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1 FLASHBACK--25 YEARS AGO -- Bowmanville Curling Club's Business Girls took top honors at the Whitby Business Girls' Bonspiel on December 4. Winners of the Lasco Steel trophy were Skip Doris De Nure, Vice Joan Elliott, 2nd Carol Murphy, Murphy, and lead Susan Smith. A second team from here lost out in the third game. It consisted of skip Kay Ormiston, vice skip Helen Goode, second Betty Betty Downing, lead Monica Gray. FLASHBACK--10 YEARS AGO -- In the St. Joseph Joseph Bowling League, the men's high single honors honors go to Bob Brown with 287 and me men's high triple with 683. Ladies' high single honors go to Mary Chisholm with 248 and high triple to Marilyn Marilyn Polley with 608. SPORT-TALK TRIVIA -- Prior to becoming the New Jersey Devils, what two cities did the franchise franchise call home? DRIVER OF THE YEAR -- For the third straight year, Bowmanville resident Doug Brown was selected as the Standardbred Driver of the Year. Brown will now be representing Canada at the World Driving Championships in New Zealand and Australia in February and March of 1991. He earned well over $5 million in the sulky this season season to rank third in the money-won category of drivers across North America. On two separate occasions occasions this past season -- once at Kawartha Downs, for Easter Seals, and once at Greenwood, for Durham House -- Brown donated all of his winnings on the night to the charities. He is also a nominee in the Horseman of the Year category along with William 'Bud' Fritz. The winner of that award will be announced in January. EAGLES' GAMES -- The Bowmanville Eagles will visit the Ajax Axemen tomorrow night (Thursday), (Thursday), and return home for a 7:30 p.m. game on Sunday night against the Cobourg Cougars. During During Sunday's game, the Eagles will be nolding a variety of Christmas draws, with some of the prizes prizes including clocks, diamond earrings, smoke detectors, detectors, and turkey vouchers. The Christmas draws will be in addition to the regular Scoro and 50/50 draws held at each home game. SPORT COLLECTABLE SALE -- Over 400 articles articles of sport collectables and memorabilia will be auctioned off on Boxing Day at the Orono Town Hall beginning at 11:00 a.m. Some of the articles in the sale include a 1947 Stan Musial baseball card, an autographed baseball by A1 Kaline, along with a variety of cards and other sport-related col- lectabiles. LOCAL GYMNAST PLACES SECOND --- Bow- manville's Kristi McCafferv, of the Gemini Gymnastics Gymnastics Club of Oshawa, placed second overall at the Metro East Gymnastics Qualifier on Sunday, December 9. Competing in the Tyro B category, she had scores of 8.85 (vault), 9.50 (bars), 8.55 (beam), 9.10 (floor), for 36.00 overall. TRIVIA ANSWER - Kansas City (1974-76), Denver (1976-82), New Jersey (1982-present). ; r Another Win for Carnation Atoms On Saturday, December •15, the BRHL team sponsored sponsored by Carnation Flower Shop added another win to their record when they faced off against another league team sponsored by É ■ From the moment the puck was dropped to start the- game, spectators witnessed witnessed some impressive hockey that included super passing and outstanding goaltending from both teams. Carnation was less than a minute getting on the scoreboard when the team's top gun, Scott MacDonald, received the pass he needed from winger Andrew Wraith. Danny MacDonald also earned an assist on this play. For most of the opening opening period, it looked as though that goal would stand alone when, at the 2:02 mark, Scott again used his well known shot to bury the puck in the J&J net and "ve his team a two-goal ead. The second period became became a test of goalies. In spite of some excellent defense defense from both teams, each goalie was called upon to make more than a few NHL calibre saves on breakaways and scrambles in front of their nets. (Carnation's Jeremy Jeremy Bowen and J&J Sharp- ening's Andrew Pitt should expect calls from the NHL scouts any day now!) By the end of the second period, the • Carnation sharpshooters had been shut down, while J&J defenceman Jeff Shmyr, broke Jeremy Bowen's Bowen's shutout. Going into the third