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t 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 24,1991 School Gym Turned into Bowling Lanes I m I! y Ai^^PâM^ 7 ' ■ ' ' , ' ' * 11 '* ; v^ «. ÆfRvWW , , 4 ► 0FÊÊ0' : - ' ' , -, s* v ' -\, k. ■% < ' The gymnasium at Bowmanville Senior Public School has been transformed into A four-lane bowling centre for the past couple of weeks during phys-ed classes. 1 Teacher Dave Ito says adding bowling to the school curriculum gives some variety to the program. ; by Brad Kelly Rather than take his ' class to the bowling alley, 1 teacher Dave Ito brought " the alley to his class. Sort of. For the past couple of ' weeks, the gymnasium at Bowmanville Senior Public School has been transformed 1 from basketball and volley- ball courts, to a four-lane bowling alley. 1 And, with a wooden floor, ' the sounds echoing off the .7 walls in the gym are very : similar to the real thing. "I was curious at first to see how the kids would react because it isn't a major sport. But they have taken to it really well" said Ito as one of his classes was in the midst of a game. It was an idea that Ito thought would bring some variety to the phys-ed program program at the school. As well, it allows those who may not be superior athletes in team sports an opportunity to excel excel on an individual basis. "Because we play so much basketball and volley- nted Manager for 1991 -1992 Season Pfease reply before May 3rd to: P.O. Bos 467, Bowmanville L1C3Z2 ball, the kids who aren't at"a high skill level might be afraid to make a mistake and let the team down," he said. "With bowling, you're by yourself and it doesn't make a difference whether you're good or bad." Ito was given some old wooden pins and balls from the Liberty Bowl in Bowmanville Bowmanville and a bowling centre centre in Cobourg. With a dimensions dimensions booklet, he designed four lanes that are the same length as a regulation regulation bowling alley. The lanes are divided with pylons, and as in the days prior to the automatic pin setters, the students are responsible for re-setting the pins. Even the enthusiasm shown by the students following following a strike resembled that of a scene from a regular regular bowling alley. To conclude the segment of the program, approximately approximately 60-70 ventured to Liberty Bowl last Thursday to toss a few games. Triple F Jake Dykstra 27.5, Nel Van Abbema 27, Ron Bon- sma 25, Case De Plaa 25, Peter Plonk 25, Dirk Van Abbema 24.5, Bill Vroom 24, Don Vander Meer 22, Piet GlasBergen 21, Jean Nadeau Nadeau 19, Ike Dykstra 18, Andy Bonsma 12 High single ladies-Nel Van Abbema 267 High single men-Ike Dykstra 314 High triple ladies-Nel Van Abbema 652 High triple men-Brian Buma-655 High average ladies- Hotty VanderGaast 189 High average men-Ron Bonsma 204 , >TICE OF AERIAL SPRAYING 1991 Gypsy Moth Control Program As part of the Ministry of Natural Resources' ongoing program to regenerate and protect our forests, Lindsay Area Office will be aerial spraying the biological insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bt (Dipel .132, Pest Control Product #17954) on selected areas in Victoria, Peterborough, and Northumberland counties to control gypsy moth, beginning on or about May 20,1991. Further details about the program, including specific locations, are available from the Ministry of Natural Resources at the address listed below. Ministry of Natural Resources Lindsay Area Office 322 Kent Street Lindsay, Ontario K9V 4T7 Tel: (705) 324-6121 Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Firehawk Series Gears Up for Season Practice Held at Mosport by Brad Kelly To baseball fans, the sound that echoes from a bat as it makes contact with the ball are the first sounds of spring. To motorsport fans, it's the roaring engines, the squealing brakes, and the smell of gasoline that signify spring is here. Spring officially opened for organizers of the Firestone Firestone Fire- hawk Endurance Endurance Series last Friday at Mosport Park. And the smiles on the faces of the drivers drivers and pit crew mem- . bers re- Hnatiw vealed that it had been a long winter. Approximately 20 licenced licenced teams were at the track in preparation for thé upcoming season that kicks off at Shannonville on May 11. For many of the teams, the day presented the first opportunity to get out on the track and work some of the bugs out of their cars prior to the beginning of the season. season. 