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Building Place bantams wear 'À' championship crown The Orono Building Place Bantam Leafs came out on top of a 2-day tournament in Trenton last week defeating St. Anne's, Kingston, Nepean and Chatham in the final to claim bragging rights for winning the 'A' Championship. Tournament action The Building Place bantams began the tournament with a 6- 0 shutout win over St. Anne's in game one. Orono goals came from Rick Howe, Adam Rypstra, Sean Pudlis with two and Dan Tresise with two. Assist getters were Scott Wood, Sean Pudlis with two, Dan Tresise, Mark Brennan with three and John Halik. Game two versus Nepean was a hard-played, fast game which saw Orono rack up one mean pile of penalties--never- the-less, they came out on top with a 5-2 win. Scoring for Orono were Sean Pudlis, Dan Tresise, Scott Wood, Mark Brennan and John Halik's open netter at :32 left in the game. Picking up assists were Howe, Brennan, Derek Heerschop, Pudlis, Brad Wood and Dan Tresise. The Building Place bantams earned a berth in the 'X cham- pionship final with Chatham. It was a long day however, Orono was determined--focus- ing on hockey, keeping the penalties down and out-shoot- ing their opponents. Halik scored for Orono at the 7:15 mark of the first period with Derek Heerschop and Adam Rypstra assisting. Chatham responded three minutes later by slipping one past goalie Ashley Getz. The second peri- od had Orono scoring two back-to-back--one by Mark Brennan with Pudlis and Tresise assisting and the other by Heerschop scoring eleven seconds later unassisted: Orono's John Halik scored another insurance marker and his second of the game in the third period with set-up men Rick Howe and Casey Muizelaar earning assists giv- ing the builders a 4-1 cushion. When the buzzer sounded Orono had earned themselves a well deserved 'A' championship title! 6-1 loss to Darlington Auto The Leafs took on a strong Bowmanville Darlington Auto team last Friday featuring one penalty apiece in game one of their playoffs. The Leafs were soundly beaten 6-1 with Mark Brennan scoring the only Orono goal, Derek Heerschop picked up the assist. Orono over Reynold's 3-1 Sunday night's playoff matchup against Bowmanville's Reynold's Plumbing was anoth- er good clean game with only three penalties. This time Orono came out on top defeat- ing Reynold's 3-1, Bowman- ville scored first in the second but it wasn't long before Derek Heerschop found the corner tying it up on a pass from Rick Howe. Sean Pudlis and Mark Brennan scored for Orono in the third making it 3-1. Derek Heerschop and Bob Brown picked up the assists. Family Auto'A' finalists in Millbrook on the weekend. ce Effects The Orono Ice Effects struck gold last weekend in Newmarket. They took first place honours in the Central Ontario Section Springfest competition March 21st--a gold to add to the bronze medal received a the Whitby Invitational. You'll be able to see the Adult Precision Skating "Ice Effects" perform at the Orono Figure Skating Club's upcom- ing "Golden Revue" carnival on April 4 at Orono Arena. Adult Precision Teams are for skaters over the age of 21 (with a requirement that 75% of the team be over the age of take gold 25.) Precision skating requires basic skating skills used to skate a program of formations such as lines, blocks, wheels and circles. Adult teams skate a 3-1/2 minute program choreo- graphed by the coach. The Ice Effects have pre-season ice each year for interested skaters to see if precision skating is for them and, for the coach to see the new and returning team members prior to choreograph- ing a new program for the upcoming season. If you would like more information about the Orono Ice Effects please cal] Rorie Woods at 786-2496. by Art Reid The Family Auto bantams were in Millbrook last Friday for a March Break tournament. The boys tied Bobcaygeon 4-4 in game one and defeated Peterborough's 'All Saints' 5-2 in game two putting them in the 'A' final against the hometown Millbrook team. The penalty- filled final ended in a 6-3 Orono loss. Orono faced a charged Bobcaygeon team in their open- ing game and lack-lustre per- formance resulted in the team squeaking' out a tie. The teams skated through a scoreless first period--then the flood gates opened wide as both teams exchanged goals in the second closing with Orono trailing 4-3. Orono points were picked up by Craig McManus, assisted by Robbie Thompson and Matt Reid; Andrew Beacock assisted by Ryan Tresise and Greg Shetler; and