period, period, with a score of 2-1, both teams knew the importance of the next goal. To the credit credit of the Carnation team, all players rallied and demonstrated demonstrated some of their best passing plays to date which resulted in four goals. The 328 RITSON RD. N., OSHAWA 725-4744 if buty call 725-2831 w moi i> m i: a hi: i mi. DURHAM REGION'S WOOD SPECIALISTS IN Hardwood & softwood lumbar dry kilns !i dressing facilities including custom made trim; hardwood k marine plywoods as well as a complete stock of building materials. r»i MW Y 401 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 19, 1990 7 SPORTS Young Drivers Win Grafton B' Championship Trophy The BRHL Young Drivers' team captured the 'B' championship trophy at the Grafton Invitational' Tournament Championships on December 8-9. Team members include, front row, (1-r), Philip Hopkins, Dustin Bannerman, Brad Schultz, Chris Baton, Allan Barnes, Colter Jones. Back row, (1-r), Neil Degree, Brandon Klawitter, Robert Graham, Jonathan Hull, Dan Hopkins (coach), Chad Jozkoski, Ryan McKnight, Tom Jennings, Scott Westlake. Grafton was the scene of some great hockey on the weekend of December 8-9 in the Haldimand Arena. Many novice teams, including six from Bowmanville, converged converged to play for the 'A' and 'B' Grafton Invitational Tournament Championships. Championships. The Young Drivers' team, though losing their first game, showed great character character by winning the next three games for the 'B' championship. In the first game, Young Drivers played a very close match against Port Hope Jug City, losing 5-4. The second game was another another tough match, but Young Drivers came from behind to defeat Bowmanville Bowmanville Sport Shop 3-2. Game three in the semifinals, semifinals, Young Drivers picked up steam defeating Balti more's Jim's Petro 7-3. Young Drivers played in the final game against a very determined Bowmanville Bowmanville Carter's Bakery, but came out of the hard-fought game with a 5-1 win. Chris, whose goaltending was outstanding, outstanding, accepted the r B' championship trophy for the Young Drivers' team. Scoring for the Young Drivers in the Grafton tournament tournament were as follows: go Hi Brandon Klawitter, eight goals and two assists; Tom Jennings, one goal and nine assists; Robert Graham, four oals and two assists: Philip "opkins, three goals and three assists, Ryan McKnight, two goals; Scott Westlake, two assists; Dustin Dustin Bannerman, Allan Barnes, Colter Jones, Chad Jozkoski, Neil Legree and Brad Schultz had one assist each. Eagles Flvin' Hwh in Win Over Little Britain Goodyear Eagles Earn 6-5 Win first of these goals was scored at the 13:43 mark by Scott MacDonald, to complete complete his hat-trick. Congratulations, Congratulations, Scott! Midway through the third, the Mac- Donala-Wraith-MacDonald line struck again. This time Carnation centreman, David Leppert, scored his team's fifth goal on a beautiful pass from winger Kevin Stone- house. Well done, David. Once again your keen hockey hockey sense' and smooth wrist shot pays off with a goal! Finally, Finally, with only one minute left to play, Danny MacDonald MacDonald completed the scoring for his team by blasting the puck past the J&J goalie. His brother, Scott, picked up another assist. However, the J&J Sharpening Sharpening players showed that they had no intentions of giving up and pressed on to score the final goal of the game with only six seconds left! J&J centreman, Brian Ball, scored that goal in a scramble in front of the Carnation Carnation net. Final score was Carnation 6, J&J Sharpening Sharpening 2. Special mention should go to the defensive plays by Tyler Cattafi, Karl Weiner, Jamie Shrives and David Leppert whose efforts were surely appreciated by their goaltender. As well, the extra extra digging in the corners and along the boards by Phillip Dragstra, Scott Rend, Jeff Lockwood, Jason Pingle and David Hamum deserves recognition as an important factor in the Carnation Carnation win. Way to go players. Way to play, team! As the holiday season approaches, approaches, the players of the Carnation Flower Shop , atoms atoms would like to wish their coaches, Don Jollymore and Paul Barr, a