'We've rented the track for the day to help the crews get the cobwebs out," said the motorsport manager for the series, Tom Hnatiw (pronounced (pronounced na-chew) as , cars roared out onto the track. "We've been sold out for two months. The response for today was good also. We had three times the demand than we had the space for." In addition to the practice practice runs, a drivers' school was being conducted by some veteran racers for teams looking to qualify for the championship. It also gave the rookies an opportu nity to qualify for their pro licence to run in the series. The series is in its fourth year, and has gained tremendous tremendous popularity since it first began. One of the appealing parts of the series, for the fans, is that they can identify identify with the cars. There are very few modifications done to them. "The unique part about the series is that you could put a muffler on these cars and drive them home," said Hnatiw. "Crews aren't allowed allowed to change the way the cars are built." "The Firehawk series represents represents what the street drivers drivers would do if they were to customize or soup-up their own cars." The series employs three different classes of cars, including including the Grand Sport (Camaros, Porsches, Mustangs). Mustangs). Sports (Eagle Talon, Corrado, BMW) and the Touring (Honda Civic, Nissan Nissan SX, Accura Integra). "At the end of the day, we have three checkered flags and three different cars with their crews doing victory laps," _ boasted Hnatiw. "When it's time for the presentations, presentations, their are 18 individuals individuals on the victory podium podium (three classes with first, second and third platings presented for each.) All of the Firestone races are an endurance test for both the drivers and their crews. Ranging in length from three hours to 250km to 500km, the series is popular popular with the drivers because it gives them an opportunity to get some experience behind behind the wheel. "The key to this type of facing is that it's a team sport, claimed Hnatiw. "In some of the other series, it's a driver's contest to see who wins. "In ours, with the length of some of the races, it's something completely different. different. There's more ' people than just the driver behind the wheel. It's a team concept concept when they win." A major breakthrough for the series this year was becoming becoming a part of two of Can ada's premier racing events: the Mol son Grand Prix du Canada and the Players Mondial World Sportscar Championships. The two events, both at the Circuit de Gilles Ville- neuve in downtown Montreal, Montreal, will form the Firestone Firestone Firehawk's Quebec Championship in 1991. "I'm delighted to get a venue venue like the Grand Prix du Molson," said Hnatiw, who expects that 65,000 people will be there to watch. In addition to the exposure exposure in Montreal, the series has secured a television package with TSN. A five- race package will be aired throughout the summer. Each package will be a half hour in length. Also, the prize money has increased 20 per cent over last year to $18,000 for each race this year. Their first stop at Mosport Mosport will be a 500km race during Mosport's Can-Am Reunion weekend from June _ "There will be 7,00-1,000 vintage cars to view and it will be a neat spectacle to see," said Hnatiw, who is eagerly eagerly awaiting the date. "Those are the type of cars that turned me onto racing." The series will make a couple of more stops at Mosport Mosport before wrapping up the season at the GM Motorsport Motorsport Firestone National Run-offs in late September. by Bob Sheridan Irv Gill, Rick Rademach- er and the brilliant David Green, playing on a line together, together, dominated the opposition opposition with their scoring punch in our weekend tournament tournament in Pickering. In the first game, it was David Green who took a pass from Rick, and fired a deadly accurate shot to open the scoring against the Sam Brown Flames. Rick then got his first of the tournament tournament on a pass from Irv Gill. Rick fired a ten metre blast that eluded Tony Distasi in the Flames' goal. The Flames fought back with goals by Barry Graham and Ian McKay. Ian's goal was a masterpiece of stickhandling stickhandling as he caught Grant Flintoff off balance and put a fine move on Art Hester. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. In the second game Saturday Saturday night, the former Mothers team from Oshawa, now Little Ceasars, controlled controlled the game and defeated defeated us 4-0. 