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. wp 16 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, November 26, 1991 z » CITIZEN SPORTS: Fa lan Cooper shines in MoJack victory Mike Coulson of the MoJacks is poised In front of Lakefield goalie Mark Johnson in Junior C action -last Thursday at The Scugog Arena: MoJacks enjoyed a strong third period to win this one 7.4 Coulson was wearing the captain's C as Brad Menzies was out of the line-up with an injury. Baseball in Cartwright Minor Ball is con- sidering a switch from softball © baseball for next season and wants to find out what the young players think of the idea. \Over the next (wo weeks, the executive will be calling all play- ers who were registered last sca- son to find out how much intérest there is in bascball. Any decision to-¢hange will be based on this feed-back, and if a majority wants it, bascball will be offered for the 1992 season. In a statement this week, the Cartwright executive said this ini- native is being explored now because of the. "strong support" for development of a baseball dia- mond. at the Port "Perry Fairgrounds. . At the end-of-season awards ceremonies, a majority of parents were in favour of the new park andl baseball program. The Cortwrigit excéeutive decided to poll all families to sce if this is what people are looking for. Although the fundamentals of softball and baseball are the same (hitting, running, catching antl throwing) the main difference is the size of the balk and the method of pitching it. The executive agrees that some cople-may not want lo change, while others prefer to see their children playing the same game as the "Blue Jays andfhe Major _ Leagues. At younger age levels, players would hit off a T; the next step is coAch-pilch, and not until 9 or 10 artwright? years old would'they hit a pitched ball, If the program is implemeted, = 'it would not be offered at the senior level at this time. When the excputive stants call- ing families, the question will be:® "Cartwright Minor Ball is asking for your input as to what program be offered in the 1992 scason, all or baseball. What is your ; rence? Players not previously regiss tered can indicate their preference by phoning Ron Martyn 986-5952, .or Leanne Lang at 986-5379 before December 16. The exegytive hopes people will consider the proposal very carefully as it could represent a significant change in minor ball in Cartwright. » o tics. He stopped By John B. McClelland Savi ¢ best for last, the Port Perr' Jacks erupted for four third goals to slam the last place Fikefield Chie:s 7-1 in * Junior C action dast Thursday evening at the Scugog Arcna, MoJacks broke out of th trance "in the third period with" Cornish and Mike Coulson team- ing up on a clever passing play with Comnich netting i # And nese guys combinéd a few moments later, but this time it For the first forty minutes, the uss © Coulson who got the fl. Molacks lookéd just about ordi- nary, and were its not for a stellar show in the nct by Ian Cooper, the team could easily have been trailing by a big margin going into the fine! frame. Cooper was brilMant, espe- cially in the sec- ond period when the MoJacks took a long string of penal: just about every-1an Cooper That madg,i and the M; x were pretty much in control. Defenseman Frank Kavanagh got his third of the season with some neat moves in close, and Erickson, with his second. of .the match rounded out the scoring with help from Vernon and Cornish, ~ SLAPSHOTS: Trevor Mcintyre is back with the club and. saw his first action against thing the Chiefs could fire his way. The only. goal that eluded came mid-way through the second with the MoJacks two short, Cooper sprawled in front of his crease 10 smother a loose puck but it squirted loose and the Chiefs +Jamie McCormick had a wide open net to hit. - MoJacks had taken a 2-0 lead in thd first period on goals by Jeff Barr and Clair Cornish, in uni- form after missing two with a bruised back, Barr's came with the MoJacks a man short. He stripped the puck from a Chicl de fi. ron a "heads-up effort, moved in alone and snapped a quick shot to the stick side. Cornish was set up by Jim Vemon and. Breu Puckrin for his 16th of the season. : The second, period practically belonged to the Chiefs thanks to a raft of MoJack penalties that left them playing a man or two short' for long stretches. But the efforts of Cooper got'* them over the rough spots and late ¢ in the frame Scott Erickson made it:3-1 as he was set up neatly in front on a pass-out from Kevin Bagshaw. That was his 16th of the campaign, Lakefield. He's got good speed. moves the puck well "and owns a fine shot fronr the pomt. And the team has signed 20-year old Brian Shelfoon for the * blue line. A Whitby native who spent two years with Markham Waxers, the 57 11" 195 pound Shelfoon is described as a" strong, "clear the front of the net" typeof guy whe likes the rough going. Other games over the weekend had Little Britain win a pair over Uxbridge 7-2, and Bowmanville 4-3 in OT, Cobourg nipped Lakefield 746 and Bowmanville tripped Uxbridge 5-2. The standings are starting 10 tighten up a bit with Port Perry still on top with 24 points, fol lowed by Cobourg with 20, Bowmanville*18, Litle Britain 15, Uxbridge nine and Lakefield three. " A-quirk in the schedule Icaves the MoJacks idle until this week- . end when they have three big games, Friday night in Uxbridge at 8:30; Sawrday night in Little Britain at 7:30 and Sunday in Bowmanville at 7:30. ~ Next home for the MoJacks is Sunday, December 8 when the Lakefield Chiefs will be back in _ town, looking for abit of revenge no doubt. Face off is 7:30 PM. ~ Scugog Citizen trophy up for grabs December 2 the first-annual hockey challenge between Cartwright and Port Perry High Schools. At stake in this challenge game will be "bragging rights" and the right to display the Scugog Citizen trophy. in the winning school for the next 12 months. Faceoff for the game is 2:30 PM (Dec. 2) at the Scugog Arena and fans can expect to see some fast, exciting hockey between the CHS Chargers and the, Rebels from PPHS. What makes this game interesting is that many of the players from both schools are team mates on local OMHA rep teams. La The Scugog Citizen trophy will be up for grabs "CHS has had Shockef campo the Durham High School loop for the last several seasons, but for PPHS; this year' marks the retum of hockey for the first time in nearly a decade. Lane Prentice is coaching the Rebels and Dave Robinson is working as his assistant. "We are certainly: looking forward to this game. They (CHS) beat us once in an exhibition match (8- 7) so that will be a little motivation for us," said Mz. Robinson. And he predicted the challenge will tum into a healthy rivalry between thé two schools over the years. CHS principal Peter Fawcett has coached the Chargers for the last four years, and likes the idea of the friendly rivalry this game could generate. **] think it's going tobe a good game," he said. His" Chargers have had some wins in pre-season play and did well in a tournament in Ajax last week ( one win, two losses against tough opposition) "The team is coming along. We are certainly going to be competitive," said the coach. [oh Scugog itizen publisher John B. McClelland sai he is delighted to have been asked to put up the i phy for this first annual challenge between the tho schools. . "Hockey is a gréat sport ahd we are pleased to be a part of what should*be a fine rivalry between the two high schools," he said.