Merry Christmas Christmas and to thank them for all they've done for the team so far. by Brad Kelly There was no smoke wafting through the halls of the Recreation Complex on Sunday night, but one had to imagine there was a fire somewhere. And, based on the play of the Eagles, one could assume assume that it was coach Mike Noonan who lit the fire under under his players. For the first time in their past three home games, the Eagles' came out smokin', ana when the smoke cleared, were well deserving of a 6-5 win over the visiting Little Britain Merchants. Shane Armstrong and Nick Dennis paced the Eagles Eagles with a pair of goals. Jeff Rohr and Kevin Mitchell had the others. Steve Black and Greg Corneil led the Little Britain attack with two each. Blaine Harris had the other. Eagles 6 Merchants 5 The Eagles came out right from the opening face off and literally pounded anyone wearing a Merchants' Merchants' jersey. The style was quite reminiscent of the days when assistant coach Paul Reed was suiting up for the Eagles in the old arena. Teams feared coming into Bowmanville, and for much of Sunday's game, some of that fear was resurrected. The style was much improved improved over the way the Eagles Eagles played in their previous three outings when they suffered suffered two losses and a tie. "We want to be more physical, and we needed a game like that," said coach Mike Noonan, who was visibly visibly pleased with the play of his club. "We showed a lot of team spirit tonight." "We are going to play more physical, especially in our own arena. We can't let. teams come in here and bang us around. We're not going to win the pretty games, and if we have to get physical to win then that's what we'll do." The game was a long, drawn-out affair, as Bowmanville Bowmanville native Don Daigle called 164 minutes in penalties. penalties. The gate at the penalty tx)x was a more like a turnstile turnstile during the second period, period, when 104 minutes were called, 67 of those went to the Eagles. Merchants' coach Colin Donaldson was furious with the tactics used by the Eagles, Eagles, and went as far as to issue a warning when the slap shot from the blueline two clubs meet again on December December 29 in Little Britain. "They're goon's and that's all they are. They were running running our goaltender all night, and handing out cheap shots. They haven't changed in the last 10 years and never will/J^Ç" "We play good, disciplined disciplined hockey and that's the way we want it. We're not interested in this kind of foolishness. The ref never did a good job, but I've seen him do the same thing before." before." The Merchants were on a roll heading into the game, as they had won nine of their past eleven games. The teams were tied at two after the first period, and the Eagles held a 5-4 advantage heading into the third. Shane Armstrong increased increased the lead to 6-4 when he scored the prettiest goal of the night. Picking the puck up at his own blueline, he dashed down the left side, and while fending off a defenceman, shovelled a one-handed backhand past Merchants' goalie Rob Harris. Harris. Blaine Harris brought the Merchants to within one with 5:56 remaining as his beat Ian Cooper who was screened. The Merchants enjoved a power play for the final 1:23 of the game after Dennis was called for tripping. Their best chance came when Blaine Harris was left alone in the slot, but a cross ■ice pass sailed through his legs. The Merchants scored three times on the power play, twice with a two-man advantage. Armstrong, who seems to have found his scoring touch lately, was the best Eagle on the ice. A look of relief appeared appeared on Noonan's face when asked about the play of his centreman. "He played well tonight, in fact, real well. This was the best game this season for him. He skated well, and played aggressively all night." Not one to single out the personal achievements of his players, he couldn't help but praise, the team for their work ethics. "There's an old saying that to be successful to win. you have to get hurt, ana not go through the motions. There a lot of guys hurting in the dressing room tonight, tonight, but if they weren't we probably would have lost." THE SCOOP - Gil Bonneau Bonneau and Trevor Newell didn't dress...Little Britain held the edge in shots, 39- 37...Kelly Armstrong (spearing), (spearing), Kevin Mitchell (fighting) (fighting) and Greg Goode (fighting), (fighting), were ejected from the game. Armstrong received a four game suspension, Mitchell three, ana Goode one. The penalties to Mitchell Mitchell and Goode could have easily been avoided. In Monday Monday night's game in Cobourg, Cobourg, the Eagles trounced the Cougars, 10-1. Glen Campbell and Jeff Rohr each nad a pair of gçals. * J) WM+H ********** ** "HOLIDAY SPECIAL" Millions of Tons of Snov Exciting Ski Runs Fresh Air Am! Fun COME, SKI THE "ELBOW" DEVIL'S ELBOW SKI AREA Hvy 7A Bethany Ont 705-277-2012 "Your Nearest Big Ski Area" Dean Baumhauer, of the Bowmanville Eagles, has the puck hit his skate as Little Little Britain goaltender Rob Harris prepares to smother it during a first period power power play on Sunday night at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. The Eagles ended ended their two-game losing streak on homo ice with a narrow 6-5 win over the visiting Merchants. Both Nick Dennis and Shane Armstrong had a pair of goals for the Eagles, TIRE SALES INC. 576-1220 KUMHO STEEL BELTED RADIAL 781 ALL SEASON 299 Dean Ave., Oehiwi Toros Win Big In Stouffville On Thursday the Toros travelled to Stouffville to do what they do best, play hockey ana win. The Toros started the scoring in the first period when Mike Nesbitt scored on passes from Doug Parkins Parkins and Jason Hoffman. That would be the only scor-. ing in the first period. The second period of play was much the same as the first, with the Toros getting their second goals as Brett Rogers scored on passes from Rich Swale and Jeff Darrach. Then Stouffville hit the scoreboard, bringing the score to 2-1. With the score being close, the Toros had to stick to hockey and that was what they did as they scored in the third to wind up another win. Derrick Derrick Honeyman made it count on passes from Rick Swale and Craig Lockhart. Great work boys. On Saturday, December 15, the Toros would hit the ice to play Port Perry. This was a team that had beaten them twice this season. The Toros knew they had their work cut out for them if they were to achieve and capture another win. Port Perry found the mark to go ahead but the Toros' hard work had just begun and would be on the scoreboard shortly behind them when Doug Parkins snuck it past the Port Perry goaltender on passes from teammates Bruce Hamilton and Mike Nesbitt. In the second period, both teams skated end-to-end and working harder then ever. Port Perry found an open spot in Bowmanville's net, but our Toros don't like to lie down as Jeff Murphy made it count when Bruce Hamilton and Brett Rogers worked the puck over to him. However, Port Perry would get another goal to go ahead and end the second period 3-2. The boys came out in the third period flying. With the team working together and skating to what they hoped would De a victory, the Toros' Toros' hopes were high. Never saying die, they tied up the game as Doug Parkin made it count on a pass from Bruce Hamilton and Mike Nesbitt. Shortly after, the Toros would go ahead when Doug Parkins would get his hat-trick on a pass from Mike Nesbitt, making it 4-3. The Toros would score yet another goal as Jeff Darrach saw that open corner on passes from Rick Swale and Derrick Honeyman. Port Perry didn't give up, pulling their goalie with less then three minutes left and sneaking it past our goalie, Adam Adams. But it wasn't enough as our Toros would win tne game 5-4. Hard work and determination determination was the key to this game and the Bantam CC's had just that. Great game guys, as this win was a complete complete team effort. Next game for the Toro Bantam CC's is Saturday, December 22 at home to Sunderland and Sunday December December 23 in Port Perry. As this will be the last article article before Christmas, the team members would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Mr Sub bv Sandra Haggett Mr. Sub took on Dyk- stra's on Saturday, December December 15. Throughout the game, Mr. Sub dominated. Only one thing - or should I say person - stood between a win for Mr. Sub and