1 On Sunday, however, we returned to'rorin and defeated defeated the Bay DtiRes 4-1. Irv Gill fired the first and final goals in this contest, taking passes from David Green and Rick Rademacher. Rick scored the two other goals, Irv and Grant ay Dukes' only RTTH0UGHTS by Brad Kelly ■ SI/ The decision whether to use cloth or disposable diapers is one which parents of newborn babies are usually faced with. That same decision crossed my mind last Friday afternoon as I sat in the passenger seat of a race car at Mosport. The Firestone Firehawk racing series was out in full force last Friday for their first day of testing for the new season. As a regular visitor to the track last year, organizers organizers of the series extended an invitation to come up to the track for the day. A possibility existed that one of the professional drivers woiila take me for a spin around the track. "Have you ever been in a race car before?" was the question Tom Hnatiw (pronounced na-chew), the motorsport manager of the series posed. Not wanting to sound too over-anxious or excited about the prospect of going for my first ride, I calmly calmly told him that I had been in a car with guys who thought they were in a racing machine. That, obviously, didn't qualify. We found a crew that offered their Ford Mustang for us to do a few laps. As I sat waiting, I had to question whether the car would be able to go as fast as my heart was beating at that moment. Surely I was too young to go into a cardiac arrest. Visions of the missus placing a call to the insurance insurance agent, with my policy in her grubby little hands danced through my head. Tom got behind the wheel and began to buckle up. He pulled two belts over his shoulders which locked into another belt across his lap. It was similar similar to what the pilot of an airplane uses. Mine was a regular shoulder belt that is found in any standard car. It was at that moment that I realized the piece of Trident in my mouth was in for the workout of its life. We headed into corner one and Tom noted that the brakes weren't all that great. With that, he also mentioned that if you wanted to see blood and guts, corner two was the place to watch a race. Tom didn't know it at the time, but my right foot was pressed so hard into the floorboards that, if needed, I could have stopped the car the same way Fred Flintstone used to. It's quite a feeling, sitting in the car as you watch the track pass By in a blur. The sound of the engine roaring and the brakes squealing as you weave through the corners gives you quite a rush. Tom had the needle buried as we headed down the Mario Andretti straightaway. He estimated that we were in the neighborhood of 115 miles per hour, and our three laps averaged about two minutes. minutes. In comparison, during an average race, cars will complete a lap in 1:40, If you are ever given the opportunity to go for a spin, by all means take the person up on the offer. But remember this important piece of advice: be sure to swallow when you get out of the car. It helps to get your heart out of your throat. set up b Flintoff. j counter camé on a shot from the comer by Peter Weston that spoiled an otherwise flawless performance by our' goaltender, Art Hester. In the final game of the tournament, we edged the West Mall Fossils 3-1. The determined Fossils checked us into the ice for fifteen minutes before George Sainsbury unloaded a ' cannon cannon blast that knocked the goaltender, Alex Herron, off his feet as he made a fine save. Bob Sheridan picked up the rebound and swept it into the goal past the prostrate prostrate Herron. David Green, on a pass from Dean Avery, drilled a perfect shot by the still shell-shocked Herron on the very next shift. Art Hester, Hester, our goaltender, drew an assist on this play as he had passed the puck up to Dean, Irv Gill completed his heroics heroics as he was set up by Green and Rademacher to the left of Herron. At an almost almost impossible angle, Irv threw a hard shot over Herron's Herron's shoulder, high Under the crossbar, to make the score 3-0. Late in the game, Art Hester's shutout was spoiled as John King scored for the Fossils. Gerry Henderson and Ron Clemens played their usual spirited game on the wings in. all four contests. The defence corps of George Sainsbury, Grant' Flintoff, Dean Avery and Bob Hellam on Saturday and Sunday was superb. Tire addition of Hugh German on Sunday, whose return from Florida made. a welcome difference for the Sunday games, could have