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i The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, Wednesday, December 15,1993 7 Cappuccitti is Second At National Competition At the completion of my last three interviews with Gemini gymnast Stephanie Cappuccitti, I have always wished her good luck with whatever whatever competition she was in training for. She no longer needs that luck. This past weekend, Cappuccitti placed second out of 47 competitors in the Junior High Performance category of the two-day Elite Canada Competition Competition that was held in North York. The Junior High Performance category is the highest available for women competitors in Canada. "I was very surprised," said Cappuccitti, 13, of her outstanding result. result. "I was training fine, but I didn't know what the others could do. I also had a sore foot, so it was hard to do the floor routine." Which leads me to the place where I no longer wish luck to this talented talented grade 8 student from Mother Theresa school in Courtice. Instead, I wish her freedom from injuries. Cappuccitti has had her share over the last couple of years. To keep this from reading like a medical report, in short, she has batded back from an ankle fracture, an elbow injury, and a lower back fracture. That, however, wasn't the end. As luck would have it, she tore ligaments in her ankle back in November, November, just two days before the qualifying meet for this past weekend's National National competition. At that particular competition, she managed to block the injury out of her mind the best she could and finished sixth. Feeling, what for Cappuccitti is reasonably healthy, she put together strong performances over the two-day National competition in North York this past weekend, which serves as a selection meet for Canadian teams to travel abroad. On the individual apparatus, she earned a silver medal on the vault and beam with scores of 18.625 and 17.950 respectively, bronze on the bars with an 18.300, and she placed fourth on the floor with 18.245. She was the only junior competitor to perform two release moves on the uneven bars. Because of her strong showing, she has guaranteed herself a spot on the Canadian team that will travel to France in March to compete in the '.'Coupe De La Cite Des Papes." "I wasn't nervous before, but I will be at France," she said at the prospect of meeting international competition for the first time in her gymnastics career. She has also earned a spot on the 12-member Junior High Performance Performance team for the 1993-94 competitive season. As a result, Cappuccitti will be attending a Junior High Performance training camp in February. It may just be the start of bigger things to come. V- y New Sponsor for Christmas Classic by Brad Kelly Checkers Variety stores have assumed assumed the sponsorship of the Bow- manville Minor Hockey Association's Association's highly successful Christmas Classic tournament. The official announcement was made last week during a cheque presentation at the Recreation Complex. Complex. The tournament, which operates each year from December 26-30, Youth Bowling League Results Senior Division - Pearson 61, Haley 47, Break 47, Flintoff 40, Carpenter Carpenter 36, Westlake 32, Vickery 28, Canadian 27, Kelly 17, Pappas 16 High singles -- John Carpenter 257, David Allin 234, Amanda Welsh 228, Andrew Chomcy 224, Shawn Haley 221, 202, Matt Bothwcll 210, Kelley Flintoff 206, Todd Langley 203, Andrew Break 202 High triples -- S. Haley 611 Junior Division -- D. Welsh 54, Tait 44, Harding 43, Peldiak 38, Gos- well 38, Connelly 35, Bowers 34, T. Welsh 33, Vickery 29, Preston 28, Coffin 23, Burtch 21 High singles -- Laura Spoelstra 242, Ryan Preston 240, 204, William Ford 239, Ryan Bones 222, Sean Harding 211, Melinda Tait 202 High triples -- L. Spoelstra 616, R. Preston 591, W. Ford 586, T. Devera 515, N. Vickery 508, K. Outram 505 Bantam Division - Raiders 50.5, Strike Force 47, Winners 46.5, Rebels 45, Aces 39, Spares 39, Bulldogs 35, Strikers 32, Champs 32, Blue Jays 24, Hcadpins 21, Mighty Ducks 9 High singles - Ashley Burtch 227, 201, Kim Hellam 183, Kyle Milner 172, Matthew Hossack 158, Kristin Bell 154, Adam Walton 145 , High triples - A. Burtch 551, K. Hellam 435, M. Hossack 420, L. James 405, R. Biggar 400, K. Milner 397 Tyke Division - Hossack 48, James 45, Fowler 39.5, Prior 35, Perry 30, McDougall 25, Greenlcy 24, Stacey Stacey 23, Ross 21, Kcntncr 14.5, Van- Hcuvelen 7, Dawson 2 High singles -- Michael Hossack 127, Danny Perry 126, Chris Marchant Marchant 123, Nicola Tait 105 High doubles -- M. Hossack 224, C. Marchant 219, D. Perry 211, C. Prior 178 had been sponsored for the last four years by Schickedanz Bros. Over that time, the tournament has built a solid reputation among teams throughout Ontario who continue continue to return to the area each year to participate. Checkers Variety hopes to continue continue to build on that strong reputation. reputation. "(Checkers) made us an offer to get involved with the tournament," said BMHA President Paul Jack- man. In many aspects, the tournament will remain unchanged from previous previous years. Minor and major-aged teams from Novice through to Bantam will compete over the five-day tournament. tournament. The minor teams will open the tournament on December 26, while the major teams will begin play on December 28. The opening ceremonies, which in the past have been one of the highlights of the annual tournament, will take place on December 28. In the past, teams have been escorted onto the ice by a bagpipe player, while dignitaries taking part in the ceremonial opening faceoff have been ushered into the Recreation Complex in a limousine. A dance, which is open to the public and is free of charge, will be held at the banquet hall of the Recreation Recreation Complex on the evening of December 28. So far only three divisions (major atom, major peewee, and major bantam) bantam) have been filled, while others continue to draw closer to the maximum maximum number of eight teams. The recent agreement that has been reached by the Ontario Hockey Federation and the Ontario Minor Hockey Association may help to secure secure teams in every division. Priori to the agreement, Brad Adams, chairman of this year's Christmas Classic, said it had been difficult to gel teams. "All I could get were OMHA teams, and a lot weren't coming down because they had other