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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 14, 1998 - 27 SPORTS Glen Thompson scores with 13 seconds remaining in the third Late goal gives Port's Aldon Bantams league championship Port Perry Aldon Bantams won the "A" Championship in travelling house league play at the Scugog Arena on Saturday night. The Aldon team played positional hockey all year and won first place in league play against teams from Keswick, Uxbridge, East Gwillimbury and Port Perry, nine teams in all. The playoffs began with a round robin format, with three divisions. The Aldon Bantams won their first series with two consecutive wins and advanced to the "A" Division Championship Series." Aldon opened the "A" series with a 5-1 win over Port Perry Emmerson. Emmerson played strong hockey all year and placed second in league play. The second game was against the speedy Keswick Canadiens, last year's winners. Port Perry won 3-1 with a strong team effort and advanced to the league champi- onship game at the Scugog Arena, against the reigning champs, the Keswick Canadiens. Keswick was ready, Port Perry Aldon was prepared to do battle, and the one game, winner take all championship game was on. Keswick opened the scoring early in the first period. Port Perry goalie D'Arcy Stephens made four exceptional saves to keep the game close. Keswick led 1-0 after the first period of play. Port Perry scored their first goal in the second period to tie the score 1-1. Justin Overy scored from David Halward and Glen Thompson. Port Perry scored again to take the lead 1-2. David Halward, one of the fastest skaters in the league scored from the nifty Glen Thompson. Keswick pressured the Port Perry defense but the "twin towers," Mark Richardson and captain Greg Lansdale played strong defensively. Mike Wiseman and Devon Symes also played superbly and head manned the puck as planned. Keswick was held in check and Port Perry led 2-1 after the second period. The Port Perry defense played great, the wingers backchecked, the goaltending was super, and once again team play paid off, Port Perry scored to cushion their lead 3-1. Glen Thompson scored on a nice pass from Justin Overy and Catherine Cooke. Keswick never quit and kept pep- pering the Port Perry net with many blistering shots. Keswick scored two quick goals to tie the game 3-3 late in the third period. It looked like sudden death overtime was inevitable. But as the time clock ticked away the last few seconds the nifty Glen Thompson broke up through the centre zone and received a nice pass from David Halward. Glen put a great stickhandling move on the Keswick defenseman and now had a breakaway. Glen scored with only 13 seconds left to play in the game. Trevor Robins also assist- ed on the goal. Keswick managed another good scoring chance with only three seconds left in the game but D'Arcy Stephens made the save and Port Perry Aldon Transmission Bantams were the new champions. Captain Greg Lansdale accepted the league championship trophy on behalf of the team. Aldon Bantams also received the Port Perry Bantam House League Trophy for their first place finish in league play. The Esso Awards were also pre- sented this evening. Andrew Foster was presented the Most Improved Player, Mike Wiseman won the Most Dedicated Player and Chris Gloster received the Most Sportsmanship Award. The Aldon Bantams played all their games, league, tournaments, and playoffs without receiving a major penalty. The Aldon Bantams are congratulated for their sports- : manship and disciplined play. Redmen open the season at home May 16 § The regular season for the Brooklin Redmen of the Ontario Lacrosse Association Major Series consists of an 18 game interlocking home and away competition with Peterborough Lakers, Brampton Excelsiors, Six Nations Chiefs, Buffalo Gamblers (formerly the Niagara Falls Gamblers), and two expansion teams, the Ohsweken Wolves and the Akwesasne Thunder. The Ontario Lacrosse Association Major Series provides an exciting display of the fastest game on two feet. The Brooklin Redmen Lacrosse Club has a long standing reputation as one of the premier organiza- tions in the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Major Series and through- out Canada. The outstand- ing lacrosse tradition in Brooklin had its roots prior to 1961 when Brooklin fielded successful lacrosse teams for many years at the Intermediate level. In 1961 a senior club took to the floor under the name Brooklin Hillcrests, becoming the Merchants in 1965. The team name CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR TOP CURLERS: Port Perry's Ford dealership, owned and operated by Larry and Fran Taylor, recently awarded four women with sweatshirts and certificates in recognition of an eight-ender the Unionville team shot at the Port Perry Curling Club on Feb. 11 of this year. The four have also been entered in a draw for a 1998 Ford Ranger Splash. Clockwise from left are, Andrea Kerr, Dawn Webb, Larry Taylor, Fran Taylor, Kathy Cassin and Fran Allan. = was changed to the Redmen in 1966. Since then, Brooklin teams have cap- tured 12 Ontario Major Series championships and were crowned Mann Cup Canadian champions in 1968, 1969, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990. The Brooklin Redmen compete in the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Major Series, considered by many to be the highest calibre of lacrosse in North America. Teams represent- ing the Major Series have won the Canadian champi- onship Mann Cup the last five years, and nine of the last 12. Along with the Redmen, the Major Series consists of the Brampton Excelsiors, the Peterborough Lakers, the Six Nations Chiefs, the Buffalo (formerly Niagara Falls) Gamblers, and two expansion teams in 1998, the Ohsweken Wolves and the Akwesasne Thunder. The 1998 schedule fea- tures six games on the tra- ditional Wednesday nights and three Saturday night games. The Redmen open the season at home on Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m. vs the Akwesasne Thunder. All home games will be played at Iroquois Park Arena in Whitby, with Wednesday night games starting at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday night games starting at 7 p.m. TOT Rr Tow I LETHE: GR JR. DR CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR 'TIS THE SEASON: Warm weather, sunny skies and The Masters.... sounds like golf season to us. The recent pleasant weather has convinced the Trotter family, owners of Country Acres Driving Range and Miniature Golf (located at 1525 Hwy. 7A, just west of Port Perry) to open for the season. The local business, which is open from 9 a.m to 9 p.m, was visited by Ottawa resident Michael Widdifield last week, who got some practice swings in while visiting his grandmother. High average goes to Lynn Loughlin Tuesday Afternoon Ladies Bowling April 7 High Average: Lynn Loughlin 180, Elaine Taylor 178, Dorothy Gibson 175. High Single Flat: Joan Fleming 237, Betty Moore 202, Dorothy Gibson 195. High Single Ladies' Tuesday afternoon bowling results for April 7 Handicap: Joan Fleming 271, Betty Moore 252, Joan Knight 239, Emilie (GGassien 239. High Triple Flat: Joan Fleming 544, Dorothy Gibson 527, Joan Knight 476. High Triple Handicap: Joan Fleming 646, Joan Knight 629, Emilie Gassien 613. What's the score? Fax us at 985-3708