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r • i Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 -Sports Update The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, September 25,1991 9 SOCCER DISPUTE -- A couple of interesting letters have been submitted in the past few weeks regarding an incident in a Darlington Youth Soccer League playoff game. Last week, a letter from one of the teams appeared in the paper. And this week, a reply from the executive has been printed. Judge Wapner presides over the controversy in Sport-Thoughts. Hawkeyes Draw on Local Talent BRHL SELECTS -- With the hockey season just about in full swing, the Bowmanvillc Recreational Hockey League has settled on the try-out times for their select teams. The tykes, novices, atoms and pcewccs will have their first try-outs on Saturday, October 5. The tykes will be in Newcastle at 9:00 a.m.; the novices will be at 5:30 p.m. also in Newcastle; the atoms will be in Orono at 7:00 p.m.; and the pcewccs will take to the ice at 3:00 p.m. in Bowmanvillc. The bantams will practice on Sunday, October 6 in Newcastle at 5:30 p.m. EAGLES' GAMES -- The Bowmanvillc Eagles have completed their home schedule for the exhibition season. Their two remaining games are on the road in Port Perry and Cobourg. The real thing, the regular season, opens up next Friday in Uxbridge for the Eagles. Their first home game will be two nights later against Lakcfield. Special surprises arc planned for opening night. You won't want to miss them. by Brad Kelly Though they wear the Oshawa name on their sweaters, sweaters, the Hawkeyes' bantam football team has a distinct local flavour. At the top arc head coach Gord Carey, a Newcastle resident, resident, and Jason Cleaves, who resides in Bowmanvillc. Add to dial, three players from Courticc, and another each from Bowmanvillc and Newcastle, and you can begin to see the local influence. What is surprising, at first glance, is that the Town of Newcastle can produce five quality football players. Considering Considering dicrc is no minor system or high school program program in the area, the accomplishments accomplishments of llic players arc remarkable. "It's very encouraging," said Carey who has been coaching football for 12 years. "Four of them arc rookies and arc all well behaved. behaved. They never miss a practice and have a lot of desire. desire. I don't have any problems problems with any of them." Dave Lawrence, Adrian Jones and Rowan Patten make up the Courticc connection connection on the team. Ed Strickland Strickland is Bowmanvillc's entry, while Rich Jenkins represents Newcastle. With the exception of Patten, Patten, the players arc all in their first year of competitive football. football. Patten has played five seasons, all in the Hawkeye system. So far, the team is enjoying.a enjoying.a perfect season at 3-0, with four games remaining in the schedule. Their most recent recent victory came on Sunday afternoon at Civic Fields in Oshawa, a convincing 22-6 win over Burlington. Their previous wins were 14-12 and 24-6 triumphs over Flam- boro and North York, respectively. respectively. Sunday's game provided a good test for Oshawa. It was die first time in the past seven years that Carey has beaten Burlington. At the bantam level, Burlington have been Ontario champions for the past four years. "We thought Burlington was the best team in the league. I think they were the WIIAT'S ON -- Widt die Blue Jays on their west coast road trip, games don't come on the tube until later in the evening. This has forced us to watch altcrnadvc programming during prime time hours. Our question is this: What programs do people watch? We haven't seen any that interest us. TOURNAMENT -- The Bowmanvillc Audio-Vision Oldtimcrs will be holding their annual hockey tournament in Newcastle this year on Saturday, November 2. Each team entered will be guaranteed tiircc games, and four divisional champions will be declared. All players have to be 35 years young to play. If you'd like to enter your team, give George Moore a call at 623-5901. HOLE-IN-ONE -- Congratulations to golfer Jason Hraynyk who accd the 200 yard 9di hole at Pebblestone Golf Course on Saturday, September 21. The shot was witnessed by playing partner Jason McAllister. TRIVIA -- The last time the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League Championship series was in 1979, when they swept the Cincinnati Reds in three straight games. In the World Scries, they beat Baltimore in seven games. What Pittsburgh player won the MVP award for both playoff series? ANSWER -- Willie Stargell, IB There's a local connection to the Oshawa Hawk- eyes Bantam football team. The above five players, from left: Rowan Patten, Rich Jenkins, Adrian Jones, Ed Strickland and Dave Lawrence all reside within the Town of Newcastle. So far, they have helped their team to a 3-0 start in regular season play, and are focused on winning an Ontario Championship. Championship. No Wins Yet Despite 100% Effort At 0-2, it's not the type of