Ryan Leddy assist- ed by Jeff Thompson and Chris Bouley. Orono put in a good third period effort but could only manage a single goal to tie the game thanks to Matt Reid assisted by Robbie Thompson and Craig McManus. Goaltender, Scott Poole picked up the tie. Defeat Al Saints In game two, Orono oui- played Peterborough All Saints with a 1-0 first period, trading a pair of goals in the second, playing stronger and picking up another pair of goals for a 5-2 win in the third. Marksmen were, Ryan Tresise assisted by Tyler Robinson and Leddy; Ryan Leddy assisted by McManus and Lee Allin; McManus assisted by Jamie Parry; Leddy assisted by McManus and Reid; Ryan Tresise assisted by Jeff Thompson and Jamie Parry. The win went to goaltender Chris Burritt. 'A' final vs. Millbrook Orono got off to a slow start spotting their opposition two goals before Ryan Tresise replied. A lack of discipline by Orono resulted in another pair of Millbrook goals in the sec- ond frame and the teams traded a pair in the third to give the home team a 6-3 victory. Third period goals went to Ryan Leddy and Tyler Robinson assisted by Jeff Thompson. Poole and Burritt shared duties in the Orono net this match. Sadly, team performance for the day was something less than graceful both on, and off the ice. As the boys prepare to close out the season with a tournament in St. Catharines Easter weekend, hopefully they will reacquaint themselves with some of the desire and disci- pline they displayed in the playoffs. If not, we will gladly be making an early return trip home. The season is not com- pletely over yet guys, so let's play some hockey we can all enjoy. SIGA peewees start·playoffs with a bang Pine Ridge Insurance play with grit & determination Pine Ridge Insurance novices emerged from the Newcastle Tournament this past week w.ith 1 win and 2 losses. The Orono Pine Ridge Insurance team squared off against Newcastle #3 in game one of the playoffs losing 3-2. It was a loss that could have gone either way. Kenny Jackson poked in Orono's first goal--Tyler Lawrence assisting and Jacob Stockwell scored the other with Emma Lunn and Kenny Jackson and assisting. Pine Ridge Insurance pressed hard againsi Colborne in game two stuffing in 6 goals to Colborne's 5. Jacob Stockwell made many great passing plays walking away with 3 assists and 1 goal. Jonathan Koerssen came away with 5 goals and i assist while Luke Greer was accredited with an assist. In the final game, Pine Ridge--fresh from their win, gave a gritty effort against Newcastle #4. After some fine puck handling, Kenny Jackson opened up the scoring for Orono. Jonathan Koerssen scored their second goal assist- ed by Michael Hisson. The game was deadlocked at 2 through the second and most of the third periods. Newcastle poked in the game winner dur- ing the final few minutes claiming the 'B' division cham- pionship over Orono 3-2. 2-0 loss to Liberty Mutual Pine Ridge Insurance played host to Bowmanville Liberty Mutual in their second game of the playoffs on Sunday. Bowmanville played aggressively scoring two goals, the second on an empty net near the end of the third to shutout Orono 2-0. Nick Williams stood strong in net while Michael Hisson played an exceptional game on defence for Pine Ridge . After a slow start to the regular season, the IGA house league peewee team is looking for the 'C' champi- onship in CRHL playoffs. With two tie games and one loss, the team still stands an excellent chance of winning îhe 'C' division. On March 14 Orono host- ed Bowmanville for their first playoff game. The opposition scored 40 seconds into the first--things did not look good for Orono. However, fine defensive work kept the Bowmanville goals to 2. Orono came alive in the sec- ond period with Josh Shephard potting one from Kyle MacDonald. Pumped from the goal, Lofgren came to the rescue tying the game at 2 with an able assist from Kevin Martin. The IGA crew was ready to play the rubber match game in Bowmanville March 16. Although determined to win this one, Bowmanville had to settle for another tie. They scored first but Orono's DeJong found the mark with Lofgren and Lake assisting to tie it at 1. Lofgren went into the second period also deter- mined to win and scored Orono's second goal this time with DeJong and Lake assist- ing. But Bowmanville quick- ly went ahead scoring 2 mak- ing 3-2. Again, Lofgren was- n't to be denied as he tied it up at 3 apiece with 2:45 remaining in the third to rob Bowmanville of a win and to keep their 'C' championships alive.