made us a winner on Saturday. Liberty Mutual Cooks Carter's Bakery in Final Liberty Mutual Novices had a great finish to a great season on April 14, when they won the 'A' Championship Championship Series with two straight victories over Carter's Carter's Bakery. Both games were close and exciting, and had the fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish. finish. In game one, the first period period was scoreless, with great end-to-end action and several scoring chances for both teams. Period two began began the same way. Both goal tenders were hot and, just when it looked like no one would score in this game, winger Ryan Dochuk came up with a big goal to give Liberty Mutual the lead with seven minutes remaining remaining in the second. The assist went to Jeff Ross. Ben Plow- right made some great saves to keep Carter^ off the scoreboard and, with only 4:24 left in the game, Liber ty Mutual fans breathed a sigh of relief when Ryan Davis Davis put the puck in the net to make it 2-0. Jeff Ross earned his second assist of the game. Carter's put the pressure on, but our boys neld on for a well-deserved win. Great work, guys! The stage was set for game two the next day. Everyone Everyone expected another close one, and we weren't disappointed. disappointed. Once again, the first period was scoreless. Once again, the first goal was scored midway through the second, but this time, it was Carter's who took the lead on an unassisted goal by Adam Barraball. The pressure was really on Liberty Liberty Mutual now, with Carter's Carter's fired up by their. one- goal lead. Five minutes into the third, centre Jeff Ross scored the tying goal off the faceoff deep in Carter's zone, assisted by Ryan Dochuk and Ryan Davis. Liberty Mutual could taste victory now, aid every player gave' it all they had. With six min-• utes remaning, winger Der-i rick Weld] connected for the \ winning gjal, with assists to ' Tim Swan and Brian Villa- " mere. Carter's kept the pressure pressure on, bu\ the Liberty Mutual Mutual boys vfere not about to let this viitory get away from. them. When the final. buzzer souncfed, Liberty Mutual Mutual were the 1991 'A'- Champions. Congratulations to each and eviry player! ; Congratulations, and' many thanks, io coach Leon; Devera and assistant coach Dwayne Hooey for a terrific season. Thank!, also, to, team manager Martin Ross for all his work tris season. It did not go unniticed. Special Special mention to lour team timekeeper, Julii Harper, for a job well done! It's been a great year. Se( you on Awards Day. IPs Hockin Visits Pickering Members of the Liberty Mutual 'A' Championship team who beat Carter's Bak- ery m two straight games are, front row, (1-r): Ryan Dochuk, Ben Plowright, Matthew Matthew Devera, Tim Swan, Brian Villamere, Ryan Davis. Back row,. (1-r): Dwayne Hooey, Jason Greenham, Michael Harper, Derrick Welch, Steve De Graaf, Darren Kok, Jeff Ross, J.J. Warden, Jamie Griffen, Leon Devera. 401 Esso Out of Gas by Robbie MacCheyne The Oilers' season is over. On Thursday, April 18, we. were defeated by the -Carnation Flowershop atoms atoms by a score of 5-1. They are a good team and we have not been their match all year. We did try our best ana most of our games between between each other nave been exciting. They are now the 'B' Champions of . the BRHL atom division. In the first period of the game there was no scoring. Oiler goalie Brandon Renton played extremely well, stopping stopping a few breakaways. Scott MacDonald, for Carnation, Carnation, opened the scoring in the second period. Near the end of the period, Carnation forward Jeff Lockwood put their team two ahead. Before Before the period ended, Oiler centre Ryan Winning scored on a breakaway to make it close, In the final period, Scott MacDonald nailed his second second goal. The score remained remained 3-1 until the last shift of the game. As we tried to _ catch up, Scott scored twice more on us, one of them into an empty net. We didn't quit, and our effort effort was good, but this was not enough to beat Carnation. Carnation. The Oilers have had a very good year. We have had a lot of fun. I would like to thank Mr. Ron Carter and Mr. Paul Frayne for coaching the Oil ers. All the Oiler players have learned to play better and enjoy hockey. The team would like to thank Mrs. Knuth at 401 Esso for being a great sponsor. sponsor. Thanks, also, to my dad for helping me to write these stories. ■1 ; v, -, y.. iv,-;'. 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