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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 10 Feb 1993, p. 8

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i - H "I ^ * 1 j ' < J ÿÿ.; : ■:■•':';•■ ISISIt 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. Wednesday, February 10,1993 ? By Brad Kelly Who Should Be Hired? Working at a community newspaper can tend to make one think that blinders used on racehorses to keep distractions of the outside world to a minimum are a common piece of wardrobe we wear each day. In this small-town community, the problems that have become a daily way of life for those who choose to live in the city are a rarity. Outside of trying to make a left-hand turn out of the beer store on a holiday weekend, traffic tends to move along at a good clip. Street gangs keep limited hours from noon until one o'clock, while schools dismiss their students for lunch. The clean scent so prevalent in the air of our small community is only disturbed when malls have their roofs re-tarred. And, when a beer fight takes place, it's usually over who can get the last one left in the cooler before the ice turns to water. We're too polite to waste one on somebody else. Growing up in this environment tends to help me look at the big city issues with a certain degree of objectivity. While tucked away in the darkness of the developing room one day last week, Toronto radio station The Fan 1430 was discussing the issues of the Marge Schott case in which she was suspended for one year for using using racist and ethnically offensive remarks. The suspension and fine were justified, and the remarks that were attributed attributed to her should not be tolerated. What stuck with me were some remarks that black spokesman Jesse Jackson made regarding the hiring of minorities in key managerial and front office positions in professional sports. He stated that there is a definite lack of minority hirings in managerial positions of professional sports organizations. What is the reason? There may not be an answer. The problem may be an unsolvable one. As a reference, he pointed out the number of African-Americans who started in the Super Bowl between the Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys. The percentage of black starters was much higher than that of whites. His point was that the percentages on the field are not translating into jobs for these players once their playing careers arc over. Point well taken! But to look at the issue in an objective manner, there is another side to rectifying the imbalance. If, in time, the imbalance is brought to an even level in shirt and lie positions, are there then going to be activists who want the imbalance on the field of play addressed? You see, professional sports teams have the most cut-and-dried hiring practices of any business in the world. The player most qualified for the position, regardless of race or gender, gets the job. That's the way it should be. Imagine the dilemma Cilo Gaston might find himself in if he were faced with making sure that each day when he submitted his starting lineup, lineup, an equal balance of players was represented. He might have to say: "Sorry, Roberto Alomar, you won't be playing second base today, because because of the Blue Jays practice of giving equal representation to all walks of life. Instead, a white Canadian kid will be playing in your position." Take the same scenario in any sport. Explain to the fans that Michael Jordan couldn't suit up for a game with the Chicago Bulls because of the racial mixture on the team. Never mind that he is the best player in the league and the person deemed best suited for the job. On the playing field, there is no discrimination when it comes to hiring hiring someone for a particular position. Colour or ethnic background has no bearing on whether or not a player can throw a touchdown pass in the last minute of a game or score the winning goal in the Stanley Cup finals. If you can do either of the above better than any of the rest who tryout tryout for the position, the job is yours. Which is the way it should be in all of society. If professional sports organizations applied the hiring practices they use when selecting their teams, to that of the front office, maybe the numbers numbers of African-Americans and Caucasians wearing suits to the office would become more balanced. Maybe not, though. At the very least, the best person for the job would be hired. Darlington Auto Atoms Capture 'A" Title/n Uxbridge The Darlington Auto Atom Selects were crowned the 'A' champions of the Uxbridge Tournament. The two-day tournament was a success after a long-awaited acceptance acceptance into it. Our first game against the host Uxbridge Uxbridge team was a rough one, with our boys breaking up the home team's passing plays and turning the puck over when they had open ice posses- sion. This type of play resulted in a 3- ' 0 win. Partick O'Holloran, Matt McGlynn and Jon Black did the scoring, with assists going to Mike Gushalak, Todd Bumstcad and Bobby Graham. Peter Godfrey and Robert Kameka looked sharp as they split the duties in goal to earn the shutout. The second game against the Oshawa Red Wings was a much different different affair. It was not as rough as the Uxbridge game, with both teams playing playing end-to-end hockey. Jon Black and Jeff Ross scored early in the first period. Oshawa counted two goals of their own in the second to tie it up going into the final period. Tight checking took place for most of the third until Matt made an exceptional second effort to bang in his own rebound with five minutes left to give us a 3-2 victory and put us in the final with Port Perry. After watching Port Perry, we knew we had to play with a different strategy. Persistent work on the boards by Mike Cyr and Brandon Ket- tela, combined with a similar effort by the