start that coach Gcordie Wat- kinson was hoping her senior girls' basketball team would get off to. Well, that's not entirely true. The Bowmanvillc High School senior girls' team is still in search of their first win in LOSS A league play. Bin, despite the two loss es, Watkinson has been pleased with die effort of her team thus far. They've played hard and haven't quit on cither cither occasion. So, it been an ment. has and it hasn't entire disappoint- Dunbarton 50 BUS 45 Last Thursday afternoon in Bowmanvillc, in their second second game, of the year, they battled Dunbarton hard, but came up bn tile' short end of a 50-45 score. It was a very entertaining game for this early in die season. season. "There was nothing wrong with that game," said Watkinson. "That game was one that you could win or lose. Sometimes you get the win and sometimes you don't." ■ Costly turnovers resulting from bad passes in die offensive offensive zone cost Bowmanvillc the game in the fourth quarter. quarter. The quickness of the Dunbarton guards turned errant errant Bowmanvillc passes into easy lay-ups at die other end of the court. Dunbarton opened a 37-33 lead at the end of the third quarter. Bowmanvillc was getting out-rebounded badly on defence, resulting in second second and third shot opportunities opportunities for Dunbarton, which they made die most of.. With less than three minutes minutes remaining, ; Dunbarton opened up a sixqioint lead at 43-37. : They;■ didn't allow Bowmanvillc'an"' opportunity to get back into die game as lime ran down. Danielle Big Canoe led the Bowmanvillc point parade parade with 12 points. Stephanie Stephanie Sleep had 10, while Chcri Richards finished with seven. Only two games into the season, some aspects of the Bowmanvillc game that need some improvement are evident, evident, says coach Watkinson. "Our offence is much stronger than our defence. Our defensive weak part is our rebounding. We give too many third or fourth shots." The defensive rebounding problem wasn't evident as the game began. Bowmanvillc jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, taking only 18 seconds to score dieir first basket. All of the breaks and calls by the officials went their way. Their defensive play was outstanding early on, holding Dunbarton off of die score- sheet until the midway point of the first quarter. ' Bowmanvillc had dieir chances to bury Dunbarton early, but couldn't capitalize. After jumping out to the early lead, their offense sputtered, allowing Dunbarton to go on a 16-8 run and take their first lead of the game, 16-15, a couple of minutes into the second quarter. "I can see all of our games being the way they were tonight," said Watkinson Watkinson when asked how she felt the rest of the season would go. "All of the games will be tight. There won't be any walkovers." In their opening game of the season against Donevan, Bowmanvillc was defeated 51-39. only team that could have beaten us," said Patten following following the win. The 14-year- old, who plays nose guard, is a student at St. Stephen's High School in Bowmanvillc. And when asked if diis team had championship potential, potential, his answer was predictable. predictable. "Of course," he said. "No doubt about it." We should've known better better than to ask. Coach Carey is a little more realistic about his team's chances for an Ontario championship. "If grit and determination contribute io success, then we will scratch out our way to the finals. "There arc four teams dial could win. We'll dirow our hat into the ring, and whoever is the best team on the day will win. "This isn't the best team I've ever had, but it is the grittiest bunch of kids I've coached." Last year, Carey piloted his team to the Ontario finals. Lawrence and Jones arc both 14 years old and attend Courticc Secondary School. Both have enjoyed their first season of competitive football, football, and share the same thoughts about dieir future in the game. Bodi would like to continue their careers soudi of the border, playing for a university in the Stales. Jenkins, who attends Clarke High School, was a personal recruit of coach Carey. Carey. "Coach Carey just lives down the street, and he approached approached me to play. So far, its been great." Strickland is a grade 10 student at Bowmanvillc I-Iigh School, who sees action at the left guard position. Like the others, he to would like an opportunity to play some university football south of the border. It's not uncommon for kids to say that at this age, says Carey. But going to the Slates to play and further their education isn't the advice advice lie would give his players. "If they get my message, they will play at a Canadian University," he said. "It's an indication (the desire to play in the States) that we need to stand up and blow our own horn. We (Canadian Universities) Universities) arc as good as the Division Division II schools. "We need to slip the dial over to channel 11 (Hamilton, (Hamilton, that carries OUAA games) and give them a chance. All we lack