin, Dylan VanHamburg, Nathalie Diamond, and Kiefer Phillips. by Gwen Breen The Clarington Recreational Hockey League's season for Minor Atoms came to end this past Sunday with an unlikely team sitting victorious. After five months of roundrobin play, a month of playoffs, and two white-knuckled final games, a mighty little team of only nine players from Orono has won the Minor Atom Division 1 Championship. The Orono Minor Atoms triumphed as they made their way through an incredible season of 26 wins and only 1 loss. In round-robin play, the team scored a reported 130 goals -an average of 6.5 goals per game -- while allowing only 44 pucks to cross their goal line. Who would have thought in September, when a roster of nine children was announced, eight skaters and one goalie, that they would go on to have such a successful year? Game after exciting game, with continuance, spunk, and love of the game, this team came together and realized success. A good team starts with great coaches, and in this department this team was very fortunate. Their coaches, Dean Baker, Brad Clemens, and Scott Diamond treated them to the greatest tales of motivation and the power of positive thinking. They lead the children through a season with lessons in respect, fair play and sportsmanship, the ultimate victory in any hockey season. This team of gladiators consisted of Sam Baker, Jacob Breen, Bailey Clemens, Evan Cummings, Natalie Diamond, Jarrod Gjaltema, Jasper Godin, and Keifer Phillips, each rotating through offensive and defensive positions as the team required, while esteemed netminder Dylan Van Hamburg remained steady between the pipes. Eagerness got them started, tenacity kept them going, and determination lead them to game-end cheers! So as we close out this great hockey celebration, let's give three cheers for the Orono Minor Atoms. Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Adrian Delaat Brenda Delaat Jack Vanderstarre Bill Locke Sherri Farrell Kevin Farrell Fae Forget Greg Forget Robert Forget Bob Kilgar Bob Lewis Marg Moore Clayton Trolley Don Wright Karen Wright Ken Crichton Randy Flynn Claudine Richard Ray Madden 234 244 195 165 170 187 170 153 155 165 272 209 195 185 211 171 168 202 212 262 263 219 215 153 183 186 170 176 170 187 186 161 208 198 164 154 170 168 LADIES' LEAGUE Mondays 7-9pm Results for April 12th Top Scores 150+ BOWLER Game Game Game One Two Three P R O PA I N T I N G · General Repairs · Reasonable Rates · Reliable Service DURHAM COUNTY SENIORS EUCHRE APRIL 19TH RESULTS TOP SCORES "No Job Too Small" Clifford Francis "Book your Spring Projects Now" ~ Senior Rates ~ Call 905-983-5761 1st Liz Reynders 2nd Mae Tabb 3rd Jane Tomlinson 4th Joan Sutcliffe 5th Ann Julicher 81 80 78 77 76 The Orono Weekly Times wishes to thank all of our volunteer sports writers who have reported on our local teams this season. Yo u r e f f o r t s are appreciated! If you have a sports story or photograph, phone the newsroom at: 905-983-5301 or email your photo and/or story to: oronotimes@rogers.com Anne Arsenault 170 Del Lancaster-Forget 186 Lenore Beckmann 175 Lisa Janveaux Marilyn Major 164 197 Mary Pierik 167 163 Shirley Moffat 161 Susan Lee 192 Tina Schuh 169 179 Val Witheridge 197 50/50 winner: Joan Moffat 185 154 166 152 156 ADULTS' NIGHT OUT Wednesdays 7-9 pm REBEKAH HALL EUCHRE RESULTS FOR APRIL 14TH TOP SCORES Results for April 14th Top scores 125+ BOWLER Bonnie Boucher Cindy Angiers Dave Grant Jill Lyttle Marilyn Hossack Sandra Martin Game One Game Two 1st Betty Charland 2nd Jane Tomlinson 3rd Rob Mackey 4th Walt Mitchell 88 87 82 144 177 130 148 150 139 177 129 146 80