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Father and Son Marathon Cycling Team by Brad Kelly When young school-aged children children think of taking a ride this summer, summer, their thoughts naturally centre around the roller coasters at either of Canada's Wonderland, or the Canadian Canadian National Exhibition. For those fortunate enough to frequent frequent a cottage, maybe a tour aboard a boat, skimming across the water of a lake is the first visual image image that comes to mind. For Joshua Clarke, neither of the above examples apply when he thinks of riding. Instead, he envisions envisions jumping on his bike, and taking taking a leisurely drive through the countryside. A long drive that is. Last week, Joshua and his father, Al, boarded their bicycles and pedalled pedalled from Peterborough all the way back to their home in Bowmanville. Though avid cyclists may complete complete similar rides on a regular basis, Joshua is still considered a novice at the art of cycling. He is only eight-years-old. "It was easy," was how he explained explained the trip, as a smile stretched brightly across his face. The father-and-son team began their journey from Peterborough at 9:00 a.m., and didn't return home until 7:00 p.m. that same night. The all-day ride covered a distance of 72 kms. "My dad had taken me on long rides when I was a kid, and when I asked Joshua if he wanted to go on one, he said yes," explained Al. Unfortunately for Joshua, he didn't have the opportunity of building building up stamina for the ride by taking his bicycle to school each day. The Bowmanville resident lives directly across from Vincent Massey Public School, where he will be entering grade four in the fall. So, he and his father prepared by riding back and forth to Orono on a regular basis. ■ "I figured if Joshua could do that, he could do the rest as well," said Al. Their venture took them across rolling country hills that passed mother, Jennifer, helped him com- course, he wants to go back out and through small towns of Mount plete the ride. She met her two cy- pedal some more. Pleasant, Ida, Cavan, Millbrook and clists in Pontypool, and followed "He asked if he could take his Pontypool. them the rest of the way home from bike out and meet his friends at the Though Joshua admitted to get- closely behind in a car. park," said his mom. ting a little weary in the vicinity of And what does an eight-year-old Obviously, the bike needed a lit- Millbrook and Pontypool, the en- want to do the minute he arrives tie more time to recuperate from the couragcment he received from his home from a 10-hour bike ride? Of ride than Joshua did. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, July 13,1994 7 Major Peewee Orioles Show Talents with Superb Fielding On Tuesday, July 5, the Claring- ton Legion Branch 178 major peewee peewee Orioles played Lindsay. George Scharrenweber pitched the first four innings with no runs scored. Jamie McCarthy and Aaron McSwain pitched the final innings and kept Lindsay down to two runs. Good fielding efforts were made throughout the game. There was a great double play in the fifth inning when Greg Elliott caught a fly ball and threw it in to Paul Schofield at home. Paul Schofield hit two doubles, Aaron McSwain hit a double and a single, as well as singles by George Scharrenweber, Greg Elliott, Steve DeGraaf, Steve Dao and Joe Campa gave the Orioles a 5-2 win. On Friday night, the Orioles played an exciting game against the Oshawa Legionnaires. Pitching for Clarington were Steve DeGraaf and Aaron McSwain. Darren Kok was kept busy chasing balls, getting batters out at first and second, as well as catching fly balls. In the second, with the bases loaded, a great double play by Aa ron McSwain at third and Paul Schofield at home prevented Oshawa from scoring any runs. Steve DeGraaf, Jamie McCarthy, Paul Schofield, Russ Gaal, Joe Campa, Campa, Greg Elliott, and Aaron McSwain hit singles, with a double by Paul, for a final score of 7-5 for the Orioles. The Orioles then went to Kendal on Sunday afternoon and came out hitting. Singles were by Aaron McSwain, George Scharrenweber, Judd Woods, Jason McCulloch, Pete DeVries, Joe Campa, Steve Dao, Steve DeGraaf and Greg Elliott Doubles were by George Scharrenweber, Scharrenweber, Greg Elliott, Pete DeVries, Russ Gaal, Darren Kok, Jason McCulloch, and Joe Campa, as well as a triple by Paul Schofield. The offence offence gave Clarington a total of 16 runs. Judd Woods and Joe Campa pitched a good game, allowing only two runs in. Final score was 16-2 for Clarington. Clarington. Major Bantam Orioles Travel To Hamilton for Tournament The father and son team of Joshua and Al Clarke completed a cycling tour last week that saw them ride all the way from Peterborough to their home in Bowmanville. The day-long trip took them close to 10 hours, and covered a distance of 72 kilometres. Joshua, who is only eight years old, completed the trip with ease, and is looking forward to many more long bike rides in the future. Lone Cyclist Rides from B.C. to See Nephew by Brad Kelly When word reached Erin Parker in British Columbia that her nephew had been bom, her immediate reaction reaction was to return home and see the newest addition to the family. The twist to this story begins with the mode of transportation that she chose to guide her back to Ontario. Ontario. "My nephew was bom in January, January, and I was living in Vancouver," Vancouver," began Parker, as she picked up the rest of the story. "I decided to come home