defence in- the comers was the type of play we needed to stop Port Perry in the championship game. one with a nice deke on Port Perry's goalie. With only two minutes gone by after after Jeff's goal,, Port Peny struck again to" tie it once more. With five minutes It seemed that the referee put his penally whistle away for the last three • minutes as hard-hitting play took place. During that time, Port Perry's chances were from the board area as left in the third period, Mike Harper's ' Andrew, Neale Borulskie and Jamie efforts throughout the tournament Parry kept the front of our goal clear were awarded with the go-ahead goal of opposing players, on a hard shot from the slot area. With 23 seconds remaining and Port Perry's goalie pulled for an extra attacker, Mike Harper ripped the puck" off the boards to clear. Being partially iloppcd by the Port Perry defence, Jon poked the puck out into the centre irca, "gained possession, and released l long shot. He made no mistake, as he hit the centre of the goal. Quite an fending to three great games. . tournament in Uxbridge Great Year for 'AAA' 1 Volves' / mm Jason Jackman, of the Central Ontario Ontario Wolves major bantam 'AAA' team, is enjoying a great season with his new team. Jason is sponsored by Skills Hockey School. The team ended their regular season season in first place in the South Division, Division, which includes teams from Kingston, Quinte, Peterborough, Oshawa and Richmond Hill/Vaughan. Other teams in the league include Whitby, Ajax/Pickering, York/Simcoe and Markham. Prior to the playoffs, the team had played a total of 44 games, winning 27, losing 13 and tying 4. Jason, who is sponsored by Skills Hockey School, is also employed by the school as an instructor during the summer months. Owner of the school, Mike Rejc, is presently playing in Europe. Europe. Jason finds teaching at the school helps him work on his individual individual skills as well as passing them on to younger players. All the hours of ice time also help him keep in shape for the upcoming season. Jason's team is currently playing the second round of the playoffs against Quinte, after receiving a bye in the first round, The Wolves lead the series 2 1/2 to 0. In game two in Stirling Stirling on Saturday night, the Wolves were leading 5-2 with four minutes to go in the second period when the power power went off. After a 45 minute delay, . the game was called off. At this point, it is undecided whether the game will resume where it left off, or if it will be replayed. Game; four (if necessary), is slated for Saturday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Stirling.. Scores of games one and two were 6-2 and 5-2 respectively. Jason leads his team in scoring with 45 goals and 38 assists for a total of 83 points in 43 games; The goal he hopes to reach is winning the All- Ontario Championship. For Jason and four other players from the Bowmanville area, David Watt, Andrew Ferguson, Peter Schoep and Luke Akey, it would mean winning winning an All-Ontario title three years in a row at three different levels. The first was at major peewee 'A', while the second at minor bantam *AA', both with the BMHA Toros. Jason and his parents wish to thank Mike Rejc of Skills Hockey School for his sponsorship and support. The Darlington Auto atom selects were crowned 'A' i after posting three straight victories. Champion team members includé front row, (1-r), Mike Haiper, As a result of heads-up play in the Bob Graham, Jeff Simpson, Brandon Kettela, Andrew Warren, Matt NcGlynn, Robert Kameka, Peter centre zone, and some fine passing, Godfrey. Back row, (1-r), Mike Cyr, Jeff Ross, Neale Borutskie, Jamil Parry, Jon Black, Todd Bum- the end of the first period showed us stea( j ( p a t o'Halloran, Ian Cuthbertson, Mike Gushulak. Absent fromphoto are Mike Rate (coach), up by two, with both goals by Jon Dave McGlynn (asst, coach), A1 Warren (trainer). Black. Assists were awarded to Bobby J s Graham and Ian Cuthbertson. Port Perry turned things around with two quick goals to tie the game. Jeff Simpson put Bowmanville up by Triple F Bowling League Scores Nel Van Abbcma 10, Minnie Kaldcway 10, Ron Bonsma 10, Peter Flonk 9, Bill Vroom 9, Siemcn Specl- man 9, Dirk Van Abbema 7 1/2, Mary Griffiocn 7, Harm Prins 5 1/2, Randy Mulder 5, Scbold Wcsselius 5, Piet Glasbcrgcn 3 High single ladies -- Hotly Vander- Gaasl 244 High single men - Peter Flonk 322 High triple ladies -- Shirley Van Belle 633 High triple men - Peter Flonk 714 High average ladies - Minnie Kaldcway 200 High average men -- Bill Vroom. 2i7 ■!; Jason Jackman displays a sweater donated by his sponsor, Skills Hockey School. Willi him ; is Mike Rejc, owner of the hockey school. Jason's team, the Central Ontario Wolves, ended their regular regular season in first place in the South Division. They are now in the second round of playoffs against Quinte. SCOREBOARD Central Ontario Jr. C League Playoffs (quarter-finals, bestrof-seven) Series A Little Britain vs. Bobcaygeon (Little Britain leads series 3-0) Series B Bowmanville vs. Lakefield Game 1 -- Bowmanville 7 Lakefield 0 Game 2 -- Bowmanville 6 Lakefield 3 Game 3 -- Lakefield 4 Bowmanville 2 Game 4 - Tuesday, February 9, at Lakefield, 8:30 p.m. Game 5 - Thursday, February 11, at Bowmanville, Bowmanville, 7:30 p.m. Game 6 - Friday, February 12, at Lakefield, 8:30 p.m. (if necessary) Game 7 - Sunday, February 14, at Bowman ville, 7:30 p.m. (if necessary) Series C Port Perry vs. Uxbridge (Port Perry loads series 2-1) Bowmanville Non-Contact Team Burke Division W L T Pts. D. Base 10 4 2 22 A&D Truckshop 7 8 1 15 Beasties 7 . 8 1 15 Papps Oliver Division 5 8 3 13 Hanes 10 3 3 23 Shoppers 8 6 2 18 Mosport 6 8 2 14 Dutchman Shackelton Division 3 11 2 8 Blues 13 2 1 27 Preston 8 G 2 18 Pattern 5 10 1 11 Bobby's 3 Weekend Results Papps G D. 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