is the pizzaz that American schools have." Playing football after graduating from high school is a long way away for the five area players. For now, dreams of an Ontario championship championship are foremost in their minds. By Brad Kelly Parents Act Like Horses The recent uprising in the Darlington Youth Soccer Soccer League typifies what many people associated with amateur sports at any level have proclaimed for years. Parents of kids playing sports are the most immature, immature, self-centered people you could ever meet. How else can one explain what has taken place? It's unfortunate that a situation like this has to happen at all. It gives parents a bad label. One that many of the good ones don't deserve. But that is how society perceives things. A couple of kids rob a store, and whatever ethnic background they are from gets a bad rap. Get a little little snow in Canada, and the whole world labels this country a year-round winter wonderland. Get some parents to act like idiots at a game, and everyone in attendance is labelled as being con- tributers. Not claiming to be Judge Wapner, we have to side with the decision made by the executive members members of the Darlington League. Last week, a letter arrived from the Bowman- ville Erv Brooks soccer team explaining how their victory in a semi-final playoff game over Hampton was protested and the game re-played. In the rematch, rematch, Hampton prevailed to qualify for the finals. The protest was lodged, by Hampton, over the verbal abuse Bowmanville supporters hurled at the referee. The referee was intimidated to the point that his judgement was biased against the Hampton Hampton team. The referee conveyed those feelings to the executive members at a hearing. Some of the contents of the letter signed by the Erv Brooks Soccer Team have bothered us since it went to print. We hope that whoever the author is, took the time to check with all of the parents of the team to insure that their views were the same as the ones expressed in the letter. First of all, the game was in the minor squirt division. division. Players are seven years old. Keep that in mind. "As you can imagine, in a pressure-filled game," said the letter. No, sorry, we can't imagine a recreational recreational game of soccer for seven-year-olds being pressure-filled. pressure-filled. "Both teams, coaches and parents were on an emotional roller coaster as the game got on to the later stages. Comments were made by both coaches and by both teams' parents as a result of some of the referee's calls," the letter continued. Finally, and this is from the letter, the referee issued issued a warning to the Bowmanville side. THE BOWMANVILLE SIDE. Nowhere does it mention Hampton. In conclusion, the letter makes reference to the price the Bowmanville players paid by losing the re-match. "What a price for a seven-year-old child." The only price those kids paid, was having their parents in attendance on the sidelines. "We hope the Hampton coaches and parents never never have to explain the word protest (to their kids)" in reference to the decision made by the executive. Explaining the word protest would be easy. We hope they never have to explain to their seven-year- old kids why parents acted the way they did. That would be the difficult part. The executive of the Darlington Youth Soccer League took a stand. One that more organizations should take against parents who act like the hind end of a horse. They were correct in doing so. Parents from the Erv Brooks team should be ashamed of themselves. WINTER MONTHS AHEAD " : Bowmanville High School's Steph Sleep releases a shot during a LOS- SA senior girls' basketball game against Dunbarton last Thursday. Bowmanville Bowmanville suffered their second loss of the season, a 50-45 setback. SAVE $ 50 00 i ON THE DEDUCTIBLE OF MOST I WINDSHIELD INSURANCE ' CLAIMS 1 Offer expires Sept. 30/91 OSHAWA SPORTS CARD SHOW Saturday, September 28,1991 Location: Dr. F.J. Donevan Collegiate Institute 250 Harmony Road South (401 Exit)-- Oshawa, Ontario Admission: $2.00 Time: 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Portion of proceeds will be donated to the Salvation Army Building Fund "Next Show" October 12th at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex For more Information call Lee at (416) 728-4456 Little Brother Corner... "Those who help others will climb the 'highest." Big Brothers of Newcastle 623-6646 First Win for Moore Electric George Moore Electric, playing in their first game of the masters' tourney, nipped Burgess Plumbing, 11-6. Moore Electric's second game was against Bowmanvillc Bowmanvillc Sand & Gravel and the Moore team beat the gravel lads 9-5. Moore Electric then played their third game in a row against Hooper's Trophy Centre and edged them 11-1. Tlic championship game against Bowmanvillc Sand & Gravel, was the perfect ending for the day as Moore Electric, scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to win the crown, 3-2. 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