"1, ie The first schedule of the Junior Curling pro- A L E 1 i id % ship. That's Corey second from left with Tracey ®, by Brenda LeFort On Friday, January 16 the J.T. Pearce Auctioneers played host to - a very fast skating Cobourg team. Port Perry just couldn't seem to get - together after Cobourg took an ear- ly 2-0 lead. . Midway into the second period Craig Laird put Port on the of the Cobourg net. Although Port had many outstanding rushes they positions netminder. At the close of 'the game Jeremy Geer scored Port's 2nd of the night with fellow linesman Timmy Fitzpatrick pick- - ing up the assist: The game ended 7-2. Mollen, Jeff. Parry and Trevor Mollon. At left is gram in Port Perry concluded last week as Cor- | Debbie Thompson, a teacher at R.H. Cornish ey Barr's rink took an 8-7 win for the champion- who is working with the Junior curlers this yéar. "just couldn't seem to beat the op- Smiths move into first The first game of the day was a tight, hard fought battle in which BJ's came back to defeat Crandell's 2-1. Scoring for BJ's were Bill Bridge assisted by Dave Bourgeois and Al Bonner, and Dale unassisted. The lone marker for Crandell's was Ken Jeffrey unassisted. The second game saw Smiths .. Contracting defeat J & D Carpentry 5-2. Point getters for Smiths were John Foster 1 goal, 2 assists, Bruce Smith 2 goals, Larry Page 1 goal, 1 assist, and Dennis Anderson 1 goal. Helping out were Bob Lee 2 assists, Larry Jackson, Carl Durward, and Mike Creighton 1 assist each. Counting for J & D were Colin Bronson .. Asselstine from Joe Curran and Chris Brain, and Joe Curran from Dennis Lycett and Glen McCoy. In the third game Sportsland and Compton Cable T.V. skated to a 1-1 tie. This was a fast end to end game Scoring for Compton was Rick Olaisen assisted by Rod Jones and Mark Jobb. Counting for Sportsland was Kel- ly Lee from Scott Davis and Terry Rose. In the final game of the day Galley Fish & Chip upset Larocque Electric 3-0. Scoring for Galley were Bob Tar- botton 2 goals, 1 assist, Bill Van- Camp 1 goal, 1 assist. Other assists to Brian Cane, Dick Martin and . Kevin Reid 1 each. a Team Smiths Larocque Crandell's BJ's J&D Compton Sportsland Galley SCUGOG MENS HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS 'W I. T Gf Ga Pts. 10 6 2 62 43 22. 10 7 1 66 62 21 10 7 1 64 55 21 9 8 1 39 60 19 8 8 2 50 4 18 7 9 2 53 55 16 6 10 2 43. 59 14 6 11 1 47 60 13 Good effort Auctioneers scoreboard from a scramble in front . Never giving up the Novice No. 1 team travelled to Bowmanville Saturday afternoon to take on the ched up it always proves to be a very exciting and fast skating game. After some kind and encouraging words from coach Bob Spencley Port came out all fired up to give a 100 percent effort. Kenton LeFort opened up the scoring as he and Jay Tredway did some fancy skating and out maneuvered the Bowmanville defence and after several attempts blasted it home. Nice work boys! Bowmanville added 2 more to end the period 2-1. It wasn't until late in the 2nd period that Port's Craig Laird pick- ed up a perfect pass from Jay King and raced up the ice to tie the game 2-2. Super play boys. The Port Perry team had many scoring chances but luck just wasn't on their side today as they hit the cross bar, the posts and even a couple that skimmed the top of the net! Try as they dit I don't think there has ever been a team that has to work so hard for a goal! With 5 minutes remaining in an unusual 15 minute period Bowman- ville went ahead 3:2. With 1 minute remaining and nothing to loose Port pulled the goaltender in favor of 6 attackers. With Port dominating the play they continually fired at the Bowman- ville net but to no avail. Bowman- ville slipped it out of their end and scored on the empty net. The game ended 4-2 ~The Auctioneers next game is Fri day Jan. 23 against Stouffville and Sunday they travel to Lindsay. Just . keep on trying boys because you are doing great! See you Friday! "Toros Whenthese 2 teams aremat- "schedule were Tracey Mollon. Corey "Troy ~The runner up rink in the Junior Curling first schedule playdowns was skipped by Brent McLaughlin (back left). His team- mates are "Jason Towns, and at front Jennifer Geer and Ron Rankin. At back centre is Reg Philip, R.H. Cornish teacher. and organizer of the Junior Curling program. Junior curlers end Schedule 1 The first schedule of the Junior Curling competitions ended last Wednesday with the rink skipped by Barr defeating Brent McLaughlin' s team in a close 8-7 - finals were determined through a series of playoffs that began with eight teams (two from each night of regular play). - , Curling with Corey in the first Jeff Parry and Trevor Mollon Teamed: with runner-up skip Brent McLaughlin were Jason Towns, Jennifer Geer and Ron Rankin. Junior Curling (for students in grades 7-13) at the Port Perry Curl- ing Club is extremely popular this year with a total of 32 teams involv ed. It was so popular that about 20 youngsters had to be turned away The Second Schedule will get underway on Monday, January 26 and will conclude with another round of playoffs and a champion ship game just prior to the March Break. During the next few wks, Junior Curlers in Port Perry will be involv- ed in several events including the ~ LOSSA Boy's final in Uxbridge on ~The two teams that reached the, Feb 5th. and the LOSSA Girls final one week later, also. in Uxbridge On Feb. 13th, Junior Curlers from Port Perry and Parry Sound will get together for a "Red and White" competition. The teams will be made up of two curlers from each community, and there will be a total of 64 youngsters (grades 7 and 8). taking part. A return match in Parry Sound will be held later Junior Curlers from Port Perry will also be taking part in a Mixed competition to be held Feb. 14-16 at the Uxbridge Curling Club, and one of the final events of the season will be the popular "Mudcat Spiel" held during March Break Reg Philip and Debbie Thompson, teachers at RH, Cornish School. serve as co-ordinators and coaches for the popular Junior Curling pro gram this year Novices battle for 3-3 tie The Port Perry Remax Novice House League team participated in an exhibition game in"Newcastle on Saturday ~ Port met with some stiff competa tion from Newcastle's Novice Select team in A very exciting game Strong defence by Matt Phoenix, Anderson, Jeff and Jon Jamieson combined with fabulous goaltending by Jamie Trick allow ed them to come away witha 3-3 ie Port took an early lead with an unassisted goal by Matt Brown Newcastle quickly tied the score at "one a piece. Port took the l¢ad for a second time when Jason Hopkins neatly tucked the puck in the net off a rebound from Matt Brown Newcastle tied the score at 2 in the" last minutes of the first period Despite two. breakaways for Adam Hunter and shots by Ryan Diceman, Mike Balmforth and Jason Robinson, Port was unable to score in the second period. Newcas- tie took the lead late in the period Port tied the score early in the third period with a breakaway goal by lan Shrigley. It was a very ex citing game that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. The boys can be proud of the tremendous effort Great game boys!