commitments," commitments," he said. Each team that is entered is guaranteed guaranteed three round robin games, as well as a spot in either an A, B, C, or D championship game. In total, it's expected that 128 games will take place over a five- day period at both the Recreation Complex and Darlington Sports Centre. Checkers Variety made a cheque presentation to members of the Bowmanville Minor Hockey Association Association after assuming the sponsorship of the annual Christmas Classic hockey tournament. Norm Ogden (third from left), presented a cheque to, from left, Paul Jackman (BMHA President), Brad Adams (Tournament (Tournament Chairman), and Terry Lynch (Awards Chairman). The Checkers Variety Christmas Classic will begin on December 26, and run through to December 30. Eagles Add Scoring Punch to Roster by Brad Kelly , In the spirit of the Christmas season, season, the Bowmanville Eagles have signed a player whom they hope will guide their sleigh to a second straight league championship. Welcome, Curtis Hodgins. The 20-year-old from Oshawa made his debut for the Eagles this past weekend. And, though he didn't make an impact in his first game, he gave just a small sampling of the abilities he possesses during Sunday's game against Bobcay- geon. , He scored four times, once on the power play and twice while short- handed in a span of 20 seconds, in a 6-1 victory. "He's a good player and a good addition to the team," said captain Brad Robinson. "We needed a good player like that and we got him." Hodgins adds some scoring punch to an offence that ranked fourth in the six-team league heading heading into play this past weekend. Last year, as a member of the Uxbridge Bruins, he posted some impressive totals. He finished second, second, by one point, in the league scoring race with 117 points in 38 games. His total was only six points shy of the league record of 123, which was set in 1988-89 by Howie Dowdle of Wellington. He scored 42 goals, good for fourth overall in the league. He also collected 75 assists, tops in the league. That total tied the existing league record which was set 15 years ago by Perry Brown of Stouff- ville. His resume prior to his season of Jr. C hockey is equally impressive. He played minor hockey in Oshawa, and was drafted by the Ol- Î I « I ( ( 1 ! I • f i ? i I t i ( LOOKING FOR THAT GIFT FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING? LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE STOCKING STUFFER? WHY NOT GIVE THE GIFT OF FITNESS? The Municipality of Clarington - Community Services Department has Special Membership Discount Rates available until December 31,1993. /7\m MUNICIPALITY OF Cyarinqton ONTARIO CS-Ind. 4772 For more information call: Carol Gondcr 623-3379 COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ADULT FITNESS CLASSES The Community Services Department has spaces available in the winter session of the ADULT FITNESS CLASSES at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex and Newcastle Public School. Our certified instmetors will lead you towards achieving your own personal filncss/wcllncss goals. Classes will start the week of January 3,1994. Registrations can be submitted IN PERSON, at the Fitness Centre or at the Community Services Department - 3rd floor of the Municipal Administration Centre, or BY MAIL. JOIN US FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR FITNESS AND FUN! BOWMANVILLE RECREATION COMPLEX INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30 ■ 8:30 p.m. BEGINNER Tbcsdays and Thursdays 7:30 -8:30 p.m. NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL BEGINNER/1NTERMBDIATE Mondays and Wednesdays 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. S7\. MUMCWI1Y0F l^jloriruitori ONTARIO EKE: $45.00 FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: CAROL GONDER 623-3379 CS-Ind. 4775 tawa 67's, splitting a season with a drive that he didn't want to contin- them and a Jr. B club. He also ue making this year, played Tier II Jr. A in Pembroke, When the ruling came down last and suited up with the Oshawa Le- Friday afternoon, he signed with gionnaires. Bowmanville, and appeared in his So, how does a player with those %st game in ten months that same credentials switch teams? Well, it night. Ironically, he was playing against Uxbridge. wasn't easy. Teams are required to submit a protected list of 25 players to the Ontario Hockey Association office by December 1. When Bowmanville manager Mike Laing found out that Hodgins wasn't protected by Uxbridge, Uxbridge, he promptly inked his name onto a card. As anticipated, Uxbridge filed a protest, claiming that they were led to believe that Hodgins was going to play for Pickering in the Metro Junior Junior League. A hearing was conducted, and after after a week, the Ontario Hockey Association Association rendered a decision allowing allowing Hodgins to sign with the team of his choice. "If they had ruled me back (to Uxbridge), I wasn't going to go, and they were willing to let me rot," said Hodgins. It wasn't a question of not being happy with the way he was treated last year. He said he has nothing against the organization. But the travel from his home in Oshawa to Uxbridge was at best unpredictable unpredictable during the winter. It was "There are a lot of harsh feelings up there, and there really shouldn't be. I gave them a hell of a year last year," he said. He didn't register a point in his first game, but the situation surrounding surrounding his playing rights was certainly certainly a distraction. Against Bobcay- geon two nights later, he managed to return to the brilliant form he displayed displayed last season. Centering a line with Robinson, the two were simply unstoppable. Hodgins scored in each of the three periods, and all four of his goals were assisted by Robinson. "Curtis and Brad really clicked tonight. Curtis seems to have rejuvenated rejuvenated Brad's career," said assistant coach Nick Dennis. The second-year marketing student student at Durham College likes the potential he secs with his new team. After being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last year, he is hoping to be able to contribute to that potential, and bring a second consecutive league title to Bowmanville. Bowmanville. No ... No Turkeys, Just the Blue Jays! $099 for only... O Reg. $10.99 Wed. to Sat. - Dec. 15 -18 only at The Book Studio 20 King St, W, Bowmanville Telephone 697-2635 Curtis Hodgins