a scoreless game. Clayton Rendell, Dykstra's goalie, held Mr. Sub off the score- board. The game concluded with both teams frustrated with a 0-0 score in the league game. SPORT THOUGH by Brad Whether people choose to believe it or not, sports has become its own private entity. It has broken away from the restrictions placed on it by society over the years. . Once bom together, like Siamese Siamese twins, sports and society as a whole have been separated. The operation, however, however, may not be a successful successful one. The recent uprising between Bowmanville and Stouffville hockey teams should prove the point. For years, kids have watched the NHL try to police its own game. Laws laid down by society society to help curb violence and keep a handle on certain situations on the streets, have been sometimes sometimes lacking in hockey. In essence, professional hockey has long been above the laws of the land. The fighting and the violent situations that take place within the confines of the arena, are becoming acceptable practices. What others think-- those in society who don't enter the sporting spectrum--has little bearing on what takes place at an arena. The role they play in the decision making process is a diminishing one. But this situation has to change before someone someone gets seriously hurt. The recent incident involving the Toros and Stouffville midgets is a prime example of just how far over the line hockey has stepped. When hockey begins to cross these boundaries at the community level, it's time someone sat down and took a long, hard look at the direction direction it's headed. The incurable disease that first surfaced in the professional levels has broken out in even the smallest of communities. It has always been a hot topic of discussion for people who have little little involvement in the game. Why, they often ask, are hockey players allowed to escape the clutches of the law, when the average person person would receive a jail term for committing the same offence? Fighting and violent acts committed with a stick in, hand are dealt with by league officials.' Time is served in most instances, but the penalties penalties are usually meas-! ured only in minutes: That's a far cry from ' the months, or evert years, a person off the streets would serve for! the same infraction. Recently in Stouffville, Stouffville, 15 youths entered a dressing room to incite] a fight. Two youths, one from Bowmanville and the other from Stouffi ville, eventually came to blows while the others stood by and watched. ; Police were called; but no , charges were laid. ; Was it because the incident incident took place inside an arena? ; Take the same scei nario, remove it from an arena, and place it in a Mr. Sub outlet or a local shopping mall. ; Society, I assume^ would stand for nothing short of criminal charges charges being laid. Maybe it was wrong to minimize society's role in professional hockey. Maybe it would be right to have the players come up on, criminal charges. Situations that people people would avoid getting 1 , into on the streets, are- not given a second thought when fans walk through the doors of art arena. Just ask the kids who went into the dressing room if they would have done the same at a Mr. Sub shop. Ask players who jump into a fight on the ice, if they would have done the same on the street. Ask yourselves why we've let it get this far. Central Ontario Jr. C Standings Team Won Lost Tied Pts. Bowmanville 14 4 2 30 Lakefield 14 8 0 28 Uxbridge 12 8 1 25 Little Britain 11 11 1 23 Port Perry 9 9 2 20 Cobourg 7 15 1 15 Ajax 5 17 1 11 League Scoring Statistics Top Ten as of Dec. 11 Name Team Goals Assists Total Steve Black L.B. 16 24 40 : Glen Campbell Bow. 13 22 35; Nick Dennis Bow. 14 16 30; Jason Borgatti Lake. 9 20 29- Duane Webster L.B. 17 12 29'. Greg Cook Uxb. 16 12 28! Brad Menzies P.P. 9 19 28" Derek Candolini Ajax 10 17 27 John Harman P.P. 10 16 26- Rob Real Bow. 11 15 261 PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPE* Oufi fai tayxl futfruHMyc i* 1990. Tftenny to- <utd tpwi family. December - January Special Complete Paint Job $575. (dear coat extra) FRED'S AUTO BODY ltd 623-6353 163 BASELINE RD. E. BOWMANVILLE FREE ESTIMATES