for a visit, but instead of buying a plane ticket, I thought I would buy a bike and ride home." Plans for the cross-Canada ride began to take shape in February, and became a reality when she packed up and began pedalling on May 17. Some five weeks later, on June 23, the ride ended successfully after reaching Thunder Bay. Her overnight accommodations each evening were spent at campsites campsites throughout Canada. Adding to the incredible journey is the fact that Parker rode solo for the entire ride. "I prefer to travel alone. I like to do things by myself," said the 25- year-old former Orono resident. Though she exhibited a brave front by embarking on the trip by herself, Parker did admit to being concerned for her safety at the outset. outset. "As I travelled at the beginning, I was paranoid and scared of things out in the dark because I wasn't familiar familiar with the area. Later on I became became calmer with camping alone," she said. Understandably, her family were also were worried about the ride which lasted just over five weeks. "We all said little prayers for her. A lot of little prayers," offered her grandfather, echoing the sentiments sentiments of the entire family. As it turned out, the worrying done by the family during the excursion excursion was needless. Parker encountered encountered no negative experiences along .the way. In fact, the trip actually reinforced reinforced the concept that there are a lot of people out there willing to extend extend help to a total stranger passing through town. "It was incredible, the number of kind people I met along the way. It was encouraging. It instilled my faith in people." The only thing more tiring than the ride itself was having to answer the most popular question of, "Arc you crazy?" which was asked by the strangers whom she came in contact with. Her daily ritual would begin by packing her belongings and hitting the road by 8:00 a.m. After riding for 120 kilometres, she would retire for the evening at a campsite. To say the least, the routine never never became one that was repetitive or boring. "It's exciting waking up every morning and knowing you are going to be. in a different place that night," was how she described it. The only bad weather the Clarke High School graduate encountered was some freezing rain along a stretch of the trip through Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan. Aside from that, her only setback setback came from seven flat tires that she was forced to change. In addition to learning to carry an abundance of spare tires, and to tie food up in a tree overnight to avoid having bears invade a campsite, Parker did come away with a new perspective on life. It would be hard not to after spending that much time alone with one's thoughts as kilometre after kilometre kilometre rolls by. "Life is short and people need to enjoy it with oilier people," she said. With the sense of accomplishment accomplishment of cycling across Canada now complete, she admits that the whole concept of bicycling long distances is now in her blood. Thoughts of conquering a bicycle trip across New Zealand may be next on the list. The only requirements Parker would need to complete any future trip she plans is a few prayers from family members, some perseverance, perseverance, and a sufficient number of spare tires. The Newcastle Village Optimist/ Skylight Dounut Orioles journeyed to Hamilton to participate in an international international tournament The Orioles started play against a team from New Jersey. Bryan Landry Landry pitched well, giving up only two hits while striking out six in three- and-a-third innings. However, five errors by his teammates produced five unearned runs and a 6-3 win for New Jersey. Brad Shaw pitched the final two- and-two-thirds innings, giving up two hits. The Orioles managed only four hits themselves. Two were by Tooshan Moonshiram, a double by Landry, and a single by Scott MacDonald. MacDonald. In between games, the players were reminded how to field the ball and to stop showing off their throwing throwing arms. With the result they provided provided solid defence for MacDonald. Scott threw a nice four hit, 13 strikeout, strikeout, 7-0 complete-game win over Cambridge. Eight players had one hit, with Chuck Maher getting two hits. In game three, the Orioles met the first place team in the EOBA, Richard Baker held Oshawa hitless over five innings, with Paul Drummond Drummond mopping up, giving up two hits over the last two frames, producing producing an 8-3 victory. Baker had a double, and four other other players had two hits each. Landry hit a triple, MacDonald a homerun and triple, Dave deGraaf had a triple, and Maher a double. The format of the tournament was such that the Orioles could not advance even though their run differential differential was a +8, compared to the +3 of New Jersey, who did advance. Maybe it's time all OBA tournaments tournaments be set up so that teams who, due to one poor performance, are not denied an opportunity to advance advance in competition. It was similar to how the Orioles Canada Day weekend was run. The coaches hope the players now realize that every play made in a game which allows runs to score can come back to haunt the team, and possibly prevent the team from advancing in competition. This tournament has provided another another building block for this team of eight rookies in their preparation for OBA playoffs in August. We Never Tire of Saving You Money!! 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